Abandoned Record
About Corn Hill
Corn Hill was an unincorporated community in Williamson County, Texas. Corn Hill was located at the intersection of present day Interstate 35 and Willis Creek.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Corn Hill, 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 Corn Hill is
Historic maps
4 historic USGS maps cover Corn Hill
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.
- 1893 Georgetown sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Austin sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1964 Jarrell sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Taylor 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 Corn Hill
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
- Donahoe16.7 mi E · Bell
- Maxdale18.2 mi NW · Bell
- Palm Valley18.2 mi S · Williamson
- Bryant Station25.1 mi E · Milam
- Brookhaven25.8 mi N · Bell
- Stringtown26.8 mi NE · Bell
- New Sweden28.2 mi S · Travis
- Bland28.7 mi N · Bell
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Corn Hill, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q125880956.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).