Callaghan, Texas

Callaghan, Texas
Unincorporated community
Coordinates: 27°52′28″N 99°23′54″W / 27.87444°N 99.39833°W / 27.87444; -99.39833Coordinates: 27°52′28″N 99°23′54″W / 27.87444°N 99.39833°W / 27.87444; -99.39833
Country United States
State Texas
County Webb
Established 1881
Area
  Total 0.8 sq mi (2.2 km2)
  Land 0.8 sq mi (2.2 km2)
  Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Population (1990)
  Total <100
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CST (UTC-5)
Zip Code 78045
Area code(s) +1-956
Nearest Airports: Laredo: Laredo International Airport (KLRD) (LRD) Nuevo Laredo: Quetzalcoatl International Airport (MMNL) (NLD)

Callaghan is a ranching community in Webb County, Texas and was established in 1881. The community was named after a nearby ranch owned by Charles Callaghan and much later Joe B. Finley. The community was once a cattle shipping point on the International and Great Northern Railroad.[1] Callaghan is served by the Callaghan Ranch Airport (ICAO: 90TX). Callaghan is fourteen miles north of Laredo, Texas.

Geography

Callaghan is located at 27°52′28″N 99°23′54″W / 27.87444°N 99.39833°W / 27.87444; -99.39833 (27.879444, -99.396667).

Education

Callaghan is served by the United Independent School District in Laredo.

References

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