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Flat Prairie

Ghost town · Fannin County, Texas

Ladonia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Ladonia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Flat Prairie is a ghost town in Fannin County, Texas. It is one of 3 former communities in Fannin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 38th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Flat Prairie as a historical populated place on the Ladonia topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 33.4626° N, 95.9783° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLadonia
Elevation561 ft
Nearest living townLadonia, TX
Distance to it2.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1381876
Coordinates33.46261, -95.97830

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What's there now

Flat Prairie is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ladonia, TX (population 585), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 561 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Flat Prairie?

Flat Prairie is in Fannin County, Texas, at 33.4626, -95.9783.

How many ghost towns are in Fannin County?

Fannin County, Texas has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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