Ghost Town of Cotton Gin

Ghost Town of Cotton Gin: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this heritage site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Ghost Town of Cotton Gin

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Ghost Town of Cotton Gin — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.68067, -96.35993. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ghost Town of Cotton Gin

• Tehuacana Hills · viewpoint · Limestone · ~24 km · Must-see
• Confederate Reunion Grounds State Historic Site · park · Limestone · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Limestone · lake · Limestone · ~39 km · Must-see
• Richland-Chambers Reservoir · lake · Navarro · ~47 km · Must-see
• Navarro Mills Dam · lake · Navarro · ~55 km · Must-see
• Prairies and Pineywoods Wildlife Trail · sanctuary · Anderson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Cotton Gin Cemetery · fort · Freestone · ~1 km
• City Lake Dam · lake · Freestone · ~7 km
• Church of Christ · church · Freestone · ~12 km
• Burlington-Rock Island Railroad Museum · museum · Freestone · ~12 km
• First Baptist Church of Teague · fort · Freestone · ~12 km
• Alexander Chapel Primitive Baptist Church · church · Limestone · ~13 km
• First Baptist Church of Mexia · fort · Limestone · ~14 km
• Albert R. Mace · fort · Limestone · ~14 km
• Church of Christ · church · Limestone · ~15 km
• Antioch Baptist Church · church · Limestone · ~15 km
• Loper Lake Dam · lake · Freestone · ~17 km
• Browns Dam · lake · Limestone · ~17 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Ghost Town of Cotton Gin

Other forts & heritage near Ghost Town of Cotton Gin

• Katy Hamman Stricker Library · fort · Robertson · ~104 km · Must-see
• Cotton Gin Cemetery · fort · Freestone · ~1 km
• First Baptist Church of Teague · fort · Freestone · ~12 km
• First Baptist Church of Mexia · fort · Limestone · ~14 km
• Albert R. Mace · fort · Limestone · ~14 km
• Caney Baptist Church · fort · Freestone · ~18 km
• Captain Richard B. Haley · fort · Freestone · ~19 km
• City of Wortham · fort · Freestone · ~19 km
• Blind Lemon Jefferson · fort · Freestone · ~20 km
• Civilian Conservation Corps at Fort Parker State Park · fort · Limestone · ~23 km

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