Record

About Crestonio

Crestonio is a ghost town in Duval County, Texas, United States, located twenty miles southwest of Benavides. It was a stop on the Texas Mexican Railway.
From Wikipedia, "Crestonio, Texas", CC BY-SA 4.0.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Crestonio, 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 Crestonio is

USGS topographic map around Crestonio — USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

3 historic USGS maps cover Crestonio

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 Laredo sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1967 Hebbronville SE sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
1985 Falfurrias sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download

Directions

Getting there

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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 Crestonio

Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.

Sweden15.6 mi NE · Duval
Los Ojuelos24.6 mi W · Webb
Pila Blanca31.7 mi N · Duval

Sources

Wikipedia, "Crestonio, Texas": coordinates and summary.
Wikidata Q5184627.
USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).