Abandoned Record
About Maxdale
Maxdale is an unincorporated community in Bell County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, only four people lived in the community in 2000.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Maxdale, 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 Maxdale is
Historic maps
4 historic USGS maps cover Maxdale
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
- 1958 Ding Dong 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 Maxdale
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
- Brookhaven18.1 mi NE · Bell
- Corn Hill18.2 mi SE · Williamson
- Ada22.9 mi NW · Lampasas
- Bland24.5 mi NE · Bell
- The Grove26.8 mi NE · Coryell
- Donahoe32.1 mi E · Bell
- Nix32.5 mi W · Lampasas
- Palm Valley33.4 mi S · Williamson
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Maxdale": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Maxdale, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q113331318.
- USGS GNIS 1380156.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).