Finlay, Texas

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Finlay, Texas
Ghost town
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Finlay
Location within Texas
Coordinates: 31°15′31″N105°37′48″W / 31.25861°N 105.63000°W / 31.25861; -105.63000 Coordinates: 31°15′31″N105°37′48″W / 31.25861°N 105.63000°W / 31.25861; -105.63000
Country United States
State Texas
County Hudspeth
Elevation 3,947 ft (1,203 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 79839
Area code 915
GNIS feature ID 1379766

Finlay, Texas is a ghost town in Hudspeth County, Texas, 17 miles (27 km) west of Sierra Blanca. [1] The community was named after J.R. Finlay. It had two post offices. One was built in 1890 but never opened. The other was established in 1903. Finlay slowly grew in the early 20th century, but the last population figure was a hundred inhabitants in the 1940s. [2]

Ghost town city depopulated of inhabitants and that stays practically intact

A ghost town is an abandoned village, town, or city, usually one that contains substantial visible remains. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, prolonged droughts, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, pollution, or nuclear disasters. The term can sometimes refer to cities, towns, and neighbourhoods that are still populated, but significantly less so than in past years; for example, those affected by high levels of unemployment and dereliction.

Hudspeth County, Texas County in the United States

Hudspeth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 3,476. Its county seat is Sierra Blanca, and the largest community is Fort Hancock. The county is named for Claude Benton Hudspeth, a state senator and United States Representative from El Paso. It is northeast from the Mexican border.

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References

  1. TexasEscapes - Finlay
  2. Kohout, Martin Donell. "Finlay, Texas". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association.