Etholen, Texas

Etholen, Texas
Ghost Town
Etholen, Texas

Location within Texas

Coordinates: 31°13′32″N 105°25′28″W / 31.22556°N 105.42444°W / 31.22556; -105.42444Coordinates: 31°13′32″N 105°25′28″W / 31.22556°N 105.42444°W / 31.22556; -105.42444
Country United States
State Texas
County Hudspeth
Elevation 4,646 ft (1,416 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 79839
Area code 915
GNIS feature ID 1379738

Etholen, Texas is a ghost town in Hudspeth County, Texas, allegedly four miles west of Sierra Blanca.[1] Different sources claim different things about when the town was founded, but particularly it was during the 1880s.[2] Etholen never grew to more than a small railroad station on the Southern Pacific Railroad as the population was fewer than 25 by the mid-20th century. Etholen was removed from maps in the 1960s.

References

  1. TexasEscapes profile on Etholen
  2. Kohout, Martin Donell. "Etholen, Texas". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association.


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