Abandoned Record
About Plainview
Plainview is a ghost town in southwestern Wharton County in the U.S. state of Texas. It was located at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 441 (FM 441) and Farm to Market Road 1163 (FM 1163), southwest of El Campo.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Plainview, 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 Plainview is
Historic maps
4 historic USGS maps cover Plainview
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.
- 1953 Seguin sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Seguin sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1965 El Campo SE sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1994 El Campo 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 Plainview
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
- Taiton18.3 mi N · Wharton
- Texana20.0 mi SW · Jackson
- Waterville21.6 mi NE · Wharton
- Provident City21.9 mi NW · Colorado
- Peach Creek27.4 mi NE · Wharton
- New Gulf27.5 mi E · Wharton
- Nottawa31.3 mi N · Wharton
- Hasima33.8 mi E · Brazoria
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Plainview, Wharton County, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q18158366.
- USGS GNIS 1380368.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).