Abandoned Record
About Las Vegas
Las Vegas is a ghost town located on the old San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf Railroad in northeastern Dimmit County, Texas, United States.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Las Vegas, 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 Las Vegas is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Las Vegas
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.
- 1953 Crystal City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Crystal City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Woodward sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1961 Crystal City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1968 Crystal City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1974 Las Vegas sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Crystal City 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 Las Vegas
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Las Vegas, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q138327005.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).