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AIKEN, TEXAS

Texas Ghost Town
Bell County, Central Texas North

Under Lake Belton
About 4 Miles S of present-day Moffat
N of Belton / Temple
Population: 0

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View of Lake Belton from Dam, Belton TX
View of Lake Belton from Belton Dam
Photo courtesy Chandra Moira Beal

History on a Pinhead

A thriving town around the time of the Civil War, Aiken was said to once have a population around 1,000.

It had already become a ghost town in the 1950s when it became one of several towns flooded in the creation of Lake Belton.



Drowned Towns of Bell County
by Mike Cox



Aiken, Texas Forum

The name of this former town was AIKEN. It was referred to as Old Aiken by old timers when I was young; there was often talk about it. - Lane Chaffin, Moffat TX, April 5, 2021

Bell County Texas 1907 Postal map
Bell County Texas 1907 Postal Map showing Moffat
(Northern Bell County)

Courtesy Texas General Land Office



Take a road trip

Central Texas North

Allen, Texas Nearby Towns:
Belton the county seat
Lake Belton
Moffat
Temple
See Bell County

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