Flower Hill Ghost Town

Bastrop County, Texas29.9650, -97.1314

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
3.3 miSmithville, TX
Mild months
Jan–Dec8 of 12
Next ghost town
2.5 miOak Hill
Illustration of a plains landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Flower Hill. No free-licensed photo yet.

Flower Hill is an abandoned town in Bastrop County, Texas.

On the map

20 mi40 miBastropCamp SwiftWyldwoodGiddingsLa GrangeCedar CreekFlower Hill
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Flower Hill. 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 Smithville, TX, about 3.3 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Pflugerville, TX, 44 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Oak Hill2.5 mi northwest
  2. Stella5.2 mi south
  3. Upton8.6 mi west
  4. Pin Oak8.6 mi north
  5. Grassyville12 mi north
  6. Black Jack Springs13 mi southeast
  7. Yewpon14 mi north
  8. Phelan18 mi northwest

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°6339Jan6642Feb7349Mar8056Apr8665May9271Jun9573Jul9773Aug9168Sep8357Oct7247Nov6440DecJan: 2.7 inFeb: 2.2 inMar: 2.8 inApr: 3.6 inMay: 4.5 inJun: 3.2 inJul: 1.9 inAug: 2.8 inSep: 3.7 inOct: 4.0 inNov: 3.0 inDec: 2.8 inrain
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 Smithville. May to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Smithville station (USC00418415), 3.6 miles away. About 37.2 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationBastrop County, Texas
Coordinates29.96500, -97.13139
SourcesWikidata Q56279337 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Flower Hill ghost town?

In Bastrop County, Texas, at 29.9650, -97.1314. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Smithville, TX, about 3.3 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Pflugerville, TX, 44 miles away.

Can you visit Flower Hill?

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 Flower Hill?

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

Are there other ghost towns near Flower Hill?

Yes. Oak Hill (2.5 mi), Stella (5.2 mi), Upton (8.6 mi), Pin Oak (8.6 mi).

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