Centreville Ghost Town

Henderson County, Texas32.3308, -96.0939

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
2.2 miGun Barrel City, TX
Mild months
Jan–Dec8 of 12
Next ghost town
19 miCorinth
Illustration of a plains landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Centreville. No free-licensed photo yet.

Centreville, in Henderson County, Texas, is a ghost town.

On the map

20 mi40 miAthensKaufmanCantonMalakoffCentreville
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Centreville. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Gun Barrel City, TX, about 2.2 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Mesquite, TX, 41 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Corinth19 mi southeast
  2. Mars22 mi east
  3. Ben Wheeler24 mi east
  4. College Mound24 mi north
  5. Telico25 mi west
  6. Clower28 mi northeast
  7. Corinth28 mi northeast
  8. Crisp29 mi west

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°5633Jan6037Feb6745Mar7552Apr8262May9070Jun9473Jul9572Aug8966Sep7854Oct6744Nov5835Dec
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run October to May, judging by NOAA normals from Kaufman 3 Se. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Kaufman 3 Se station (USC00414705), 19 miles away.

Facts

LocationHenderson County, Texas
Coordinates32.33076, -96.09385
Also known asCentreville, TX
SourcesWikidata Q24260739 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Centreville ghost town?

In Henderson County, Texas, at 32.3308, -96.0939. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Gun Barrel City, TX, about 2.2 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Mesquite, TX, 41 miles away.

Can you visit Centreville?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

When is the best time to visit Centreville?

Mild months here run October to May, judging by NOAA normals from Kaufman 3 Se. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Centreville?

Yes. Corinth (19 mi), Mars (22 mi), Ben Wheeler (24 mi), College Mound (24 mi).

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