McDuff Ghost Town

Bastrop County, Texas30.2244, -97.4628

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
6.1 miGarfield, TX
Mild months
Jan–Dec8 of 12
Next ghost town
9.2 miDunstan
Illustration of a plains landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of McDuff. No free-licensed photo yet.

McDuff is a ghost town in Bastrop County, Texas.

On the map

20 mi40 miAustinPflugervilleManorBastropElginCamp SwiftMcDuff
  • Private or unlisted

Star: McDuff. 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 Garfield, TX, about 6.1 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Pflugerville, TX, 18 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Dunstan9.2 mi east
  2. Phelan9.3 mi southeast
  3. New Sweden13 mi north
  4. Yewpon16 mi east
  5. Lytton Springs18 mi southwest
  6. Upton19 mi southeast
  7. McNeil22 mi northwest
  8. Grassyville24 mi east

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°6139Jan6443Feb7149Mar7857Apr8565May9271Jun9573Jul9673Aug9068Sep8158Oct7049Nov6241DecJan: 3.0 inFeb: 2.1 inMar: 3.1 inApr: 2.7 inMay: 4.9 inJun: 3.0 inJul: 2.0 inAug: 2.3 inSep: 3.0 inOct: 4.0 inNov: 3.1 inDec: 3.0 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 Elgin 1 N. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Elgin 1 N station (USC00412820), 11 miles away. About 36.2 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationBastrop County, Texas
Coordinates30.22444, -97.46278
SourcesWikidata Q56290299 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is McDuff ghost town?

In Bastrop County, Texas, at 30.2244, -97.4628. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Garfield, TX, about 6.1 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Pflugerville, TX, 18 miles away.

Can you visit McDuff?

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 McDuff?

Mild months here run October to May, judging by NOAA normals from Elgin 1 N. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near McDuff?

Yes. Dunstan (9.2 mi), Phelan (9.3 mi), New Sweden (13 mi), Yewpon (16 mi).

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