Abandoned Record
About Fort Quitman
Fort Quitman was a United States Army installation on the Rio Grande in Texas, United States, south of present-day Sierra Blanca, 20 miles (32 km) southeast of McNary, in southern Hudspeth County. The fort, now a ghost town, was named for former Mississippi Governor John A. Quitman, who served as a major general under Zachary Taylor during the Mexican–American War.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Fort Quitman, 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 Quitman is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Fort Quitman
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.
- 1894 Fort Hancock sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1943 Fort Quitman sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Van Horn sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Van Horn sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Sierra Blanca 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 Quitman
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Fort Quitman": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Fort Quitman": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q5471884.
- USGS GNIS 1379791.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).