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Haw Creek

Ghost town · Fayette County, Texas

Round Top quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:24,000)
Round Top quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Haw Creek is a ghost town in Fayette County, Texas. It is one of 3 former communities in Fayette County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 44th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Haw Creek as a historical populated place on the Round Top 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 30.0033° N, 96.6341° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRound Top
Elevation401 ft
Nearest living townRound Top, TX
Distance to it5.6 miles
GNIS feature ID2034735
Coordinates30.00328, -96.63414

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What's there now

Haw Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Round Top, TX (population 113), about 5.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 401 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 Haw Creek?

Haw Creek is in Fayette County, Texas, at 30.0033, -96.6341.

How many ghost towns are in Fayette County?

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

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