Abandoned Record
About Donahoe
Donahoe is a ghost town in Bell County, in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located within the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Donahoe, 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 Donahoe is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Donahoe
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.
- 1885 Taylor sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1887 Taylor sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1894 Taylor sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Austin sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1963 Davilla 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 Donahoe
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
- Bryant Station8.6 mi E · Milam
- Stringtown15.4 mi N · Bell
- Corn Hill16.7 mi W · Williamson
- Nile19.2 mi SE · Milam
- Bushdale19.6 mi SE · Milam
- Ocker20.9 mi NE · Bell
- Palm Valley25.5 mi SW · Williamson
- Clarkson27.2 mi NE · Milam
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Donahoe, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q76641683.
- USGS GNIS 1379673.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).