Ghost Town of Cotton Gin
Settled prior to 1848, when Dr. J. S. Wills established a mule-drawn gin here. Post office was founded in 1851, the year county was organized. Dr. Wills gave a block of land for courthouse, but voters declined to make Cotton Gin the county seat. Town had 3 churches, a good school, a newspaper, a Masonic Lodge, stores and saloons. In the 1870's when Houston & Texas Central Railroad built a few miles to the west, business interests left here. Cotton Gin illustrates fate of hundreds of early Texas towns by-passed by railroads, highways and industry. (1967)
31.6807° N, 96.3600° W
Where to Find It
about 5.5 mi. west of Teague on US 84, then .8 mi. north on FM 1366, then east on Spur 1366 about .2 mi. to marker
Nearby Markers
- 0.5 mi E Cotton Gin Cemetery Teague
- 1 mi W Oak Island Presbyterian Church and Cemetery Teague
- 3.8 mi S Birthplace of Harvey Means Teague
- 3.8 mi S Furney Richardson High School Teague
- 3.9 mi NE Shanks Cemetery Kirvin
- 5.6 mi SE William Rufus Boyd, Jr. Teague