Callaghan, Texas | |
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Coordinates: 27°52′28″N 99°23′54″W / 27.87444°N 99.39833°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Webb |
Established | 1881 |
Area | |
• Total | 0.8 sq mi (2.2 km2) |
• Land | 0.8 sq mi (2.2 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 610 ft (190 m) |
Population (1990) | |
• Total | <100 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CST) |
Zip Code | 78045 |
Area code | +1-956 |
GNIS feature ID | 1378085[1] |
Nearest Airports: Laredo: Laredo International Airport (KLRD) (LRD) Nuevo Laredo: Quetzalcoatl International Airport (MMNL) (NLD) |
Callaghan is a ranching community in Webb County, Texas, United States which was established in 1881. The community was named after a nearby ranch owned by Charles Callaghan, and much later, Joe B. Finley. The community was once a cattle shipping point on the International and Great Northern Railroad.[2] Callaghan is served by the Callaghan Ranch Airport (ICAO: 90TX). Callaghan is fourteen miles north of Laredo.