Greenock Ghost Town

Bosque County, Texas31.7661, -97.3456

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
7.1 miLaguna Park, TX
Mild months
Jan–Dec8 of 12
Next ghost town
12 miPendell
Illustration of a plains landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Greenock. No free-licensed photo yet.

Greenock, in Bosque County, Texas, is a ghost town.

On the map

20 mi40 miWacoBellmeadWoodwayLacy-LakeviewCliftonWestWillow GroveGreenock
  • Other federal
  • Military, DOE
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Greenock. 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 Laguna Park, TX, about 7.1 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Waco, TX, 17 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Pendell12 mi west
  2. Huron19 mi north
  3. Jonesboro33 mi west
  4. Brazos Point33 mi northwest
  5. The Grove36 mi south
  6. Levita36 mi southwest
  7. Old Troy37 mi south
  8. Whiteway38 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°5734Jan6138Feb6846Mar7653Apr8462May9170Jun9572Jul9672Aug8966Sep7954Oct6844Nov5937DecJan: 2.5 inFeb: 2.4 inMar: 3.5 inApr: 3.5 inMay: 4.6 inJun: 3.9 inJul: 1.7 inAug: 2.0 inSep: 3.8 inOct: 4.4 inNov: 2.6 inDec: 2.7 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 Whitney Dam. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Whitney Dam station (USC00419715), 6.8 miles away. About 37.6 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationBosque County, Texas
Coordinates31.76611, -97.34556
SourcesWikidata Q114414371 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Greenock ghost town?

In Bosque County, Texas, at 31.7661, -97.3456. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Laguna Park, TX, about 7.1 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Waco, TX, 17 miles away.

Can you visit Greenock?

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 Greenock?

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

Are there other ghost towns near Greenock?

Yes. Pendell (12 mi), Huron (19 mi), Jonesboro (33 mi), Brazos Point (33 mi).

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