Abandoned Record
About La Casa
La Casa was a small community in southeastern Stephens County, Texas, United States. Today it is considered a ghost town.
This is a site record: what public sources say about La Casa, 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 La Casa is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover La Casa
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.
- 1890 Breckenridge sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Abilene sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Abilene sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1967 La Casa sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Mineral Wells 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 La Casa
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
- Gunsight11.3 mi W · Stephens
- Thurber17.1 mi E · Erath
- Curry19.6 mi NW · Stephens
- Mangum21.8 mi SW · Eastland
- Eliasville25.2 mi N · Young
- Duster34.3 mi S · Comanche
- Fort Belknap38.1 mi N · Young
- Belknap38.2 mi N · Young
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "La Casa, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q6461567.
- USGS GNIS 1378538.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).