Callahan County Places
Landmarks & Vanished Communities
This index preserves the TXGenWeb collection of named places, geographic features, historic sites, and vanished communities associated with Callahan County, Texas.
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can appear slightly displaced.
| Feature Name | Type | Latitude, Longitude | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admiral | pop place | 32.296389, -099.297500 | — | USGS |
| Atwell | pop place | 32.261111, -099.133889 | — | USGS |
| Baird | pop place | 32.393889, -099.393889 | — | USGS |
| Baird Lake | reservoir | 32.370556, -099.368889 | — | USGS |
| Baird Lake | reservoir | 32.375833, -099.369722 | — | USGS |
| Bee Branch | stream | 32.133611, -099.174167 | — | USGS |
| Bell Park | park | 32.398889, -099.391944 | — | USGS |
| Belle Plain | vanished community | 32.294190, -099.354200 | Official marker set up at the location by the State of Texas in 1936 reads: "Belle Plain - First official county seat of Callahan County, 1877-1883. The first unofficial county seat was Callahan City where the commisioners court was organized, July 30,1877, and several civil and probate cases filed. By an invalid election, October 13th, and a valid election, December 9th,1877, Belle Plain was selected. On January 16th, 1883, the county seat was located at Baird" Former bustling community prior to the coming of the railroad. It was also home to the Texas Military Institute. When the railroad bypassed Belle Plains in abt 1882 in favor of a route through Baird, it spelled death for this young community. All that remains now is limestone walls of the Texas Military Institute. It was also known as the Belle Plain College at some time. It's located approximately 5 miles south of Baird. It is a registered historical landmark with the State of Texas. | E.R.Hill pharo1829@aol.com |
| Belle Plain Cemetery | cemetery | 32.289167, -099.373056 | — | USGS |
| Brushy Creek | stream | 32.391944, -099.252222 | — | USGS |
| Burnt Branch | stream | 32.067500, -099.325556 | — | USGS |
| Caddo Peak Cemetery | cemetery | 32.167222, -099.236389 | — | USGS |
| Callahan County | civil | 32.300000, -099.366667 | — | USGS |
| Clyde | pop place | 32.405833, -099.493333 | — | USGS |
| Clyde Station | other | 32.358333, -099.587778 | — | USGS |
| Cooper Creek | stream | 32.393611, -099.138889 | — | USGS |
| Cottonwood | pop place | 32.205833, -099.204167 | — | USGS |
| Cottonwood Creek | stream | 32.155556, -099.181944 | — | USGS |
| Crooked Creek | stream | 32.099444, -099.381111 | — | USGS |
| Cross Plains | pop place | 32.126111, -099.165000 | — | USGS |
| Cross Plains Oil Field | oilfield | 32.101389, -099.201111 | — | USGS |
| Cub Hollow | valley | 32.296111, -099.435556 | — | USGS |
| Deadman Draw | valley | 32.513333, -099.400278 | — | USGS |
| Denton | pop place | 32.258611, -099.539167 | — | USGS |
| Denton Valley School | locale | 32.270833, -099.535000 | — | USGS |
| Dinner Branch | stream | 32.065556, -099.180833 | — | USGS |
| Dinner Branch | stream | 32.399444, -099.133333 | — | USGS |
| Dressy Cemetery | cemetery | 32.106111, -099.231111 | — | USGS |
| Dudley | pop place | 32.258056, -099.604722 | — | USGS |
| Eagle Cove | basin | 32.284722, -099.569444 | — | USGS |
| Eagle Mountain | summit | 32.273333, -099.556944 | — | USGS |
| East Caddo Peak | summit | 32.158333, -099.225278 | — | USGS |
| East Fork Brushy Creek | stream | 32.332500, -099.222500 | — | USGS |
| Elmdale Oil Field | oilfield | 32.450278, -099.617778 | — | USGS |
| Eula | pop place | 32.342222, -099.561389 | — | USGS |
| Eula Cemetery | cemetery | 32.347500, -099.544722 | — | USGS |
| Flattop | summit | 32.510000, -099.516944 | — | USGS |
| Four-Hundred Acre Windmill | locale | 32.238611, -099.238611 | — | USGS |
| Hart Cemetery | cemetery | 32.452222, -099.237500 | — | USGS |
| Herd Branch | stream | 32.114722, -099.393056 | — | USGS |
| Jayell | pop place | 32.386111, -099.323333 | — | USGS |
| Kaiser Creek | stream | 32.308889, -099.451667 | — | USGS |
| KEAN-FM (Abilene) | tower | 32.276389, -099.594167 | — | USGS |
| KTAB-TV (Abilene) | tower | 32.276389, -099.594167 | — | USGS |
| Live Oak Branch | stream | 32.080833, -099.256667 | — | USGS |
| Live Oak Creek | stream | 32.467222, -099.223611 | — | USGS |
| Lovelady Creek | stream | 32.441944, -099.218333 | — | USGS |
| Lytle Gap | gap | 32.275833, -099.600556 | — | USGS |
| McEwen Draw | valley | 32.053611, -099.511389 | — | USGS |
| Mesquite Branch | stream | 32.103056, -099.382778 | — | USGS |
| Mexia Creek | stream | 32.401111, -099.258889 | — | USGS |
| Mexican Hat Hill | summit | 32.219722, -099.145833 | — | USGS |
| Morrisett Oil Field | oilfield | 32.508056, -099.560278 | — | USGS |
| North Prong Pecan Bayou | stream | 32.218333, -099.440000 | — | USGS |
| Oglesby Cemetery | cemetery | 32.178056, -099.225000 | — | USGS |
| Oplin | pop place | 32.138611, -099.558333 | — | USGS |
| Putnam | pop place | 32.370833, -099.192222 | — | USGS |
| Ross Cemetery | cemetery | 32.406944, -099.384167 | — | USGS |
| Rough Creek | stream | 32.266944, -099.445278 | — | USGS |
| Rowden | pop place | 32.203889, -099.343611 | — | USGS |
| Saint Joachim Cemetery | cemetery | 32.386111, -099.480000 | — | USGS |
| Saint Patrick Oil Field | oilfield | 32.483333, -099.510000 | — | USGS |
| Sand Branch | stream | 32.068333, -099.335000 | — | USGS |
| Seaton Cemetery | cemetery | 32.307500, -099.611944 | — | USGS |
| Sheep Creek | stream | 32.455000, -099.241667 | — | USGS |
| Spring Gap | gap | 32.259444, -099.284167 | — | USGS |
| T P Lake | reservoir | 32.389167, -099.371389 | — | USGS |
| Three Aces Oil Field | oilfield | 32.475278, -099.536667 | — | USGS |
| West Caddo Peak | summit | 32.173056, -099.276111 | — | USGS |
| West Fork Brushy Creek | stream | 32.350000, -099.251944 | — | USGS |
| West Prong Burnt Branch | stream | 32.101944, -099.318611 | — | USGS |
| Windham Ranch | locale | 32.511667, -099.506389 | — | USGS |
| Zimmerle Airport | airport | 32.270278, -099.597778 | — | USGS |
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