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Ghost town in Texas, US

Ayres, or Ayers, is a ghost town in Washington County, Texas, United States. Established c. 1835 by Stephen F. Austin, it was named for settler David Ayres. It was later abandoned.

References

Association, Texas State Historical. "Ayres, TX". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
Bartholomew, Ed Ellsworth (1982). The Encyclopedia of Texas Ghost Towns. E. Bartholomew.
Pennington, May Amanda Williams (1915). The history of Brenham and Washington county. Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. Houston, Tex., Standard Printing & Lithographing Company.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Texas, United States
County seat: Brenham
Cities	Brenham Burton	Washington County map
Unincorporated communities	Berlin Chappell Hill Greenvine Independence Latium Longpoint Mill Creek Phillipsburg‡ Prairie Hill Quarry Sandy Hill Washington-on-the-Brazos Wesley Whitman Wiedeville William Penn
Ghost towns	Gay Hill Goodwill Rock Island‡ Tigertown Winkelmann Yegua Zionville
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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