Abandoned Record
About Sulphur
Sulphur is a ghost town in Bowie County, Texas, United States.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Sulphur, 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 Sulphur is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Sulphur
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.
- 1909 Texarkana sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Texarkana sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Domino sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Texarkana sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Texarkana sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Texarkana sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1992 Texarkana 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 Sulphur
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
- Eylau5.8 mi NW · Bowie
- Hartman7.9 mi NW · Bowie
- Darden30.3 mi W · Bowie
- Dalby Springs36.2 mi W · Bowie
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Sulphur, Bowie County, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q7636501.
- USGS GNIS 1384147.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).