Abandoned Record
About Sher-han
Sher-Han is a ghost town in northwestern Hansford County, Texas near the Oklahoma border. The town was constructed during World War II as an industrial camp for employees of the Phillips Petroleum Company, the Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, and the Michigan Wisconsin Pipe Line Company.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Sher-han, 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 Sher-han is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Sher-han
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.
- 1954 Perryton sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Perryton sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1974 Phillips Camp sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1982 Guymon sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Spearman 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 Sher-han
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
- Park Springs37.9 mi S · Hutchinson
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Sher-han": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Sher-Han, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q17093761.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).