Horsehead Crossing

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE · TEXAS

A historical populated place in Crane County, Texas, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name: Horsehead Crossing
Feature Type: Populated Place (historical)
State: Texas
County: Crane County
USGS Map: Imperial
Coordinates: 31.2848650, -102.7434843
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GNIS Feature ID: 2034906

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

GNIS description

A ghost town.

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 2034906. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

GNIS citation text may identify a source series rather than a specific page. It is reproduced below without implying that its underlying documents were inspected.

Text Webb, Walter Prescott, Editor-in-chief. The Handbook of Texas. Austin, Texas: Texas State Historical Association, 1952. 2 volumes. If using the books, use form TX-T2/VV/ppp. If using the online version at URL: http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online, use form TX-T2/YYYY.

GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.