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Welcome to Fort Phantom Hill ...

So far, we found very little information about Fort Phantom Hill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Fort Phantom Hill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fort Phantom Hill, please Contact Us.

Fort Phantom Hill was located in the Texas Panhandle.

Fort Phantom Hill would have been located within present day Jones County<2>.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Phantom Hill: Ft. Phantom Hill

While the community is gone, the present day location for Fort Phantom Hill is 1,640 feet [500 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Fort Phantom Hill was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Fort Phantom Hill was located: 325

Communities near Fort Phantom Hill ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Phantom Hill.

  • Abilene
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Clyde
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Clyde is located in Callahan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,881 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <4>
  • Anson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Tye
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tye is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tye
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tye <4>
  • Hawley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lueders
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Impact
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Impact is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Impact
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
  • Hamby
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hamby is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamby
  • Funston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Funston is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funston
  • Avoca
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fort Phantom Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Phantom Hill.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Phantom Hill. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fort Phantom Hill.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Phantom Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Phantom Hill.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fort Phantom Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Jones, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Phantom Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.