Haymond Ghost Town

Brewster County, Texas30.1333, -103.0167

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
42 miAlpine, TX
Mild months
Feb–Nov7 of 12
Next ghost town
54 miDryden
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Haymond. No free-licensed photo yet.

Haymond is an abandoned town in Brewster County, Texas.

On the map

20 mi40 miAlpineHaymond
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Haymond. 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 Alpine, TX, about 42 miles northwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Odessa, TX, 127 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Dryden54 mi east
  2. Plata62 mi west
  3. Baldridge66 mi north
  4. Terlingua67 mi southwest
  5. Glenn Springs67 mi south
  6. San Vicente68 mi south
  7. Cedar Station68 mi east
  8. Toyahvale72 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°6226Jan6630Feb7338Mar8144Apr8752May9260Jun9162Jul9162Aug8556Sep7947Oct6934Nov6227DecJan: 0.5 inFeb: 0.3 inMar: 0.3 inApr: 0.7 inMay: 1.6 inJun: 1.6 inJul: 2.3 inAug: 1.7 inSep: 1.6 inOct: 1.3 inNov: 0.5 inDec: 0.3 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run February to May, September to November, judging by NOAA normals from Marathon. May to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Marathon station (USC00415579), 16 miles away. About 12.7 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationBrewster County, Texas
Coordinates30.13330, -103.01670
Also known asHaymond, Texas, Haymond, TX, McLeary, Texas
SourcesWikidata Q141761902

Questions

Where is Haymond ghost town?

In Brewster County, Texas, at 30.1333, -103.0167. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Alpine, TX, about 42 miles northwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Odessa, TX, 127 miles away.

Can you visit Haymond?

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 Haymond?

Mild months here run February to May, September to November, judging by NOAA normals from Marathon. May to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

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