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HALLOWEEN WITH A BIG TEXAS SLANT!

Texas Ghost Towns That Creep Everyone Out!

Spooky, Dangerous, Truly Frightening

L. A. Cargill

5 min readOct 23, 2026

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Typical Texas Haunted House, Photo by Ronald Crow on Unsplash

12 haunted ghost towns in Texas

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1. Terlingua Ghost Town, West Texas · Near Big Bend

Once a thriving mercury-mining town, Terlingua is known for crumbling adobe buildings, an old cemetery, and an isolated desert atmosphere. Its mining history and weathered ruins make it one of Texas’s spookiest ghost-town destinations.

2. North Texas · Near Denton

The former county seat is associated with Old Alton Bridge, popularly called Goatman’s Bridge. Local legend tells of a mysterious goat-headed figure and frightening encounters around the bridge.

Written by L. A. Cargill

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Kelly Carmichael

Oct 23

Terlingua is known for crumbling adobe buildings, an old cemetery, and an isolated desert atmosphere.

I love Terlingua. And yes, there are parts of it that are spooky. It had to get #1 billing. I agree. Great story L.A.

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Dan Adams

Oct 23

I didn’t know Glenario was haunted…but what was unnerving about it was how far I still had to go to get to Amarillo😎🤠

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Carol Lennox. LPC, M.Ed.

Oct 24

Terlingua is known for crumbling adobe buildings, an old cemetery, and an isolated desert atmosphere.

There is one good bar.

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HALLOWEEN WITH A BIG TEXAS SLANT!

Texas Ghost Towns That Creep Everyone Out!

Spooky, Dangerous, Truly Frightening

12 haunted ghost towns in Texas

1. Terlingua Ghost Town, West Texas · Near Big Bend

2. North Texas · Near Denton

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