Copano Ghost Town

Refugio County, Texas28.1459, -97.1304

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
7.5 miFulton, TX
Mild months
Jan–Dec8 of 12
Next ghost town
7.3 miAransas City
Copano, Texas
Photo: NASA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Copano is an abandoned town in Refugio County, Texas.

On the map

20 mi40 miPortlandRockportAransas PassPort AransasTaftRefugioCopano
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Copano. 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 Fulton, TX, about 7.5 miles southeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Corpus Christi, TX, 27 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Aransas City7.3 mi southeast
  2. Linnville46 mi northeast
  3. Indianola47 mi northeast
  4. Clareville47 mi west
  5. Casa Blanca48 mi west
  6. Tuleta50 mi northwest
  7. Texana63 mi northeast
  8. Helena70 mi northwest

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°6549Jan6954Feb7460Mar8066Apr8573May9078Jun9179Jul9279Aug8975Sep8468Oct7558Nov6851DecJan: 1.7 inFeb: 1.1 inMar: 1.9 inApr: 1.5 inMay: 3.2 inJun: 3.9 inJul: 2.5 inAug: 1.5 inSep: 4.2 inOct: 2.8 inNov: 2.4 inDec: 1.7 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 May, judging by NOAA normals from Rockport Aransas Co Ap. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Rockport Aransas Co Ap station (USW00012972), 6.7 miles away. About 28.4 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationRefugio County, Texas
Coordinates28.14591, -97.13041
SourcesWikidata Q5168312 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Copano ghost town?

In Refugio County, Texas, at 28.1459, -97.1304. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Fulton, TX, about 7.5 miles southeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Corpus Christi, TX, 27 miles away.

Can you visit Copano?

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 Copano?

Mild months here run October to May, judging by NOAA normals from Rockport Aransas Co Ap. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Copano?

Yes. Aransas City (7.3 mi).

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