ghost town
Ghost Town(s) or Ghosttown may refer to:
* Ghost town, a town that has been abandoned
Film and television
* Ghost Town (1936 film), ''Ghost Town'' (1936 film), an American Western film by Harry L. Fraser
* Ghost Town (1956 film), ''Ghost Town'' ...
in
Van Zandt County, Texas
Van Zandt County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas, in the northeastern part of the state. As of the 2020 census, its population was 59,541. Its county seat is Canton. The county is named for Isaac Van Zandt (1813–1847), a memb ...
, United States.
Once a retail center for the surrounding community, all that remains of the settlement is a church.
History
Mars was settled by brothers John and Henry Marrs.
The settlement was a retail trading center, and had two mercantile stores, a blacksmith shop, and a cotton gin and grist mill.
The Pleasant Ridge Church and school were established in 1871. In 1916, the school consolidated to form the Clower Common School District ( Clower is located approximately north of Mars).
In 1891, a post office was established, originally called "Acme". The name was changed to "Mars" seven years later. The post office closed in 1907.
The population of Mars was over 100 in 1915, and had declined to 50 in 1945.
The Pleasant Ridge Church is all that remains of the settlement.