Canyon City, Texas

Canyon City is a ghost town located on the Guadalupe River in Comal County, Texas, United States, in what is now Canyon Lake.

History

Canyon City is said to be a small town on the Guadalupe River built in the mid-19th century in the Canyon Basin, north of San Antonio. The city is said to be fully intact and the use of SCUBA equipment can allow divers to see the remains of the city that was covered up by the construction of Canyon Dam in 1964. The city is an unverified "Cowboy Tale" that stems from locals who remember the story of the sunken city and the Army Corps of Engineers relocation of Canyon City to what now is Canyon Lake, population 16,870 at the 2000 census.

External links

• Chamber of commerce

Municipalities and communities of Comal County, Texas, United States County seat: New Braunfels Cities Bulverde Fair Oaks Ranch‡ Garden Ridge New Braunfels‡ San Antonio‡ Schertz‡ Selma‡ CDP Canyon Lake Unincorporated communities Bracken Fischer Spring Branch Ghost town Canyon City Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 29°52′26″N 98°11′16″W / 29.87389°N 98.18778°W / 29.87389; -98.18778