Indianola

Ghost town · Calhoun County, Texas

Keller Bay quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Indianola is a ghost town in Calhoun County, Texas, recorded as extinct town in Calhoun County, Texas, United States. It is the only former community in Calhoun County recorded on the federal names register, out of 445 across Texas.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Indianola as a historical populated place: 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 28.5119° N, 96.4875° W.

Key facts

Elevation	3 ft
Nearest living town	Magnolia Beach, TX
Distance to it	5 miles
Coordinates	28.51194, -96.48750

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What's there now

Indianola is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Magnolia Beach, TX (population 62), about 5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Indianola, Texas · Unknown authorUnknown author / Wikimedia Commons · public-domain

Nearby places

Halfmoon Reef Lighthouse
lighthouse · Calhoun County · 11.7 mi
Matagorda Island Lighthouse
lighthouse · Calhoun County · 12.6 mi
Texana
ghost town · Jackson County · 27.9 mi
Plainview
ghost town · Wharton County · 40.6 mi
Aransas City
ghost town · Aransas County · 43 mi
Copano
ghost town · Refugio County · 46.6 mi
Texas Maritime Museum Light
lighthouse · Aransas County · 47.9 mi

Sources and licences

Wikidata — Wikidata item (CC0)
Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)

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