Abandoned Record
About Girvin
Girvin is a ghost town in Pecos County, Texas, United States. According to The Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 30 in 1963 and again in 2000.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Girvin, 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 Girvin is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Girvin
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.
- 1928 Crane sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Pecos sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Pecos sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1972 Girvin sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Crane 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 Girvin
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Girvin": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Girvin, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q5564853.
- USGS GNIS 1379836.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).