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Mineral Springs

Ghost town · Caldwell County, Texas

Lockhart quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1930, 1:62,500)
Lockhart quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1930, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mineral Springs is a ghost town in Caldwell County, Texas. 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 Mineral Springs as a historical populated place on the Lockhart South 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 29.7752° N, 97.6797° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLockhart South
Elevation446 ft
Nearest living townLuling, TX
Distance to it6.8 miles
GNIS feature ID2034708
Coordinates29.77523, -97.67972

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What's there now

Mineral Springs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Luling, TX (population 5,486), about 6.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 446 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 Mineral Springs?

Mineral Springs is in Caldwell County, Texas, at 29.7752, -97.6797.

How many ghost towns are in Caldwell County?

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

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