Abandoned Record
About Dobrowolski
Dobrowolski is a ghost town in Atascosa County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 10 in 2000.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Dobrowolski, 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 Dobrowolski is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Dobrowolski
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 Crystal City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Crystal City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Jourdanton sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1961 Crystal City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1968 Dobrowolski sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1968 Crystal City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Pleasanton 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 Dobrowolski
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
- Ditto13.1 mi N · Atascosa
- Leal17.2 mi E · Atascosa
- Benton City22.8 mi N · Atascosa
- Dewees29.8 mi E · Wilson
- Kicaster39.0 mi NE · Wilson
- Grass Pond Colony39.7 mi NE · Wilson
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Dobrowolski, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q110413399.
- USGS GNIS 1356092.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).