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Acala

Ghost town · Hudspeth County, Texas

Fort Hancock quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:62,500)
Fort Hancock quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Acala is a ghost town in Hudspeth County, Texas. It is one of 8 former communities in Hudspeth County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

At its height the population reached about 11.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Acala 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 31.3339° N, 105.9140° W.

Key facts

Peak population11
Last recorded population11
Elevation3,553 ft
Nearest living townFort Hancock, TX
Distance to it5.1 miles
Coordinates31.33390, -105.91400

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What's there now

Acala is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fort Hancock, TX (population 956), about 5.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,553 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Downtown Acala Texas.
Downtown Acala Texas. · TigerPaw2154 at English Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons · CC0

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Questions

Where is Acala?

Acala is in Hudspeth County, Texas, at 31.3339, -105.9140.

How many ghost towns are in Hudspeth County?

Hudspeth County, Texas has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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