Abandoned Record
About Coffeeville
Coffeeville is a ghost town in northeastern Upshur County in East Texas, United States. It is one of the oldest settlements in East Texas.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Coffeeville, 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 Coffeeville is
Historic maps
4 historic USGS maps cover Coffeeville
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.
- 1956 Tyler sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Coffeeville sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Tyler sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Marshall 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 Coffeeville
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
- Center Point10.2 mi NW · Camp
- Kelsey18.2 mi W · Upshur
- Alpine19.1 mi S · Gregg
- Danville29.8 mi S · Gregg
- Belzora30.2 mi SW · Wood
- Starrville32.4 mi SW · Smith
- Andrews34.1 mi W · Wood
- Darden34.1 mi N · Bowie
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Coffeeville, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q5140979.
- USGS GNIS 1378140.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).