Etholen, Texas

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|timezone = Central (CST)

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|postal_code = 79839

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Etholen is a ghost town in Hudspeth County, Texas, United States, allegedly located four miles west of Sierra Blanca.[http://www.texasescapes.com/WestTexasTowns/Etholen-Texas.htm TexasEscapes profile on Etholen] Different sources claim different things about when the town was founded, but particularly it was during the 1880s.{{cite web |url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hve36 |title=Etholen, Texas |last=Kohout |first=Martin Donell |website=Handbook of Texas Online |publisher=Texas State Historical Association}} Etholen never grew to more than a small railroad station on the Southern Pacific Railroad, as the population was fewer than 25 by the mid-20th century. Etholen was removed from maps in the 1960s.