Minters Chapel Ghost Town

Tarrant County, Texas32.8856, -97.0606

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
2.7 miEuless, TX
Mild months
Jan–Dec8 of 12
Next ghost town
5.7 miSowers
Illustration of a plains landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Minters Chapel. No free-licensed photo yet.

Minters Chapel is a former settlement in Tarrant County, Texas, listed among the ghost towns of Texas.

On the map

20 mi40 miNorth Richland HillsGrapevineKellerMinters Chapel
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Minters Chapel. 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 Euless, TX, about 2.7 miles southwest in a straight line.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Sowers5.7 mi southeast
  2. La Reunion15 mi southeast
  3. Elizabethtown16 mi northwest
  4. Camey Spur18 mi northeast
  5. Britton23 mi south
  6. Drop24 mi northwest
  7. Dido25 mi west
  8. Lawson31 mi southeast

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°5636Jan6140Feb6948Mar7655Apr8464May9272Jun9676Jul9676Aug8968Sep7857Oct6746Nov5838DecJan: 2.5 inFeb: 2.8 inMar: 3.3 inApr: 3.2 inMay: 4.8 inJun: 3.7 inJul: 2.1 inAug: 2.2 inSep: 2.7 inOct: 4.4 inNov: 2.5 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 Dallas Ft Worth Ap. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal in February.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Dallas Ft Worth Ap station (USW00003927), 2.6 miles away. About 37.0 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationTarrant County, Texas
Coordinates32.88556, -97.06056
SourcesWikidata Q85785794 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Minters Chapel ghost town?

In Tarrant County, Texas, at 32.8856, -97.0606. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Euless, TX, about 2.7 miles southwest in a straight line.

Can you visit Minters Chapel?

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 Minters Chapel?

Mild months here run October to May, judging by NOAA normals from Dallas Ft Worth Ap. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal in February.

Are there other ghost towns near Minters Chapel?

Yes. Sowers (5.7 mi), La Reunion (15 mi), Elizabethtown (16 mi), Camey Spur (18 mi).

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