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San Vicente

Ghost town · Brewster County, Texas

San Vicente quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
San Vicente quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

San Vicente is a ghost town in Brewster County, Texas. It is one of 8 former communities in Brewster County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists San Vicente 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 29.1539° N, 103.0201° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townStudy Butte, TX
Distance to it33.9 miles
Coordinates29.15389, -103.02014

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What's there now

San Vicente is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Study Butte, TX (population 172), about 33.9 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is San Vicente?

San Vicente is in Brewster County, Texas, at 29.1539, -103.0201.

How many ghost towns are in Brewster County?

Brewster County, Texas has 8 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.