Pringle Ghost Town

Hutchinson County, Texas35.9492, -101.4560

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
8.7 miStinnett, TX
Mild months
Mar–Nov6 of 12
Next ghost town
13 miPlemons
Illustration of a plains landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Pringle. No free-licensed photo yet.

Pringle is a ghost town in Hutchinson County, Texas.

On the map

20 mi40 miPampaDumasBorgerCactusSpearmanStratfordPringle
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Pringle. 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 Stinnett, TX, about 8.7 miles south in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Amarillo, TX, 56 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Plemons13 mi southeast
  2. Adobe Walls17 mi east
  3. Phillips19 mi south
  4. Sher-Han38 mi north
  5. Tascosa54 mi southwest
  6. Mouser64 mi north
  7. Logan81 mi northeast
  8. Perico82 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°5221Jan5524Feb6531Mar7340Apr8350May9261Jun9766Jul9464Aug8757Sep7543Oct6331Nov5223DecJan: 0.6 inFeb: 0.5 inMar: 1.2 inApr: 1.7 inMay: 2.3 inJun: 3.0 inJul: 2.3 inAug: 2.9 inSep: 1.6 inOct: 1.9 inNov: 0.7 inDec: 0.6 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

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

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Sanford Dam station (USC00418040), 18 miles away. About 19.3 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationHutchinson County, Texas
Coordinates35.94920, -101.45600
Also known asPringle, Texas, Pringle, TX
SourcesWikidata Q7245214 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Pringle ghost town?

In Hutchinson County, Texas, at 35.9492, -101.4560. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Stinnett, TX, about 8.7 miles south in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Amarillo, TX, 56 miles away.

Can you visit Pringle?

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 Pringle?

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

Are there other ghost towns near Pringle?

Yes. Plemons (13 mi), Adobe Walls (17 mi), Phillips (19 mi), Sher-Han (38 mi).

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