Clairemont, Texas

Clairemont, Texas
Ghost town
The abandoned Kent County Jail is one of the few remaining buildings in Clairemont.
The abandoned Kent County Jail is one of the few remaining buildings in Clairemont.
Clairemont is located in Texas
Clairemont
Clairemont
Location of Clairemont in Texas and the United States
Clairemont is located in the United States
Clairemont
Clairemont
Clairemont (the United States)
Coordinates: 33°09′59″N 100°45′05″W / 33.16639°N 100.75139°W / 33.16639; -100.75139
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyKent
Elevation
[1]
2,126 ft (648 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code806
GNIS feature ID1354539[1]

Clairemont is a ghost town in and the former county seat of Kent County, Texas, United States. It is at the intersection of U.S. Route 380 and Texas State Highway 208, 14 mi (23 km) southwest of Jayton and 43 mi (69 km) east of Post. Clairemont lies near the center of Kent County, and the estimated population as of the 2000 census was 15.[2]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clairemont, Texas
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference handbook was invoked but never defined (see the help page).