Callisburg Texas Map

About Callisburg, Texas

Callisburg is a locality in Cooke County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 459. The population density is 53.4 people per km². Callisburg is located at 33.6979°N, 97.0089°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 76240.

Callisburg rests under a sky that often stretches, vast and blue, over gentle swells of earth. It lies 23.4 miles west of Sherman, TX (from Sherman, TX: bearing 281°T), and is situated 8.7 miles north-east of Gainesville. The land here breathes a quiet dignity, a landscape of soft contours and wide horizons where mesquite trees, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers, punctuate fields that have known the sun and the rain for generations. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, dry scent of dust and sun-baked grass, a perfume unique to these North Texas plains. Even the few scattered farmhouses seem to lean into the breeze, their paint faded to soft hues that echo the muted tones of the earth itself, giving Callisburg a character of patient endurance. The story of Callisburg is one etched in the very soil, a testament to the resilience of those who first settled this land. Originally a stopping point for travelers and a hub for local farming communities, its economy has long been tied to the bounty of the earth, from cotton to cattle. Though the railway that once passed through has since faded into memory, the spirit of self-reliance remains. Today, Callisburg continues its unhurried existence, a place where the whispers of its past mingle with the present, a small corner of Cooke County that holds its history close.

About This Callisburg Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Callisburg, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 33.697884, -97.008897. 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 Callisburg and Cooke County.

Detailed location data for Callisburg includes the ZIP code (76240), telephone area code (817), county seat of Cooke County (Gainesville), and school district assignment (Callisburg 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 Callisburg is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.