Pumpville Ghost Town

Val Verde County, Texas29.9425, -101.7352

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
62 miOzona, TX
Mild months
Jan–Dec7 of 12
Next ghost town
11 miCedar Station
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Pumpville. No free-licensed photo yet.

Pumpville is a former settlement in Val Verde County, Texas, listed among the ghost towns of Texas.

On the map

20 mi40 miPumpville
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Pumpville. 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 Ozona, TX, about 62 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is San Angelo, TX, 129 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Cedar Station11 mi west
  2. Langtry14 mi southeast
  3. Pandale20 mi northeast
  4. Dryden24 mi west
  5. Juno40 mi east
  6. Hembrie55 mi north
  7. Emerald64 mi northeast
  8. Carta Valley64 mi east

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°6436Jan7041Feb7750Mar8558Apr9268May9774Jun9876Jul9976Aug9370Sep8459Oct7247Nov6537DecJan: 0.6 inFeb: 0.6 inMar: 0.9 inApr: 0.8 inMay: 1.8 inJun: 1.8 inJul: 1.6 inAug: 1.4 inSep: 2.0 inOct: 1.7 inNov: 0.7 inDec: 0.4 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 Langtry. May to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Langtry station (USC00415048), 14 miles away. About 14.3 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationVal Verde County, Texas
Coordinates29.94253, -101.73519
Also known asPumpville, Texas, Pumpville, TX
SourcesWikidata Q103342900 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Pumpville ghost town?

In Val Verde County, Texas, at 29.9425, -101.7352. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Ozona, TX, about 62 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is San Angelo, TX, 129 miles away.

Can you visit Pumpville?

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 Pumpville?

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

Are there other ghost towns near Pumpville?

Yes. Cedar Station (11 mi), Langtry (14 mi), Pandale (20 mi), Dryden (24 mi).

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