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LUXELLO, TEXAS

Texas Ghost Town
Bexar County, South Texas

18 Miles NE of Downtown San Antonio
Population: 0

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Luxello Hall
Photo courtesy Sarah Reveley, February 2007

On Cibolo Creek, near Selma, No Directions Available – not on maps

History in a Pecan Shell

The Handbook of Texas allows that the town was “probably” settled around 1900. It was first named Landa, but the name was changed to honor Charles Lux, the town’s first postmaster. The post office opened in 1915 but closed its doors soon after. That year the population was reported as 35 residents. As hard as it is to believe – the town declined from that number – although it managed to hold on through the Great Depression. The population was given as 30 for both the 1930 and 1940 censuses but after WWII the town was bullied into oblivion by the rapidly growing towns of Universal City and Selma.

Luxello Texas Today

Luxello Hall
Photo courtesy Sarah Reveley, February 2007

Luxello Texas - Bridge over Cibolo Creek

Photos courtesy Stephen Michaels, February 2008

Photo courtesy Stephen Michaels, February 2008

Photos courtesy Stephen Michaels, February 2008
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Gas station ruins
Photos courtesy Stephen Michaels, February 2008

Gas station ruins
Photo courtesy Stephen Michaels, February 2008
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Photos courtesy Stephen Michaels, February 2008

Photos courtesy Stephen Michaels, February 2008
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Photo courtesy Sarah Reveley, February 2007

Photo courtesy Sarah Reveley, March 2008

Photo courtesy Sarah Reveley, March 2008

Postcard canceled with Luxello, TX 1916 postmark
Courtesy The John J. Germann Collection

1940s Bexar County map showing Luxella
near Comal and Guadalupe County lines
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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South Texas

Luxello, Texas Nearby Cities & Towns:
San Antonio the county seat
New Braunfels
Gruene
Selma
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