Mars
Mars is a ghost town in Van Zandt County, Texas, United States. Once a retail center for the surrounding community, all that remains of the settlement is a church.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Van Zandt County, Texas, United States
- Also known as: “Acme”, “Mars, Texas”, “Mars, TX”, and “Pleasant Ridge”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Murchison and Ben Wheeler.
Murchison
Village
Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Murchison is a city in Henderson County, Texas, United States. The population was 516 at the 2020 census. Murchison is situated 6 miles south of Mars.
Ben Wheeler
Hamlet
Photo: Renelibrary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ben Wheeler is an unincorporated community and census designated place in Van Zandt County, Texas, United States. It lies twelve miles southeast of Canton. Ben Wheeler is situated 6 miles north of Mars.
Mars
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States, ghost town, and locality
- Location: Van Zandt, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.35931° or 32° 21′ 34″ northLongitude
-95.7258° or 95° 43′ 33″ westElevation
459 feet (140 metres)Open location code
8646975F+PMOpenStreetMap ID
node 151786937OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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