Abandoned Record
About San Vicente
San Vicente is a ghost town in Brewster County, Texas, United States, within the protruding big bend of the Rio Grande. The village was geographically 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of the San Vicente Crossing in present-day Big Bend National Park.
This is a site record: what public sources say about San Vicente, 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 San Vicente is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover San Vicente
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.
- 1903 Chisos Mountains sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1905 Chisos Mountains sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Emory Peak sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1965 Emory Peak sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1971 San Vicente sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Chisos Mountains 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 San Vicente
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
- Glenn Springs7.7 mi W · Brewster
- Castolon29.8 mi W · Brewster
- Terlingua37.7 mi W · Brewster
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "San Vicente, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q105163561.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).