Etholen, Texas
Ghost town
Etholen is located in Texas
Etholen
Etholen
Location within Texas
Coordinates: 31°13′32″N 105°25′28″W / 31.22556°N 105.42444°W / 31.22556; -105.42444
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHudspeth
Elevation
4,646 ft (1,416 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
79839
Area code915
GNIS feature ID1379738

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

  1. TexasEscapes profile on Etholen
  2. Kohout, Martin Donell. "Etholen, Texas". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association.


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