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Santa Rita

Ghost town · Reagan County, Texas

Texon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000)
Texon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Santa Rita is a ghost town in Reagan County, Texas, recorded as human settlement in Texas, United States of America. It is one of 4 former communities in Reagan County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 29th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Santa Rita as a historical populated place on the Texon topographic quadrangle: 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 31.2235° N, 101.6571° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTexon
Nearest living townBig Lake, TX
Distance to it12.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1380496
Coordinates31.22349, -101.65707

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What's there now

Santa Rita is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Big Lake, TX (population 3,092), about 12.2 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 Santa Rita?

Santa Rita is in Reagan County, Texas, at 31.2235, -101.6571.

How many ghost towns are in Reagan County?

Reagan County, Texas has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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