Pescadito, Texas

Pescadito, Texas
Ghost town
Established	1881
Population
• Total	Ghost Town
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CST (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	+1-956
Nearest Airports: Laredo: Laredo International Airport KLRD LRD Nuevo Laredo: Quetzalcoatl International Airport MMNL NLD

Pescadito was a town near Laredo in southwestern Webb County, Texas, United States. Pescadito was a stop on the Texas Mexican Railway in 1881. In 1930 it had a population of 25. The community's main business was mesquite wood for railroads until coal began to be used in 1946.

References

Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. "Pescadito, Texas" (accessed May 23, 2007)

Municipalities and communities of Webb County, Texas, United States

County seat: Laredo

Cities	El Cenizo Laredo Rio Bravo

CDPs	Aguilares Bonanza Hills Botines Bruni Colorado Acres Four Points Hillside Acres La Coma La Presa Laredo Ranchettes Laredo Ranchettes West Larga Vista Las Haciendas Las Pilas Los Altos Los Arcos Los Centenarios Los Corralitos Los Fresnos Los Huisaches Los Minerales Los Nopalitos Los Veteranos I Los Veteranos II Mirando City Oilton Pueblo East Pueblo Nuevo Ranchitos East Ranchitos Las Lomas Ranchos Penitas West San Carlos I San Carlos II Sunset Acres Tanquecitos South Acres Tanquecitos South Acres II Valle Verde

Other unincorporated communities	Callaghan Dolores Las Tiendas Old Milwaukee East Colonia Old Milwaukee West Colonia Webb

Ghost towns	Darwin Islitas Los Ojuelos Pescadito Santo Tomás

Coordinates: 27°30′38″N 99°15′27″W / 27.51056°N 99.25750°W / 27.51056; -99.25750

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