Adobes, Texas

Ghost Town in Texas, United States
29°45′34″N 104°33′13″W / 29.75944°N 104.55361°W / 29.75944; -104.55361CountryUnited StatesStateTexasCountyPresidioElevation2,671 ft (814 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes
79843
Area code432GNIS feature ID2034918[1]

Adobes was a small farming community[2] and now a ghost town,[3] located on the Rio Grande and Farm to Market Road 170 in Presidio County, Texas, United States. It was founded in the 1870s. Cotton began to be grown in the area in 1914, and by 1930 the community had 750 acres (300 ha) of irrigated land.

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Adobes, Texas
  2. ^ "ADOBES, TX". tshaonline.org.
  3. ^ "Adobes, Texas". texasescapes.com.

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