Abandoned Record
About Edith
Edith is a ghost town in Coke County, Texas, United States, eight miles west of Robert Lee on Highway 158. The estimated 25 residents left by the 1970s.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Edith, 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 Edith is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Edith
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.
- 1954 San Angelo sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 San Angelo sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Edith sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1965 San Angelo sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Robert Lee 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 Edith
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
- Sanco8.8 mi NE · Coke
- Silver12.3 mi N · Coke
- Arden33.1 mi S · Irion
- Ben Ficklin36.0 mi S · Tom Green
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Edith, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q5338479.
- USGS GNIS 1378241.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).