Abandoned Record
About Esperanza
Esperanza is a ghost town in Montgomery County, Texas, United States. Esperanza was located on U.S. Highway 75 near Interstate 45, 7 miles (11 km) north of Willis.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Esperanza, 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 Esperanza is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Esperanza
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 Beaumont sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Beaumont sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Willis sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Beaumont sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Conroe sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1997 Willis sheet, 1:24,000 · 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 Esperanza
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Esperanza, Montgomery County, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q5398874.
- USGS GNIS 1383397.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).