Abandoned Record
About Copano
Copano (Spanish: El Copano) is a ghost town on the northwestern shore of Copano Bay in Refugio County, Texas. It is located 5 mi (8.0 km) north of present-day Bayside, on Copano Point.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Copano, 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 Copano is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Copano
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 Rockport sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Beeville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Beeville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1979 Mission Bay 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 Copano
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
- Allendale15.6 mi S · San Patricio
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Copano, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q5168312.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).