Record
About Zuehl
Zuehl ( zeel) is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in western Guadalupe County, Texas, United States. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Zuehl, 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 Zuehl is

Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Zuehl
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 San Antonio sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 San Antonio sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Saint Hedwig sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 San Antonio sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1992 Saint Hedwig 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 Zuehl
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
- Doseido Colony10.8 mi S · Wilson
- Kicaster13.0 mi S · Wilson
- Fratt14.9 mi W · Bexar
- Grass Pond Colony16.7 mi S · Wilson
- Gruene17.3 mi N · Comal
- Alum17.6 mi SE · Wilson
- Anthony19.7 mi W · Bexar
- Coker21.0 mi W · Bexar
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Zuehl": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Zuehl, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q978644.
- USGS GNIS 1350777.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).