McGirk, Texas

McGirk
Ghost town
McGirk Location within the state of Texas
Coordinates: 31°31′05″N 98°19′53″W / 31.51806°N 98.33139°W / 31.51806; -98.33139Coordinates: 31°31′05″N 98°19′53″W / 31.51806°N 98.33139°W / 31.51806; -98.33139
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Hamilton
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)

McGirk is a ghost town located in Hamilton County near the Lampasas River in Central Texas. It was established in the 1870s and is believed to have become uninhabited by 1950.

References

McGirk, Texas, Handbook of Texas Online, University of Texas at Austin

Municipalities and communities of Hamilton County, Texas, United States

County seat: Hamilton

Cities	Cranfills Gap‡ Hamilton Hico‡

Town	Evant‡

Unincorporated communities	Carlton‡ Fairy Indian Gap Jonesboro‡ Ohio Pottsville Shive

Ghost town	McGirk

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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