Mesquite, Texas
Ghost town
Mesquite school (abandoned)
Mesquite school (abandoned)
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Mesquite
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Mesquite
Coordinates: 32°52′13″N 101°37′49″W / 32.87028°N 101.63028°W / 32.87028; -101.63028
Country United States
State Texas
CountyBorden
Physiographic regionLlano Estacado
Founded1905
Elevation
[1]
2,966 ft (904 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code806
WebsiteHandbook of Texas

Mesquite is a former town in Borden County, Texas, United States. From its inception, Mesquite remained a rural farming community. A school, established in 1905, served the area until 1952, after which the building appears to have been abandoned. Today, all that remains at the site of Mesquite are a Church of Christ, several scattered houses, and the abandoned schoolhouse.[2] The rest of the town appears to have been subsumed by private farms for cropland.

Geography

Mesquite is located on Farm to Market Road 1054, east of US Route 87 and north of US Route 180. The nearest large community is Lamesa, approximately 15 miles (24 km) to the southwest. It is also located 16 miles (26 km) northwest of Gail, 55 miles (89 km) north of Big Spring, and 7 miles (11 km) south of the Lynn County line.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mesquite". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Davis, Charles G. "Mesquite, TX (Borden County)". Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Mesquite, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved 2022-08-22.


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