Buckholts Texas Map

About Buckholts, Texas

Buckholts is a locality in Milam County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 374. The population density is 116.5 people per km². Buckholts is located at 30.8730°N, 97.1250°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 76518.

Buckholts unfolds across a landscape of rolling Blackland Prairie, where the sky seems to stretch an impossibly vast canvas over fields of sorghum and cotton that shimmer in the midday sun. It lies 20.2 miles south-east of Temple, TX (from Temple, TX: bearing 140°T), and is situated 8.9 miles west of Cameron. The air, especially in the early mornings, carries the faint, earthy perfume of damp soil and distant cattle, a scent that clings to the wide, sparsely populated streets. Old oak trees, their limbs gnarled like ancient storytellers, offer shade to the few sturdy buildings that comprise the heart of Buckholts, their paint faded by decades of relentless Texas sunshine and the occasional fierce norther. Here, life moves at a pace dictated by the seasons and the steady, unhurried rhythm of agricultural endeavor, a quiet persistence that defines the very character of this Milam County locale. The history of Buckholts is deeply entwined with the rich agricultural heritage of Central Texas, its origins rooted in the fertile lands that have sustained generations. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of bountiful harvests, established a community that has weathered economic shifts and the inexorable march of time, its economy still largely tethered to the land through farming and ranching. The distinctive quietude of Buckholts is not an emptiness, but a testament to a deep-seated connection to the earth, where the rustle of wind through the tall grass and the distant lowing of cattle are the prevailing sounds. Though not a place of grand monuments, Buckholts holds within its unassuming existence a quiet dignity, a reflection of the enduring spirit of those who have called this place home.

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This page provides an interactive Google map of Buckholts, Texas with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Buckholts and Milam County.

Detailed location data for Buckholts includes the ZIP code (76518), telephone area code (254), county seat of Milam County (Cameron), and school district assignment (Buckholts Independent School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Buckholts is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.