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Lytton Springs

Ghost town · Caldwell County, Texas

Montopolis quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:62,500)
Montopolis quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lytton Springs is a ghost town in Caldwell County, Texas, recorded as human settlement in Texas, United States of America. It is one of 5 former communities in Caldwell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lytton Springs 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 30.0047° N, 97.6125° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townMustang Ridge, TX
Distance to it6.2 miles
Coordinates30.00470, -97.61250

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What's there now

Lytton Springs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mustang Ridge, TX (population 1,610), about 6.2 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

An old store in Lytton Springs, Texas, United States.
An old store in Lytton Springs, Texas, United States. · Larry D. Moore / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

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Questions

Where is Lytton Springs?

Lytton Springs is in Caldwell County, Texas, at 30.0047, -97.6125.

How many ghost towns are in Caldwell County?

Caldwell County, Texas has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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