WayfarrowLa Lomita
Ghost town · Hidalgo County, Texas
La Lomita is a ghost town in Hidalgo County, Texas. It is one of 2 former communities in Hidalgo County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 81st among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists La Lomita as a historical populated place on the Mission 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 26.1540° N, 98.3306° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Mission |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 108 ft |
| Nearest living town | Granjeno, TX |
| Distance to it | 2.1 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 2034955 |
| Coordinates | 26.15396, -98.33057 |
What's there now
La Lomita is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Granjeno, TX (population 326), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 108 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Sam Fordyceghost town · Hidalgo County · 13.6 mi
Questions
Where is La Lomita?
La Lomita is in Hidalgo County, Texas, at 26.1540, -98.3306.
How many ghost towns are in Hidalgo County?
Hidalgo County, Texas has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.