Sanco Ghost Town

Coke County, Texas32.0083, -100.5240

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
8.1 miRobert Lee, TX
Mild months
Jan–Dec9 of 12
Next ghost town
8.9 miEdith
Illustration of a plains landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Sanco. No free-licensed photo yet.

Sanco, in Coke County, Texas, is a ghost town.

On the map

20 mi40 miSan AngeloSweetwaterGrape CreekColorado CityBallingerMerkelWintersSanco
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Sanco. 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 Robert Lee, TX, about 8.1 miles south in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is San Angelo, TX, 39 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Edith8.9 mi southwest
  2. Silver10 mi northwest
  3. Bitter Creek22 mi north
  4. Tennyson23 mi southeast
  5. Orient27 mi southeast
  6. Wastella35 mi north
  7. Bradshaw37 mi east
  8. Arden42 mi south

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°5830Jan6334Feb7042Mar7950Apr8761May9368Jun9672Jul9471Aug8763Sep7951Oct6740Nov5931DecJan: 1.1 inFeb: 1.1 inMar: 1.3 inApr: 1.6 inMay: 2.6 inJun: 2.6 inJul: 1.5 inAug: 2.6 inSep: 2.6 inOct: 2.1 inNov: 1.2 inDec: 0.9 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run September to May, judging by NOAA normals from Robert Lee 4Wsw. May to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Robert Lee 4Wsw station (USC00417669), 8.6 miles away. About 21.2 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationCoke County, Texas
Coordinates32.00830, -100.52400
Also known asSanco, Texas, Sanco, TX
SourcesWikidata Q7415647 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Sanco ghost town?

In Coke County, Texas, at 32.0083, -100.5240. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Robert Lee, TX, about 8.1 miles south in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is San Angelo, TX, 39 miles away.

Can you visit Sanco?

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 Sanco?

Mild months here run September to May, judging by NOAA normals from Robert Lee 4Wsw. May to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Sanco?

Yes. Edith (8.9 mi), Silver (10 mi), Bitter Creek (22 mi), Tennyson (23 mi).

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