Abandoned Towns

Ghost town record · Bastrop County, Texas

Pin Oak

Ghost town in Texas, US.

Record

About Pin Oak

Pin Oak is a ghost town in Bastrop County, Texas, United States. It is located on Farm to Market Road 2104, six miles northwest of Winchester, six miles northeast of Smithville, eight miles south of Paige and 45 miles southeast of Austin.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Pin Oak, 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 Pin Oak is

USGS topographic map around Pin Oak
USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

8 historic USGS maps cover Pin Oak

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.

Directions

Getting there

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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 Pin Oak

Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.

Sources

Sources

  1. Wikipedia, "Pin Oak, Texas": coordinates and summary.
  2. Wikidata Q56279366.
  3. USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
  4. USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).