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Shafter Lake

Ghost town · Andrews County, Texas

Shafter Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Shafter Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Shafter Lake is a ghost town in Andrews County, Texas. It is the only former community in Andrews County recorded on the federal names register, out of 445 across Texas.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Shafter Lake as a historical populated place on the Shafter Lake 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 32.4045° N, 102.6660° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleShafter Lake
Nearest living townAndrews, TX
Distance to it8.8 miles
GNIS feature ID2034791
Coordinates32.40455, -102.66600

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What's there now

Shafter Lake is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Andrews, TX (population 13,416), about 8.8 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Shafter Lake is a salt playa in Andrews County, Texas. The ghost town of Shafter Lake, Texas, was located to the northwest of the lake.
Shafter Lake is a salt playa in Andrews County, Texas. The ghost town of Shafter Lake, Texas, was located to the northwest of the lake. · Leaflet / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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