Quick Facts
- State
- Texas
- County
- Lubbock County
- Status
- Unknown Status
- Access
- Unknown Access
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
There's a particular quiet you only find where a town used to be. Slide has it. Slide is an unincorporated community in Lubbock County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 44 in 2000. The community is part of the Lubbock metropolitan area.
Lubbock County holds 4 documented ghost towns, including Becton, County Line, Heckville — Slide keeps them company on the map.
The story of Slide
Texas ghost towns run the full arc: cattle railheads, cotton towns the boll weevil broke, and oil booms that went bust.
Slide is an unincorporated community in Lubbock County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 44 in 2000. The community is part of the Lubbock metropolitan area.
What you'll find today
The on-the-ground condition of Slide is unverified — it's listed here with unknown status. That could mean standing buildings, or an empty field. Go prepared for either, and consider sharing what you find so the record improves.
Nobody has confirmed the access situation, so treat any visit as reconnaissance: verify land ownership first, and be ready to admire from the road.
Getting there
Here's the honest truth: access to Slide is unverified. We couldn't confirm whether the site sits on public land, private property, or something in between — so verify land ownership and local rules before visiting, and respect private property at all times.
Good to know
Ghost-town etiquette is simple: take only photographs. Removing artifacts is illegal on public lands and disrespectful everywhere else — and on federal land it can be a serious offense.
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Sources: description based on Wikipedia (“Slide, Texas”), CC BY-SA.