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Ocker

Ghost town · Bell County, Texas

Seaton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000)
Seaton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ocker is a ghost town in Bell County, Texas. It is one of 9 former communities in Bell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ocker 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 31.0708° N, 97.1436° W.

Key facts

Elevation534 ft
Nearest living townRosebud, TX
Distance to it10 miles
Coordinates31.07083, -97.14361

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What's there now

Ocker is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rosebud, TX (population 1,077), about 10 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 534 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Ocker?

Ocker is in Bell County, Texas, at 31.0708, -97.1436.

How many ghost towns are in Bell County?

Bell County, Texas has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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