Mesquite, Borden County, Texas

Mesquite, Texas
Ghost Town
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; -101.63028Coordinates: 32°52′13″N 101°37′49″W / 32.87028°N 101.63028°W / 32.87028; -101.63028
Country  United States
State  Texas
County Borden
Physiographic region Llano Estacado
Founded 1905
Elevation[1] 2,966 ft (904 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 806
Website Handbook 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, and the abandoned schoolhouse.[2] The rest of the town appears to have been subsumed by private farms for crop land.

Geography

Mesquite is located on Farm to Market 1054, east of US Route 87 and north of US Route 180. The nearest large community is Lamesa, about 15 miles (24 km) to the southwest.

See also

References

  1. "Mesquite". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Davis, Charles G. "Mesquite, TX (Borden County)". Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved February 3, 2011.


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