Abandoned Record
About Taiton
Taiton or Tait or York was an unincorporated area in northwest Wharton County, Texas, United States. The one-time community was located 5 miles (8.0 km) north of New Taiton on State Highway 71 (SH 71).
This is a site record: what public sources say about Taiton, 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 Taiton is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Taiton
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
- 1959 Garwood sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1965 Hahn 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 Taiton
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
- Provident City16.6 mi W · Colorado
- Nottawa17.9 mi NE · Wharton
- Plainview18.3 mi S · Wharton
- Waterville24.8 mi E · Wharton
- Peach Creek25.9 mi E · Wharton
- Rexville26.2 mi N · Austin
- New Gulf29.9 mi E · Wharton
- Petersburg31.9 mi W · Lavaca
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Taiton, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q14711349.
- USGS GNIS 2034976.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).