Quick Facts
- State
- Texas
- County
- Limestone County
- Status
- Unknown Status
- Access
- Unknown Access
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
Some ghost towns feel like museums. Tehuacana feels like an interruption — a place that stopped mid-sentence. Tehuacana (, Spanish pronunciation: [tewaˈkana]) is a town near the Tehuacana Hills in Limestone County, Texas, United States. The population was 228 at the 2020 census.
Limestone County holds 3 documented ghost towns, including Frosa, Odds — Tehuacana keeps them company on the map.
The story of Tehuacana
Texas ghost towns run the full arc: cattle railheads, cotton towns the boll weevil broke, and oil booms that went bust.
Tehuacana (, Spanish pronunciation: [tewaˈkana]) is a town near the Tehuacana Hills in Limestone County, Texas, United States. The population was 228 at the 2020 census. From 1869 until 1902, the town was home to Trinity University.
What you'll find today
The on-the-ground condition of Tehuacana is unverified — it's listed here with unknown status. That could mean standing buildings, or an empty field. Go prepared for either, and consider sharing what you find so the record improves.
Nobody has confirmed the access situation, so treat any visit as reconnaissance: verify land ownership first, and be ready to admire from the road.
Getting there
Here's the honest truth: access to Tehuacana is unverified. We couldn't confirm whether the site sits on public land, private property, or something in between — so verify land ownership and local rules before visiting, and respect private property at all times.
Good to know
Ghost-town etiquette is simple: take only photographs. Removing artifacts is illegal on public lands and disrespectful everywhere else — and on federal land it can be a serious offense.
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Sources: description based on Wikipedia (“Tehuacana, Texas”), CC BY-SA.