Record

About Mesquite

Mesquite is a former town in Borden County, Texas, United States.
From Wikipedia, "Mesquite, Borden County, Texas", CC BY-SA 4.0.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Mesquite, 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 Mesquite is

USGS topographic map around Mesquite — USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

4 historic USGS maps cover Mesquite

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 Big Spring sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1958 Big Spring sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1969 Indian Canyon sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
1986 Lamesa sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download

Directions

Getting there

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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 Mesquite

Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.

Justiceburg27.5 mi NE · Garza
Arah29.8 mi E · Scurry

Sources

Wikipedia, "Mesquite, Borden County, Texas": coordinates and summary.
Wikidata Q6821672.
USGS GNIS 1378668.
USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).