Abandoned Record
About Noxville
Noxville is a ghost town on the James River, 21 miles (34 km) east of Junction on Ranch to Market Road 479, in Kimble County, in the U.S. state of Texas.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Noxville, 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 Noxville is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Noxville
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.
- 1894 Kerrville sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Llano sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Llano sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Llano sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1974 Noxville sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Kerrville 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 Noxville
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
- Hilda25.0 mi NE · Mason
- Telegraph26.5 mi W · Kimble
- Grit28.6 mi N · Mason
- Morris Ranch29.7 mi SE · Gillespie
- Loyal Valley30.2 mi NE · Mason
- Hext33.3 mi N · Menard
- Pedernales33.6 mi E · Gillespie
- Roosevelt35.7 mi W · Kimble
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Noxville, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q14711183.
- USGS GNIS 1380269.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).