Abandoned Record
About Wastella
Wastella is a ghost town in northwestern Nolan County, Texas, United States. It is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 84 and Farm to Market Road 1982, approximately 8 mi (13 km) northwest of Roscoe.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Wastella, 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 Wastella is
Historic maps
4 historic USGS maps cover Wastella
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 Big Spring sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Big Spring sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1969 Inadale sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Snyder 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 Wastella
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Wastella, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q18217662.
- USGS GNIS 1379241.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).