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Perico

Ghost town · Dallam County, Texas

Perico quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1973, 1:24,000)
Perico quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1973, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Perico is a ghost town in Dallam County, Texas. It is the only former community in Dallam County recorded on the federal names register, out of 445 across Texas.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Perico 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 36.2764° N, 102.8640° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townTexline, TX
Distance to it11.1 miles
Coordinates36.27640, -102.86400

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What's there now

Perico is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Texline, TX (population 527), about 11.1 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Perico, Texas viewed from U.S. highway 87
Perico, Texas viewed from U.S. highway 87 · Fredlyfish4 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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