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Pilares

Ghost town · Presidio County, Texas

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

Pilares 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 Pilares 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 30.4364° N, 104.8519° W.

Key facts

Elevation3,012 ft
Nearest living townValentine, TX
Distance to it23.7 miles
Coordinates30.43639, -104.85194

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What's there now

Pilares is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Valentine, TX (population 107), about 23.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,012 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 Pilares?

Pilares is in Presidio County, Texas, at 30.4364, -104.8519.

How many ghost towns are in Presidio County?

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

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