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Frijole

Ghost town · Culberson County, Texas

Guadalupe Peak quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1933, 1:62,500)
Guadalupe Peak quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1933, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Frijole is a ghost town in Culberson County, Texas. It is one of 5 former communities in Culberson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 22nd among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Frijole as a historical populated place on the Guadalupe Peak 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 31.9054° N, 104.7830° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGuadalupe Peak
Elevation5,269 ft
Nearest living townDell City, TX
Distance to it24.5 miles
GNIS feature ID2034634
Coordinates31.90539, -104.78300

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What's there now

Frijole is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dell City, TX (population 74), about 24.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,269 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 Frijole?

Frijole is in Culberson County, Texas, at 31.9054, -104.7830.

How many ghost towns are in Culberson County?

Culberson County, Texas has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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