Mesquite, Borden County, Texas

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Coordinates: 32°52′13″N101°37′49″W / 32.87028°N 101.63028°W / 32.87028; -101.63028 Coordinates: 32°52′13″N101°37′49″W / 32.87028°N 101.63028°W / 32.87028; -101.63028
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Texas.svg  Texas
County Borden
Physiographic region Llano Estacado
Founded1905
Elevation
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2,966 ft (904 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 806
Website Handbook of Texas

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

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Geography

Mesquite is located on Farm to Market 1054, east of US Route 87 and north of US Route 180. The nearest large community is Lamesa, about 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]

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References

  1. "Mesquite". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. Davis, Charles G. "Mesquite, TX (Borden County)". Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
  3. "Mesquite, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved 2022-08-22.