Alma Texas Map

About Alma, Texas

Alma is a locality in Ellis County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 373. The population density is 27.9 people per km². Alma is located at 32.2762°N, 96.5432°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Alma is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 75119.

Alma sits upon a expanse of open, sun-bleached prairie where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered, interrupted only by the distant, hazy silhouette of Rainbow Ridge. It lies 5.5 miles east-southeast of Ennis, TX (from Ennis, TX: bearing 123°T), and is situated 19.0 miles east-southeast of Waxahachie. The land around Alma slopes gently toward the quiet, meandering path of Burns Branch, a waterway that marks the rhythm of the seasons as it carves through the silt and clay of the plains. During the long, golden afternoons, the light here takes on a heavy, honeyed quality, casting elongated shadows across the tall grasses that sway with a persistent, dry wind. Four miles to the north, the waters of Reservoir Number One Hundred Twentyone C provide a stillness that contrasts with the constant motion of the prairie sky, offering a place where the heat of the day seems to collect and dissipate in the cooling air.

History in Alma remains tied to the cycles of the soil and the quiet persistence of those who worked the land long before modern industry shifted the local pulse. While the economy largely follows the quiet demands of agriculture and regional commerce, the character of the place is defined by a deep, unspoken attachment to the open space that surrounds every porch and fence line. Residents often find their way toward the paths of Fairview Park to observe the changing colors of the brush, or they follow the Tonkawa Trail when the temperature breaks, tracing the same routes that have long defined the local geography. Life in Alma moves with the measured pace of the seasons, valuing a certain independence that comes from living where the sky is the most prominent feature of the day, and where the land demands a patient, observant kind of stewardship.

About This Alma Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Alma, Texas. Coordinates: 32.276227, -96.543181. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Alma includes the ZIP code (75119), telephone area code (214, 469), county seat of Ellis County (Waxahachie), and school district assignment (Ennis Independent School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.