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Albuquerque

Ghost town · Gonzales County, Texas

Dewville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500)
Dewville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Albuquerque is a ghost town in Gonzales County, Texas. It is one of 2 former communities in Gonzales County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 53rd among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Albuquerque 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 29.3483° N, 97.8428° W.

Key facts

Elevation421 ft
Nearest living townNixon, TX
Distance to it7.1 miles
Coordinates29.34833, -97.84278

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What's there now

Albuquerque is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Nixon, TX (population 2,363), about 7.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 421 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 Albuquerque?

Albuquerque is in Gonzales County, Texas, at 29.3483, -97.8428.

How many ghost towns are in Gonzales County?

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

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