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Gwinns Crossing

Ghost town · Colorado County, Texas

Altair quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:24,000)
Altair quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Gwinns Crossing is a ghost town in Colorado County, Texas. It is one of 6 former communities in Colorado County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Gwinns Crossing as a historical populated place on the Altair 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 29.5400° N, 96.4711° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAltair
Elevation163 ft
Nearest living townRock Island, TX
Distance to it6.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1378399
Coordinates29.53996, -96.47108

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What's there now

Gwinns Crossing is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rock Island, TX (population 371), about 6.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 163 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 Gwinns Crossing?

Gwinns Crossing is in Colorado County, Texas, at 29.5400, -96.4711.

How many ghost towns are in Colorado County?

Colorado County, Texas has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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