Abandoned Record
About Golly
Golly of Golly Community is a ghost town in De Witt County, Texas, United States.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Golly, 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 Golly is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Golly
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.
- 1953 Beeville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Beeville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Beeville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1963 Meyersville sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Goliad 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 Golly
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
- Concrete20.5 mi N · DeWitt
- Cheapside24.7 mi N · Gonzales
- Helena34.0 mi W · Karnes
- Petersburg36.6 mi NE · Lavaca
- Kenedy36.7 mi W · Karnes
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Golly, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q22073204.
- USGS GNIS 1379842.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).