Texla Ghost Town

Orange County, Texas30.2203, -93.8811

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
0.9 miMauriceville, TX
Mild months
Jan–Dec10 of 12
Next ghost town
2.1 miLemonville
Illustration of a plains landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Texla. No free-licensed photo yet.

Texla is a ghost town in Orange County, Texas.

On the map

20 mi40 miBeaumontOrangeBridge CityVidorCentral GardensWest OrangeVintonTexla
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Texla. 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 Mauriceville, TX, about 0.9 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Beaumont, TX, 18 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Lemonville2.1 mi east
  2. Princeton8.7 mi northeast
  3. Mossville34 mi east
  4. Belgrade35 mi north
  5. Abbie Joe39 mi northeast
  6. Bragg43 mi west
  7. Bon Ami53 mi northeast
  8. Fuqua53 mi west

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°6140Jan6444Feb7050Mar7656Apr8364May8870Jun9073Jul9072Aug8767Sep7957Oct6947Nov6242DecJan: 5.7 inFeb: 4.2 inMar: 3.5 inApr: 4.2 inMay: 5.1 inJun: 6.8 inJul: 5.8 inAug: 6.7 inSep: 6.4 inOct: 6.0 inNov: 4.7 inDec: 5.3 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run September to June, judging by NOAA normals from Orange 9 N. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Orange 9 N station (USC00416680), 8.5 miles away. About 64.4 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationOrange County, Texas
Coordinates30.22030, -93.88110
Also known asTexla, Texas
SourcesWikidata Q7708352 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Texla ghost town?

In Orange County, Texas, at 30.2203, -93.8811. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Mauriceville, TX, about 0.9 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Beaumont, TX, 18 miles away.

Can you visit Texla?

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 Texla?

Mild months here run September to June, judging by NOAA normals from Orange 9 N. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Texla?

Yes. Lemonville (2.1 mi), Princeton (8.7 mi), Mossville (34 mi), Belgrade (35 mi).

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