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Ghost town in Texas, United States
Finlay, Texas
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Finlay is located in TexasFinlayFinlayLocation within Texas
Coordinates: 31°15′31″N 105°37′48″W / 31.25861°N 105.63000°W / 31.25861; -105.63000
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHudspeth
Elevation3,947 ft (1,203 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes79839
Area code915
GNIS feature ID1379766

Finlay, Texas is a ghost town in Hudspeth County, Texas, United States, 17 miles (27 km) west of Sierra Blanca. The community was named after J.R. Finlay. It had two post offices. One was built in 1890, but never opened. The other was established in 1903. Finlay slowly grew in the early 20th century, but the last population figure was one hundred inhabitants in the 1940s.

References

  1. TexasEscapes - Finlay
  2. Kohout, Martin Donell. "Finlay, Texas". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association.
Municipalities and communities of Hudspeth County, Texas, United States
County seat: Sierra Blanca
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