Address	US-59 outside of Wharton TX
Year Built	Established 1881
Status	Ghost town
Notes	Mackay TX, just southwest of Wharton, was established in 1881. Named after its investor John W. Mackay, it was a station along the New York, Texas, and Mexican Railway and had a Post Office in 1885 and then 1921-1937. The land was part of Abel “Shanghai” Pierce’s holdings (who is buried in Hawley Cemetery, about 35 miles south of Mackay), and eventually was part of the farm of Pierce’s nephew, Abel P. Borden. All is gone from the original town except for a cemetery, and the only structures left today are one house, a gun shop, and a silo. More about the history of Mackay from The Handbook of Texas. Pictures are from 2004-2006.