Record

About Hale City

Hale City is a ghost town in central Hale County, Texas, United States. It was located northwest of Hale Center, a city near Plainview, Texas, and was merged with Epworth in 1891 to form Hale Center.
From Wikipedia, "Hale City, Texas", CC BY-SA 4.0.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Hale City, 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 Hale City is

USGS topographic map around Hale City — USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

4 historic USGS maps cover Hale City

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 Plainview sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1958 Plainview sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1968 Hale Center sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
1985 Plainview sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download

Directions

Getting there

Google Maps directions Apple Maps OpenStreetMap

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 Hale City

Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.

Estacado29.5 mi SE · Crosby

Sources

Wikipedia, "Hale City, Texas": coordinates and summary.
Wikidata Q5641382.
USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).