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Williams Ranch

Ghost town · Mills County, Texas

Goldthwaite quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1928, 1:62,500)
Goldthwaite quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1928, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Williams Ranch is a ghost town in Mills County, Texas. It is one of 2 former communities in Mills County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 56th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Williams Ranch 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 31.4981° N, 98.6394° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townMullin, TX
Distance to it4.2 miles
Coordinates31.49810, -98.63940

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What's there now

Williams Ranch is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mullin, TX (population 174), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Williams Ranch?

Williams Ranch is in Mills County, Texas, at 31.4981, -98.6394.

How many ghost towns are in Mills County?

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

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