Birchville Ghost Town

Hudspeth County, Texas31.3750, -105.9658

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
9.2 miTornillo, TX
Mild months
Jan–Dec7 of 12
Next ghost town
4.2 miAcala
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Birchville. No free-licensed photo yet.

Birchville is a former settlement in Hudspeth County, Texas, listed among the ghost towns of Texas.

On the map

20 mi40 miEl PasoSocorroHorizon CitySan ElizarioHomestead Meadows SouthHomestead Meadows NorthBirchville
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Birchville. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Tornillo, TX, about 9.2 miles northwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is El Paso, TX, 43 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Acala4.2 mi southeast
  2. Finlay21 mi east
  3. Lasca31 mi east
  4. Fort Quitman31 mi southeast
  5. Etholen34 mi east
  6. Smeltertown43 mi northwest
  7. Arispe44 mi east
  8. Salt Flat57 mi northeast

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°6129Jan6733Feb7540Mar8246Apr9154May9863Jun9567Jul9466Aug8959Sep8148Oct7035Nov6028DecJan: 0.4 inFeb: 0.4 inMar: 0.2 inApr: 0.2 inMay: 0.5 inJun: 0.7 inJul: 1.7 inAug: 1.4 inSep: 1.1 inOct: 0.8 inNov: 0.4 inDec: 0.5 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run October to April, judging by NOAA normals from Tornillo 2 Sse. May to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Tornillo 2 Sse station (USC00419088), 5.8 miles away. About 8.3 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationHudspeth County, Texas
Coordinates31.37500, -105.96583
Also known asBirchville, Texas
SourcesWikidata Q16254802 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Birchville ghost town?

In Hudspeth County, Texas, at 31.3750, -105.9658. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Tornillo, TX, about 9.2 miles northwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is El Paso, TX, 43 miles away.

Can you visit Birchville?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

When is the best time to visit Birchville?

Mild months here run October to April, judging by NOAA normals from Tornillo 2 Sse. May to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Birchville?

Yes. Acala (4.2 mi), Finlay (21 mi), Lasca (31 mi), Fort Quitman (31 mi).

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