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Tehuacana

Ghost town · Limestone County, Texas

Groesbeck quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500)
Groesbeck quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Tehuacana is a ghost town in Limestone County, Texas. It is one of 3 former communities in Limestone County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 37th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

At its height the population reached about 307.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tehuacana 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 31.7422° N, 96.5456° W.

Key facts

Peak population307
Last recorded population228
Elevation627 ft
Nearest living townMexia, TX
Distance to it5.6 miles
Coordinates31.74220, -96.54560

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What's there now

Tehuacana is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mexia, TX (population 6,867), about 5.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 627 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Tehuacana, Texas
Tehuacana, Texas · Renelibrary / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Tehuacana?

Tehuacana is in Limestone County, Texas, at 31.7422, -96.5456.

How many ghost towns are in Limestone County?

Limestone County, Texas has 3 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.