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Pin Oak

Ghost town · Bastrop County, Texas

Smithville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:62,500)
Smithville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pin Oak 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 Pin Oak 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 30.0839° N, 97.0889° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townSmithville, TX
Distance to it6.5 miles
Coordinates30.08389, -97.08889

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What's there now

Pin Oak is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Smithville, TX (population 4,032), about 6.5 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Pin Oak?

Pin Oak is in Bastrop County, Texas, at 30.0839, -97.0889.

How many ghost towns are in Bastrop County?

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

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