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Chinati

Ghost town · Presidio County, Texas

Adobes quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000)
Adobes quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Chinati is a ghost town in Presidio County, Texas, recorded as human settlement in Texas, United States of America. It is one of 7 former communities in Presidio County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Chinati as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 29.8242° N, 104.6060° W.

Key facts

Elevation2,689 ft
Nearest living townPresidio, TX
Distance to it23.3 miles
Coordinates29.82420, -104.60600

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What's there now

Chinati is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Presidio, TX (population 3,226), about 23.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,689 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Chinati?

Chinati is in Presidio County, Texas, at 29.8242, -104.6060.

How many ghost towns are in Presidio County?

Presidio County, Texas has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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