Aiken is a ghost town in Bell County,

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, United States. The area was settled in 1857, by pioneer Abner Kuykendall, and brought in other residents, including namesake pioneer Herman Aiken. At its peak during the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and the Confederate States of A ...

, it had a population of 600, and its economy was based on wartime production. A post office operated from 1868 to 1872. Since the 1950s, it has been flooded by

Belton Lake Belton Lake is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir on the Leon River in the Brazos River basin, 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Belton, Texas, United States. The lake extends into both Bell County and Coryell County. Belton Dam and th ...

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