Abandoned Record
About Pila Blanca
Pila Blanca is a ghost town in Duval County, Texas, United States, located a mile and a half south of Highway 44 on Farm to Market Road 3196. It is ten miles southeast of Freer and twenty-five miles west of Alice.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Pila Blanca, 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 Pila Blanca is
Historic maps
4 historic USGS maps cover Pila Blanca
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 Rosita Ranch sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Laredo sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1968 Rosita sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Alice 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 Pila Blanca
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Pila Blanca, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q7193735.
- USGS GNIS 1378861.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).