Manor Ghost Town | Manor, Texas

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Just 12 short miles east of Austin sits a spooky & scary old Ghost Town……

Nah, not really, but it sure looks like one!

J.Lorraine Ghost Town, located in Manor, Texas is about as close as we will get to a real one though! For a real one, you have to go out West…try Nevada!

But the J Lorraine Ghost Town is a FUN place to explore with the family.

There is a rich history to this ghost town though. According to Roadside America, when the current property owner started working on the land, he kept unearthing old pieces & planks of wood. When he realized that there was some significance to all the wood, he did some research and found out that in the late 1800’s a township of about 500 people, named J. Lorraine, sat on the very site. Two different stories are told on how the town met with it’s demise – a deadly hurricane or an angry mob from a competing town burned it down – and the citizens left behind packed up and moved.

The owner decided to rebuilt J. Lorraine with the wood he had uncovered and strange things began to happen once he had. Strange voices out of nowhere, noises, and the distinct smell of pipe smoke was noticed as if the townspeople had moved back in.

Today, the town is used in movies & tv shows, rented out for events & weddings, and hosts Friday and Saturday movie nights. They also offer free live music on select nights and have an upcoming race at the end of this month.