Official Name: | Adobes, Texas |
Settlement Type: | Ghost town |
Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Texas |
Pushpin Relief: | y |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Presidio |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 2671 |
Coordinates: | 29.7594°N -104.5536°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 79843 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 2034918 |
Adobes was a small farming community[1] and now a ghost town,[2] located on the Rio Grande and Farm to Market Road 170 in Presidio County, Texas, United States. It was founded in the 1870s. Cotton began to be grown in the area in 1914, and by 1930 the community had of irrigated land.