Abandoned Record
About Boracho
Boracho is an unincorporated community located east of Plateau and Van Horn in Culberson County, Texas, United States.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Boracho, 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 Boracho is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Boracho
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.
- 1928 Kent sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Van Horn sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Van Horn sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1970 Boracho sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Van Horn sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
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 Boracho
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
- Kent10.2 mi E · Culberson
- Lobo28.2 mi SW · Culberson
- Madera Springs30.2 mi SE · Jeff Davis
- Toyah38.8 mi NE · Reeves
- Fort Holland39.9 mi SW · Presidio
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Boracho": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Boracho, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q19600568.
- USGS GNIS 1379448.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).