Thurber
Thurber is an unincorporated community in Erath County, Texas, United States, located 75 miles west of Fort Worth. It was, between 1888 and 1921, one of the largest producers of bituminous coal in Texas and the largest company town in the state, with a population of over 10,000.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet with 48 residents
- Description: unincorporated community in Erath County, Texas, United States (near the Palo Pinto county line), located 75 miles west of Fort Worth
- Also known as: “Thurber Historic District”, “Thurber, Texas”, and “Thurber, TX”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Thurber Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mingus and Gordon.
Mingus
Village
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Mingus is a city in Palo Pinto County, Texas, United States. The population was 223 at the 2020 census. Mingus is situated 2½ miles north of Thurber.
Gordon
Village
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Gordon is a city in Palo Pinto County, Texas, United States. The population was 470 at the 2020 Census. Gordon is situated 4 miles northeast of Thurber.
Strawn
Village
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Strawn is a city in Palo Pinto County, Texas, United States. The population was 540 at the 2020 census. Strawn, on State Highway 16 and 108, Farm to Market Road 2372, and the Missouri Pacific Railroad in southwestern Palo Pinto County, was one of several towns developed about 1880 when the Texas and Pacific Railway began service. Strawn is situated 6 miles northwest of Thurber.
Thurber
- Categories: ghost town, unincorporated community in the United States, historic district, and locality
- Location: Erath, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.50735° or 32° 30′ 27″ northLongitude
-98.41727° or 98° 25′ 2″ westPopulation
48Elevation
1,030 feet (314 metres)Open location code
8643GH4M+W3OpenStreetMap ID
node 151622408OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4736757Wikidata ID
Q7799256
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Italian to Persian—“Thurber” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Thurber”
- Persian: “توربور، تگزاس”
- Persian: “توربور”
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