Abandoned Record
About Comyn
Comyn is an unincorporated community located in Comanche County in Central Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, it had a population of 40 in 2000.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Comyn, 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 Comyn is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Comyn
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.
- 1890 Stephenville sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1920 Stephenville sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Abilene sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Abilene sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1965 Comyn sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Stephenville 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 Comyn
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Comyn": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Comyn, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q5157874.
- USGS GNIS 1378148.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).