Abandoned Record
About Levita
Levita is an unincorporated community in Coryell County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 70 in 2000.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Levita, 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 Levita is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Levita
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.
- 1888 Meridian sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1894 Meridian sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Waco sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Waco sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Jonesboro sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Jonesboro sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Waco 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 Levita
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Levita": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Levita, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q120972720.
- USGS GNIS 1361116.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).