Abandoned Record
About Hay Flat
Hay Flat, also spelled Hayflat, is a ghost town in Winkler and Loving counties, Texas, United States.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Hay Flat, 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 Hay Flat is
Historic maps
4 historic USGS maps cover Hay Flat
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 Pecos sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Pecos sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1970 Cheyenne Draw sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Kermit 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 Hay Flat
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Hay Flat, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q103349081.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).