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Zavala

Ghost town · Jasper County, Texas

Mc Gee Bend quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:62,500)
Mc Gee Bend quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Zavala is a ghost town in Jasper County, Texas. It is one of 2 former communities in Jasper County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 54th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Zavala 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 31.0092° N, 94.1383° W.

Key facts

Elevation190 ft
Nearest living townSam Rayburn, TX
Distance to it8.2 miles
Coordinates31.00920, -94.13830

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What's there now

Zavala is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sam Rayburn, TX (population 1,163), about 8.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 190 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 Zavala?

Zavala is in Jasper County, Texas, at 31.0092, -94.1383.

How many ghost towns are in Jasper County?

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

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