Abandoned Record
About Clareville
Clareville is an unincorporated community in Bee County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 23 in 2000.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Clareville, 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 Clareville is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Clareville
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.
- 1953 Beeville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Fleming sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Beeville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Beeville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1979 Clareville sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Beeville 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 Clareville
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Clareville": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Clareville, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q113023101.
- USGS GNIS 1378125.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).