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Texla

Ghost town · Orange County, Texas

Texla quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1926, 1:24,000)
Texla quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1926, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Texla is a ghost town in Orange County, Texas. It is one of 2 former communities in Orange County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 83rd among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Texla 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 30.2203° N, 93.8811° W.

Key facts

Elevation30 ft
Nearest living townMauriceville, TX
Distance to it0.9 miles
Coordinates30.22030, -93.88110

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What's there now

Texla is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mauriceville, TX (population 2,981), about 0.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 30 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 Texla?

Texla is in Orange County, Texas, at 30.2203, -93.8811.

How many ghost towns are in Orange County?

Orange County, Texas has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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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.