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Port Sullivan

Ghost town · Milam County, Texas

Calvert quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000)
Calvert quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Port Sullivan is a ghost town in Milam County, Texas. It is one of 7 former communities in Milam County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Port Sullivan as a historical populated place on the Calvert 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 30.8835° N, 96.7033° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCalvert
Elevation327 ft
Nearest living townHearne, TX
Distance to it6.4 miles
GNIS feature ID2034806
Coordinates30.88352, -96.70331

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What's there now

Port Sullivan is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hearne, TX (population 4,529), about 6.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 327 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 Port Sullivan?

Port Sullivan is in Milam County, Texas, at 30.8835, -96.7033.

How many ghost towns are in Milam County?

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

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