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Macey

Ghost town · Brazos County, Texas

Edge quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000)
Edge quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Macey is a ghost town in Brazos County, Texas. It is one of 13 former communities in Brazos County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Macey 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 30.9492° N, 96.2639° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townHilltop Lakes, TX
Distance to it9 miles
Coordinates30.94917, -96.26389

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What's there now

Macey is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hilltop Lakes, TX (population 803), about 9 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Macey?

Macey is in Brazos County, Texas, at 30.9492, -96.2639.

How many ghost towns are in Brazos County?

Brazos County, Texas has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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