Ables, Texas

Ables
Ables is located in Texas
Ables
Ables
Location in Texas
Coordinates: 31°46′45″N 104°56′30″W / 31.77917600°N 104.94167200°W / 31.77917600; -104.94167200[1]
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHudspeth
Elevation
256 ft (78 m)
USGS Feature ID1381362

Ables is a ghost town in Hudspeth County, Texas, United States. It was founded before 1909, by W. S. Ables, who is also the namesake. A post office operated from its founding in 1909, until 1941, when it was consolidated by Salt Flat. It was abandoned by the end of the 1940s.[2]

References

  1. ^ Association (TSHA), Texas State Historical. "Ables". Texas Almanac. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
  2. ^ Association, Texas State Historical. "History of Ables, Hudspeth County: A Pioneer Settlement". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2025-05-11.