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Audubon is a ghost town in Wise County, Texas. It was named for the naturalist John Audubon. With its first settler, D.D. Shirey, plotting the town in 1865. After becoming an important center of commerce in the area, with a Masonic lodge from 1879 to 1886, it was bypassed by the Fort Worth and Denver Railway in 1883. By 1904, the town ceased to have a post office. A Texas state historical marker was erected at the former site of the town in 1970.

References

1. "Audubon School in Wise County". Wise County, Texas. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
2. "Uncovered Texas Historical Sites - Audubon". Crowdpopper Media. Retrieved November 25, 2015.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Wise County, Texas, United States
County seat: Decatur
Cities	Aurora Bridgeport Chico Decatur Fort Worth‡ Lake Bridgeport New Fairview Newark‡ Paradise Rhome Runaway Bay Springtown‡
Towns	Alvord Boyd
CDPs	Briar‡ Pecan Acres‡
Other communities	Allison Balsora Greenwood Slidell Boonsville Cottondale Sycamore
Ghost towns	Audubon Lone Star Rush Creek
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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