Abandoned Record
About Fuqua
Fuqua is a ghost town located in Liberty County, Texas, United States.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Fuqua, 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 Fuqua is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Fuqua
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.
- 1943 Liberty sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Beaumont sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Saratoga sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Beaumont sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Votaw sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Beaumont sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Beaumont 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 Fuqua
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Fuqua, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q14710465.
- USGS GNIS 1379814.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).