RUNNELS CITY

NAME: Runnels City COUNTY: Runnels ROADS: 2WD GRID: 1 CLIMATE: hot summer mild winter BEST TIME TO VISIT: anytime

COMMENTS: Some farmers are living on the site. REMAINS: A few old building are left to see.

Runnels City, or Old Runnels, is a ghost town five miles north of Ballinger in Runnels County. It was designated the county seat when the county was organized in 1880. Its population was 250 in 1882, but the Santa Fe Railroad bypassed the town in 1886. When the railroad offered residents building sites and a general relocation of buildings in Ballinger, people in Runnels City accepted, and in 1887 Ballinger became the county seat. By 1947 a rock hut and a ruined two-story rock building were the only remnants of Runnels City. Submitted by: Roger Watkins

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