Fort Griffin

historic site in Albany (vicinity), Shackelford County, Texas
Place ghost_town Q8564738
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Fort Griffin

Summary

Fort Griffin is a ghost town[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of ghost_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (367 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fort Griffin is located in Texas[3].
  • Fort Griffin is located in Shackelford County[4].
  • Fort Griffin is in the country of United States[5].
  • Fort Griffin is on the continent of North America[6].
  • Fort Griffin's instance of is recorded as ghost town[7].
  • Fort Griffin's instance of is recorded as historic site[8].
  • Charles Griffin is named after Fort Griffin[9].
  • Fort Griffin's Commons category is recorded as Fort Griffin[10].
  • Fort Griffin's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 32.927222, 'longitude': -99.232222}[11].
  • Fort Griffin's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 32.9218984099999, 'longitude': -99.22613938}[12].
  • Fort Griffin's significant event is recorded as construction[13].
  • Fort Griffin's described by source is recorded as FortWiki[14].
  • Fort Griffin's heritage designation is recorded as Texas State Historic Site[15].
  • Fort Griffin's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[16].
  • Fort Griffin's street address is recorded as 15 mi. N of Albany on U.S. 283[17].

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Geography

Fort Griffin is in the country of United States[5]. Located in include Texas[3], an U.S. state[18], in United States[19], founded in 1845[20], headquartered in Austin[21] and Shackelford County[4], a county of Texas[22], in United States[23], founded in 1874[24]. It is on the continent of North America[6].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include ghost town[7] and historic site[8]. Heritage statuses include Texas State Historic Site[15] and National Register of Historic Places listed place[16].

History and Context

Charles Griffin is named after Fort Griffin[9].

Why It Matters

Fort Griffin ranks in the top 8% of ghost_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (367 views/month).[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category Fort Griffin
    Texas historic sites atlas id 2071000962
    Wikidata description historic site in Albany (vicinity), Shackelford County, Texas
    Imported from
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10689]]: 28661366, Adding OSM way id claim from wikidata tag on way/28661366 in United States"
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