Mesquite, Borden County, Texas
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| subdivision_name3 = Llano Estacado
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| established_date = 1905
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| postal_code = 79738
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Mesquite is a former town in Borden County, Texas, United States.
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.{{cite web | url = http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hrm36 | title = Mesquite, TX (Borden County) | first = Charles G. | last = Davis | work = Handbook of Texas Online | accessdate = February 3, 2011}}
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 {{convert|15|mi|0}} to the southwest. It is also located {{convert|16|mi|0}} northwest of Gail, {{convert|55|mi|0}} north of Big Spring, and {{convert|7|mi|0}} south of the Lynn County line.{{cite web | url = http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasGhostTowns/Mesquite-Texas.htm | title = Mesquite, Texas | work = | publisher = Texas Escapes Online Magazine | date = | accessdate = 2022-08-22}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{URL|https://www.ars.usda.gov/plains-area/lubbock-tx/cropping-systems-research-laboratory/wind-erosion-and-water-conservation-research/docs/llano/|Public domain images of the Llano Estacado and West Texas}}
{{Borden County, Texas}}
Category:Geography of Borden County, Texas
Category:Ghost towns in the Texas South Plains
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