Huron Ghost Town

Hill County, Texas32.0400, -97.3600

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
6.5 miWhitney, TX
Mild months
Jan–Dec8 of 12
Next ghost town
18 miBrazos Point
Illustration of a plains landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Huron. No free-licensed photo yet.

Huron is a former settlement in Hill County, Texas, listed among the ghost towns of Texas.

On the map

20 mi40 miCleburneHillsboroKeeneCliftonWestWhitneyGrandviewHuron
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Huron. 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 Whitney, TX, about 6.5 miles south in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Burleson, TX, 33 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Brazos Point18 mi northwest
  2. Greenock19 mi south
  3. Auburn24 mi northeast
  4. Pendell25 mi southwest
  5. Boz31 mi northeast
  6. Chalk Mountain33 mi west
  7. Duffau39 mi west
  8. Fairy39 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), 12 miles away. About 37.6 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationHill County, Texas
Coordinates32.04000, -97.36000
SourcesWikidata Q140431126 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Huron ghost town?

In Hill County, Texas, at 32.0400, -97.3600. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Whitney, TX, about 6.5 miles south in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Burleson, TX, 33 miles away.

Can you visit Huron?

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 Huron?

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 Huron?

Yes. Brazos Point (18 mi), Greenock (19 mi), Auburn (24 mi), Pendell (25 mi).

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