Abandoned Record
About Zavala
Zavala was a town in Jasper County, Texas, United States, founded in 1834. Named for empresario Lorenzo de Zavala, the town was founded on land owned by Thomas Huling and situated along the Angelina River.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Zavala, 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 Zavala is
Historic maps
8 historic USGS maps cover Zavala
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 Palestine sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Palestine sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Mc Gee Bend sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Ebenezer sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Palestine sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Lufkin sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1992 Lufkin sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 2003 Ebenezer sheet, 1:24,000 · 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 Zavala
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Zavala, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q8067196.
- USGS GNIS 1383009.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).