Abandoned Record
About Madera Springs
Madera Springs is a ghost town in Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States, located fourteen miles southwest of Toyahvale. Between 1964 and 1987, its recorded population was 2.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Madera Springs, 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 Madera Springs is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Madera Springs
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.
- 1894 Fort Davis sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1897 Fort Davis sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Fort Stockton sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Fort Stockton sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1972 Little Aguja Mountain sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1973 Fort Stockton sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Fort Davis 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 Madera Springs
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Madera Springs, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q28912641.
- USGS GNIS 1362060.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).