Taylor County, Texas, Landmarks & Vanished Communities

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Feature NameTypeLatitude, LongitudeDescriptionSource
A C C Stadiumlocale32.472778, -099.709167USGS
Abilenepop place32.448611, -099.732778USGS
Abilene Christian Collegeschool32.466667, -099.709444USGS
Abilene Country Clublocale32.406389, -099.738611USGS
Abilene Regional Airportairport32.411111, -099.681667USGS
Abilene Regional Medical Center Heliportairport32.374444, -099.742778USGS
Abilene Speedwaylocale32.309167, -099.764167USGS
Abilene State Hospitalhospital32.418056, -099.716944USGS
Abilene State Hospital Cemeterycemetery32.402500, -099.711111USGS
Abilene State Parkpark32.235278, -099.879722USGS
Alta Vista Schoolschool32.436944, -099.745833USGS
Anson Jones Schoolschool32.489722, -099.743611USGS
Atwood Oil Fieldoilfield32.098889, -099.815000USGS
Bald Eagle Mountainsummit32.165556, -099.801389USGS
Bear Covevalley32.299444, -099.734444USGS
Blairpop place32.421389, -100.059722USGS
Blair Oil Fieldoilfield32.426111, -100.073056USGS
Blowout Mountainsummit32.411667, -100.080556USGS
Bluff Creek Cemeterycemetery32.134722, -100.012778USGS
Bowie Schoolschool32.423889, -099.743889USGS
Box Oil Fieldoilfield32.478056, -099.631389USGS
Boys Ranchlocale32.392500, -099.730278USGS
Bradshawpop place32.098333, -099.897500USGS
Brock Hollowvalley32.243611, -099.896944USGS
Buck Creekstream32.513889, -099.702222USGS
Buffalo Creekstream32.102500, -099.697778USGS
Buffalo Gapgap32.289722, -099.823333USGS
Buffalo Gappop place32.279167, -099.829722USGS
Buffalo Gap Cemeterycemetery32.265556, -099.852778USGS
Bull Wagon Creekstream32.508611, -099.875833USGS
Butman Camplocale32.317500, -100.122222USGS
Butterfield Schoolschool32.360833, -099.863333USGS
Buttonwillow Creekstream32.412222, -099.733056USGS
Buzzard Mountainsummit32.360833, -099.959167USGS
Callahan Divideridge32.305556, -099.855000USGS
Camp Branchstream32.104722, -099.654722USGS
Camp Tonkawalocale32.243056, -099.873333USGS
Capspop place32.373056, -099.846667USGS
Castle Peaksummit32.366389, -099.999167USGS
Cat Headssummit32.340556, -099.963611USGS
Caterpillar Lakereservoir32.240556, -099.874444USGS
Cedar Creekstream32.244722, -099.959444USGS
Cedar Creekstream32.528611, -099.709722USGS
Cedar Gapgap32.279444, -099.769722USGS
Cedar Hill Cemeterycemetery32.461111, -099.723333USGS
Central Schoolschool32.447222, -099.741389USGS
College Heights Schoolschool32.469444, -099.736944USGS
Coon Hollowvalley32.240833, -099.905000USGS
Cope Cemeterycemetery32.188889, -099.711667USGS
Cottonwood Creekstream32.149722, -100.123889USGS
Cozartpop place32.385278, -099.962778USGS
Dewey Cemeterycemetery32.112500, -099.771111USGS
Dewey Churchchurch32.111111, -099.789444USGS
Double Gap Mountainsummit32.137500, -099.830278USGS
Drummond Cemeterycemetery32.363056, -099.877222USGS
Dyess Air Force Baseairport32.420000, -099.856944USGS
East Fork Spring Creekstream32.152222, -100.102222USGS
East Jim Ned Creekstream32.180833, -099.754722USGS
East Peaksummit32.372500, -099.979167USGS
Elmdalepop place32.430556, -099.639444USGS
Elmdale Airparkairport32.450000, -099.650278USGS
Elomont Creekstream32.110278, -099.937778USGS
Flag Creekstream32.115278, -099.978611USGS
Flat Top Mountainsummit32.144722, -100.001667USGS
Flying B Ranch Airstripairport32.483889, -099.825556USGS
Flying W Airportairport32.366667, -099.751667USGS
Gibson Oil Fieldoilfield32.436944, -100.001111USGS
Graham Lakereservoir32.162222, -099.884167USGS
Gray Branchstream32.137778, -099.725000USGS
Hair Parkpark32.472500, -099.719722USGS
Hambypop place32.518611, -099.630833USGS
Happy Valleypop place32.132500, -100.108889USGS
Hardin-Simmons Universityschool32.476667, -099.734444USGS
Hendrick Home for Childrenbuilding32.416389, -099.742778USGS
Hendrick Medical Center Heliportairport32.471389, -099.733889USGS
Hendrick Memorial Hospitalhospital32.472222, -099.733333USGS
High Lonesome Mountainsummit32.172778, -099.816389USGS
Horse Fall Creekstream32.244444, -099.955278USGS
Horse Hollowvalley32.263333, -100.043889USGS
Houston Schoolschool32.453611, -099.724167USGS
Iberis Cemeterycemetery32.326389, -099.758611USGS
Impactpop place32.499722, -099.745556USGS
Indian Mountainsummit32.221111, -099.877500USGS
Jordan Hollowvalley32.227222, -099.909167USGS
KACU-FM (Abilene)tower32.476111, -099.706111USGS
KAGN-FM (Abilene)tower32.283056, -099.749167USGS
KEAN-AM (Abilene)tower32.441667, -099.718889USGS
KEAN-FM (Abilene)tower32.413333, -100.106944USGS
