Abandoned Record
About Roxana
Roxana is a former oil boomtown and now a ghost town located in northeastern Carson County, in the Texas Panhandle, United States. Once a thriving oil camp during the 1920s, Roxana declined rapidly after the oil boom ended and is no longer an active community.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Roxana, 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 Roxana is
Historic maps
4 historic USGS maps cover Roxana
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 Amarillo sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Amarillo sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1965 Lake Mc Connell sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Borger 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 Roxana
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
- Phillips14.1 mi NW · Hutchinson
- Plemons17.1 mi NW · Hutchinson
- Signal Hill22.5 mi NW · Hutchinson
- Park Springs30.3 mi NW · Hutchinson
- Hide Town38.9 mi E · Wheeler
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Roxana, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q137460555.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).