Record

About Pescadito

Pescadito was a town near Laredo in southwestern Webb County, Texas, United States. Pescadito was a stop on the Texas Mexican Railway in 1881.
From Wikipedia, "Pescadito, Texas", CC BY-SA 4.0.

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

USGS topographic map around Pescadito — 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 Pescadito

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.

1956 Laredo East sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
1956 Laredo sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1965 Tios Creek sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
1985 Laredo 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 Pescadito

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

Los Ojuelos17.6 mi SE · Webb
Islitas26.5 mi NW · Webb

Sources

Wikipedia, "Pescadito, Texas": coordinates and summary.
Wikidata Q7171337.
USGS GNIS 1378851.
USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).