KEYJ-AM (Abilene)tower32.455833, -099.799722USGS
KEYJ-FM (Abilene)tower32.285000, -099.643889USGS
KFQX-FM (Merkel)tower32.366667, -099.978333USGS
KFQX-FM (Merkel)tower32.413333, -100.106944USGS
KFXJ-FM (Abilene)tower32.315278, -099.990000USGS
KGNZ-FM (Abilene)tower32.296111, -099.716944USGS
KHXS-FM (Abilene)tower32.476111, -099.706111USGS
KMXO-AM (Merkel)tower32.471389, -010.000278USGS
KNTS-AM (Abilene)tower32.490556, -099.750556USGS
KORQ-AM (Abilene)tower32.420556, -099.731667USGS
KORQ-FM (Abilene)tower32.413333, -100.106944USGS
KRBC-TV (Abilene)tower32.286944, -099.738889USGS
KTLC-FM (Tye)tower32.410833, -100.107222USGS
KTXS-TV (Sweetwater)tower32.413333, -100.106944USGS
KWVG-AM (Hamby)tower32.515000, -099.637778USGS
Lake Abilenereservoir32.235833, -099.888333USGS
Lake Abilene Filter Plantlocale32.357222, -099.786111USGS
Laniuslocale32.518611, -099.744167USGS
Lawnpop place32.134722, -099.749444USGS
Lemons Gapgap32.177778, -099.842500USGS
Lemons Gap Cemeterycemetery32.189722, -099.839444USGS
Lewis Canyonvalley32.327778, -099.961111USGS
Lincoln High Schoolschool32.448611, -099.741667USGS
Little Bitter Creekstream32.506111, -100.059444USGS
Little Elm Creekstream32.248056, -099.981389USGS
Locust Schoolschool32.439722, -099.730000USGS
Lytle Covebasin32.285278, -099.687222USGS
Lytle Creekstream32.446389, -099.719722USGS
Lytle Lakereservoir32.433889, -099.709167USGS
McBee Cemeterycemetery32.173611, -099.763056USGS
McMurry Collegeschool32.429167, -099.749167USGS
Merkelpop place32.470556, -100.012500USGS
Merkel Pumping Stationlocale32.415833, -099.970000USGS
Middle Fork Spring Creekstream32.180556, -100.098611USGS
Milam Schoolschool32.482222, -099.733611USGS
Mount Pleasantpop place32.396944, -099.971389USGS
Mountain Passgap32.303889, -100.051111USGS
Myers Memorial Arenabuilding32.483056, -099.741944USGS
North Junior High Schoolschool32.464167, -099.743056USGS
Nubiavanished community0.000000, -000.000000Nubia was a community in the early 1800's. It's still there but does not show up on maps, Internet searches, etc. It's about twelve miles south of Merkel on Highway 126 (before you cross into Nolan County) and is west of Coronado's Camp.Nell Porter Howle
nell@haysco.net
Old Colony Cemeterycemetery32.379722, -099.706944USGS
Ovalopop place32.172778, -099.807500USGS
Ovalo Lakereservoir32.166389, -099.812500USGS
Pioneer Churchchurch32.348611, -100.102500USGS
Pleasant Runstream32.233056, -099.935278USGS
Potosipop place32.329167, -099.656111USGS
Potosi Cemeterycemetery32.336389, -099.656667USGS
Potosi Schoollocale32.320556, -099.657500USGS
Puckett Springsspring32.243333, -099.967778USGS
Rainy Creekstream32.505000, -099.705000USGS
Red Bank Creekstream32.122778, -099.720833USGS
Rhodes Ranchlocale32.323889, -100.051944USGS
Rogerspop place32.174167, -099.685000USGS
Rose Hill Cemeterycemetery32.470556, -099.997778USGS
Round Top Mountainsummit32.328056, -099.944444USGS
Saint Anns Hospitalhospital32.464167, -099.733333USGS
Saint Josephs Academyschool32.438333, -099.747778USGS
Salt Branchstream32.072222, -099.953056USGS
Sand Springspring32.415556, -100.123611USGS
Santa Fe Lakereservoir32.128333, -099.740833USGS
Scott Hollowvalley32.229167, -099.902778USGS
Sears Airportairport32.204167, -100.041944USGS
Sheplocale32.156389, -100.118889USGS
Shep Cemeterycemetery32.147778, -100.112500USGS
South Junior High Schoolschool32.431389, -099.743611USGS
South Prong Pecan Bayoustream32.218333, -099.440000USGS
Spears Mountainsummit32.395833, -100.075000USGS
Spring Creekstream32.125556, -100.098611USGS
Spring Creekstream32.347222, -099.661667USGS
Steamboat Mountainsummit32.169167, -099.937222USGS
Stevenson Parkpark32.453333, -099.716944USGS
Stith Lakereservoir32.132500, -099.763611USGS
Taylor Countycivil32.300000, -099.833333USGS
Taylor Schoolschool32.463056, -099.706667USGS
Tenant Hollowvalley32.238056, -099.956667USGS
Travis Schoolschool32.438889, -099.736389USGS
Trentpop place32.489444, -100.126111USGS
Trent Cemeterycemetery32.494722, -100.110000USGS
Tuscolapop place32.209444, -099.796389USGS
Twomile Creekstream32.107500, -099.675278USGS
Tyepop place32.457500, -099.871111USGS
Valley View Schoolschool32.458333, -099.743333USGS
Viewpop place32.342778, -099.884444USGS
West Fork Spring Creekstream32.180556, -100.098611USGS
West Texas Fairgroundlocale32.435833, -099.688056USGS
White Oil Fieldoilfield32.456389, -100.073333USGS
Woodson High Schoolschool32.452222, -099.716667USGS
Woodson Schoolschool32.458611, -099.726389USGS
Wyliepop place32.372778, -099.775000USGS