Abandoned Record
About Larissa
Larissa is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Texas, United States. Larissa lies west of U.S. Highway 69, off Farm to Market Road 855 and approximately halfway between Jacksonville and Bullard.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Larissa, 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 Larissa is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Larissa
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.
- 1946 Bullard sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1948 Bullard sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Tyler sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1973 Mount Selman sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Tyler sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Tyler sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1991 Tyler 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 Larissa
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Larissa": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Larissa, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q6489470.
- USGS GNIS 1378562.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).