Bitter Creek, Texas
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Bitter Creek was a ghost town
in Nolan County, Texas
, United States
. Its location is not known, as the community no longer exists.
Bitter Creek was was settled in the early 1880's by the Bardwell and Montgomery families. It is speculated that Bitter Creek was located south of present Sweetwater, in northeast Nolan County. In 1923 oil was discovered in Bitter Creek. By the 1950's Bitter Creek's population declined to only 5 residents.
Ghost town
A ghost town is an abandoned town or city. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters...
in Nolan County, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, United States
United States
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. Its location is not known, as the community no longer exists.
Bitter Creek was was settled in the early 1880's by the Bardwell and Montgomery families. It is speculated that Bitter Creek was located south of present Sweetwater, in northeast Nolan County. In 1923 oil was discovered in Bitter Creek. By the 1950's Bitter Creek's population declined to only 5 residents.