Etholen, Texas
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Etholen, Texas | |
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Coordinates: 31°13′32″N 105°25′28″W / 31.22556°N 105.42444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Hudspeth |
Elevation | 4,646 ft (1,416 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 79839 |
Area code | 915 |
GNIS feature ID | 1379738 |
Etholen is a ghost town in Hudspeth County, Texas, United States, allegedly located four miles west of Sierra Blanca.[1] Different sources claim different things about when the town was founded, but particularly it was during the 1880s.[2] Etholen never grew to more than a small railroad station on the Southern Pacific Railroad, as the population was fewer than 25 by the mid-20th century. Etholen was removed from maps in the 1960s.
References
[edit]- ^ TexasEscapes profile on Etholen
- ^ Kohout, Martin Donell. "Etholen, Texas". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association.