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Pandora

Ghost town · Wilson County, Texas

Dewville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500)
Dewville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pandora is a ghost town in Wilson County, Texas, recorded as unincorporated community in Wilson County, Texas. It is one of 7 former communities in Wilson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 11th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pandora 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 29.2503° N, 97.8378° W.

Key facts

Elevation451 ft
Nearest living townNixon, TX
Distance to it4.5 miles
Coordinates29.25030, -97.83780

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What's there now

Pandora is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Nixon, TX (population 2,363), about 4.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 451 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 Pandora?

Pandora is in Wilson County, Texas, at 29.2503, -97.8378.

How many ghost towns are in Wilson County?

Wilson County, Texas has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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