Mesquite, Borden County, Texas

This article is about the ghost town in Borden County. For the Dallas suburb, see Mesquite, Texas.

Mesquite is a former town in Borden County, Texas, United States.

Mesquite, Texas
Ghost town
Mesquite school (abandoned)
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Coordinates: 32°52′13″N 101°37′49″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Borden
Physiographic region	Llano Estacado
Founded	1905
Elevation [1]	2,966 ft (904 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	806
Website	Handbook of Texas

History

From its inception, Mesquite remained a rural farming community. A school, established in 1905, served the area until 1952, after which the building appears to have been abandoned. Today, all that remains at the site of Mesquite are a Church of Christ, several scattered houses, and the abandoned schoolhouse.^[2]

The rest of the town appears to have been subsumed by private farms for cropland.

Geography

Mesquite is located on Farm to Market Road 1054, east of US Route 87 and north of US Route 180. The nearest large community is Lamesa, approximately 15 miles (24 km) to the southwest. It is also located 16 miles (26 km) northwest of Gail, 55 miles (89 km) north of Big Spring, and 7 miles (11 km) south of the Lynn County line.^[3]

See also

• List of ghost towns in Texas
• Close City, Texas
• Canyon Valley, Texas
• Rath City, Texas
• West Texas