Abandoned Record
About Fort Holland
Fort Holland (also referred to as Camp Holland) is a ghost town and former military installment in Presidio County, Texas, United States. It is located west of the city of Valentine.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Fort Holland, 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 Fort Holland is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Fort Holland
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.
- 1892 Chispa sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1895 Chispa sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1897 Chispa sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Marfa sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1965 Marfa sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1978 Vieja Pass sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Mount Livermore 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 Fort Holland
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Fort Holland": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Fort Holland, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q24260807.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).