Black Ankle

Black Ankle is an unincorporated community in , , United States. According to tradition, Black Ankle was so named when a woman covered an inconvenient hole in her black stocking with soot. Little remains of the original town.
  • Hamlet
  • …lies at an elevation of 384 feet (117 metres)
  • Description: ghost town in San Augustine County, Texas
  • Also known as
    “Black Ankle, Texas”
    “Black Ankle, TX”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Augustine.
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Black Ankle

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Latitude
31.52379° or 31° 31′ 26″ north
Longitude
-94.00464° or 94° 0′ 17″ west
Open location code
8637GXFW+G4
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Open­Street­Map feature
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In Other Languages

From Irish to Spanish—“Black Ankle” goes by many names.

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Notable Places Nearby

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