Clairemont - Texas Ghost Town

CLAIREMONT

NAME: Clairemont
COUNTY: Kent
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 2
CLIMATE: Warm winter, hot summer
BEST TIME TO VISIT:Winter, spring, fall

COMMENTS: Current residents.
REMAINS: The Courthouse and Jailhouse.

Named after his daughter Claire, the town was founded in 1888 by a R. L. Rhomberg. By the beginning of the 1900s, the town had a population of sixty-five and was the county seat of Kent County. Clairemont grew to a population of several hundred and stayed there until the close of World War II when the population began to drop. The town today is all but abandoned but the former courthouse still stands, as does the red stone jailhouse. SUBMITTED BY: Henry Chenoweth	Clairemont Courtesy Dan Gulino Clairemont Courtesy Dan Gulino

Named after his daughter Claire, the town was founded in 1888 by a R. L. Rhomberg. By the beginning of the 1900s, the town had a population of sixty-five and was the county seat of Kent County. Clairemont grew to a population of several hundred and stayed there until the close of World War II when the population began to drop. The town today is all but abandoned but the former courthouse still stands, as does the red stone jailhouse. SUBMITTED BY: Henry Chenoweth

Clairemont
Courtesy Dan Gulino

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