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Spanish Bluff

Ghost town · Bowie County, Texas

Daniels Chapel quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000)
Daniels Chapel quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Spanish Bluff is a ghost town in Bowie County, Texas. It is one of 2 former communities in Bowie County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 69th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Spanish Bluff as a historical populated place on the Daniels Chapel 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 33.5429° N, 94.3863° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDaniels Chapel
Elevation328 ft
Nearest living townNew Boston, TX
Distance to it6 miles
GNIS feature ID2034800
Coordinates33.54290, -94.38631

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What's there now

Spanish Bluff is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is New Boston, TX (population 4,593), about 6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 328 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 Spanish Bluff?

Spanish Bluff is in Bowie County, Texas, at 33.5429, -94.3863.

How many ghost towns are in Bowie County?

Bowie County, Texas has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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