Abandoned Towns

Ghost town record · Yuma County, Arizona

Texas Hill Station

Butterfield Overland Mail stagecoach stop in Arizona.

Record

About Texas Hill Station

Texas Hill Station is a site of a later Butterfield Overland Mail stagecoach station, in Arizona, United States. It was one of several built in 1859 to increase the number of water stops and team changes along the drier and hotter sections of the route and was located about 2 miles east of Texas Hill.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Texas Hill Station, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.

Map

Where Texas Hill Station is

USGS topographic map around Texas Hill Station
USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

11 historic USGS maps cover Texas Hill Station

Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.

Directions

Getting there

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Before you go

  • Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
  • Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
  • Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.

Nearby

Other sites near Texas Hill Station

Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Arizona index.

Sources

Sources

  1. Wikipedia, "Texas Hill Station": coordinates and summary.
  2. Wikidata Q27588876.
  3. USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
  4. USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).