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Fort Leaton

Ghost town · Presidio County, Texas

Presidio East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1979, 1:24,000)
Presidio East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1979, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fort Leaton is a ghost town in Presidio County, Texas. 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 Fort Leaton as a historical populated place on the Presidio East topographic quadrangle: 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 29.5427° N, 104.3221° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePresidio East
Elevation2,571 ft
Nearest living townPresidio, TX
Distance to it2.9 miles
GNIS feature ID2034879
Coordinates29.54268, -104.32215

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What's there now

Fort Leaton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Presidio, TX (population 3,226), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,571 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 Fort Leaton?

Fort Leaton is in Presidio County, Texas, at 29.5427, -104.3221.

How many ghost towns are in Presidio County?

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

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