Abandoned Record
About Center Point
Center Point is an unincorporated community settled in 1865 by freed slaves. It is located in Camp County in the U.S. state of Texas, nine miles southeast of Pittsburg at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 2057 and County Road 4247.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Center Point, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Center Point is
Historic maps
4 historic USGS maps cover Center Point
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1956 Tyler sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 La Fayette sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Tyler sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Marshall sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Center Point
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
- Coffeeville10.2 mi SE · Upshur
- Kelsey20.5 mi SW · Upshur
- Darden27.3 mi NE · Bowie
- Alpine29.1 mi S · Gregg
- Dalby Springs29.3 mi N · Bowie
- Andrews31.5 mi W · Wood
- Belzora33.1 mi SW · Wood
- Starrville38.0 mi SW · Smith
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Center Point, Camp County, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q5059329.
- USGS GNIS 2034805.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).