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Oak Hill

Ghost town · Bastrop County, Texas

Togo quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Togo quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Oak Hill is a ghost town in Bastrop County, Texas. It is one of 11 former communities in Bastrop County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Oak Hill 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 29.9847° N, 97.1656° W.

Key facts

Elevation385 ft
Nearest living townSmithville, TX
Distance to it1.8 miles
Coordinates29.98472, -97.16556

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What's there now

Oak Hill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Smithville, TX (population 4,032), about 1.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 385 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 Oak Hill?

Oak Hill is in Bastrop County, Texas, at 29.9847, -97.1656.

How many ghost towns are in Bastrop County?

Bastrop County, Texas has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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