Wayfarrow

Roosevelt

Ghost town · Kimble County, Texas

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

Roosevelt is a ghost town in Kimble County, Texas. It is one of 3 former communities in Kimble County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 48th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Roosevelt 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 30.4911° N, 100.0550° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,907 ft
Nearest living townJunction, TX
Distance to it16.8 miles
Coordinates30.49111, -100.05500

Open the location on a map

What's there now

Roosevelt is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Junction, TX (population 2,439), about 16.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,907 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Roosevelt?

Roosevelt is in Kimble County, Texas, at 30.4911, -100.0550.

How many ghost towns are in Kimble County?

Kimble County, Texas has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

Sources and licences

Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.