Santo Tomás, Texas

Santo Tomás, Texas
Ghost town
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Webb
Established	1873
Elevation [1]	532 ft (162 m)
Population
• Total	0
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CST)
Area code	+1-956
GNIS feature ID	1385385[1]
Nearest Airports: Laredo: Laredo International Airport (KLRD) (LRD) Nuevo Laredo: Quetzalcoatl International Airport (MMNL) (NLD))

Santo Tomás^[2] was a coal-mining town near Laredo in west central Webb County, Texas, United States. The town was founded in 1801 by Antonio Gonzales and was named in honor of Saint Thomas. During the colonial era, the land was used primarily for ranching. Pure quality cannel coal was found and extracted in 1873. In June 1882, the narrow-gauge Rio Grande and Pecos Railroad was built to transport the coal. By 1900, the town grew and had a population of approximately 1,000. By 1920, all the mines had closed and the population of Santo Tomás decreased to 18. Today, Santo Tomás is a ghost town near the Colombia-Solidarity International Bridge.

27°44′39″N 99°45′05″W / 27.74417°N 99.75139°W / 27.74417; -99.75139