Shafter, Texas

Shafter, Texas
"Shafter Ghost Town", with Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church
"Shafter Ghost Town", with Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church
Nickname: 
Shafter Ghost Town
Shafter, Texas is located in Texas
Shafter, Texas
Shafter, Texas
Location within Texas
Coordinates: 29°49′13″N 104°18′12″W / 29.82028°N 104.30333°W / 29.82028; -104.30333
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyPresidio
Elevation3,901 ft (1,189 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
79843
Area code432
GNIS feature ID1380523[1]
Shafter Historic Mining District
Location20 mi. N of Presidio on US 67, Shafter, Texas
Area300 acres (120 ha)
NRHP reference No.76002058[2]
Added to NRHPMay 17, 1976

Shafter is a ghost town in Presidio County, Texas, United States. The Texas Attorney General's Office listed a population of 11 as of the 2000 Census.[3] It was named in honor of General William R. Shafter, who at one point commanded the nearby (relatively speaking) Fort Davis.[citation needed] As of 2012, at least one silver mine, La Mina Grande, had been reopened by Aurcana Corporation.[4]

It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Shafter Historic Mining District.

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shafter, Texas
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ Texas Attorney General Colonia Data
  4. ^ MacCormack, John (November 11, 2012). "Water concerns temper elation over Big Bend silver mine". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved November 12, 2012.