Abandoned Record
About Catarina
Catarina is a census-designated place (CDP) in Dimmit County, Texas, United States. The population was 70 at the 2020 census.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Catarina, 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 Catarina is
Historic maps
9 historic USGS maps cover Catarina
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.
- 1929 Cotulla sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1932 Valley Wells sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1940 Catarina sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Crystal City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Crystal City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1961 Crystal City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1968 Crystal City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1982 Catarina sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Cotulla 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 Catarina
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
- Las Vegas15.8 mi NE · Dimmit
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Catarina": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Catarina, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q981593.
- USGS GNIS 2407991.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).