Abandoned Record
About Rath City
Rath City was a frontier town that existed for fewer than five years, and is now a ghost town. The town was located on the Double Mountain Fork Brazos River, 14 miles northwest of Hamlin in southern Stonewall County, Texas, United States.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Rath City, 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 Rath City is
Historic maps
4 historic USGS maps cover Rath City
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.
- 1931 Aspermont sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Lubbock sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1969 Aspermont Lake sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Aspermont 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 Rath City
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
- Royston15.3 mi SW · Fisher
- North Roby18.4 mi SW · Fisher
- Jud23.6 mi NE · Haskell
- Clairemont34.7 mi W · Kent
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Rath City": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Rath City, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q7295574.
- USGS GNIS 2033902.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).