Cedar Creek Texas Map

About Cedar Creek, Texas

Cedar Creek is a locality in Waller County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,154. The population density is 67.6 people per km². Cedar Creek is located at 30.0823°N, 97.5111°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 77445, 78612.

Cedar Creek exists as a quiet convergence of prairie grass and stubborn oak, defined by the persistent, winding path of Donahoe Creek as it cuts through the silty earth. It lies 20.2 miles east of Brenham, TX (from Brenham, TX: bearing 84°T), and is situated 8.2 miles north-northwest of Prairie View. The landscape here favors the subtle, where the ground gives way to the gentle depression of Red Gully just a few miles away, creating a terrain that feels both wide and intimate under the expansive Texas sky. At dusk, the light loses its harshness, turning the dry stalks of the fields into a pale, glowing bronze that seems to hold the warmth of the day long after the sun has dipped below the horizon. The air carries a scent of turned soil and cooling limestone, a dry, grounded fragrance that anchors the senses to the inland plains, far removed from the damp atmosphere of distant horizons.

Agriculture has long dictated the pulse of Cedar Creek, shaping a life defined by the slow accumulation of seasonal harvests and the maintenance of fences that divide the open range. While residents might travel to Hempstead City Park for a quiet afternoon of respite, the economy remains tied to the land and the modest commerce that supports the surrounding agricultural interests. History here is not marked by grand monuments but by the persistence of those who worked the soil, leaving behind a legacy of resilience that persists in the steady, unpretentious pace of daily business. Even with the Soil Conservation Service Site 6 Reservoir sitting eighteen miles out and Hockley Mound rising as a distant point of reference, the character of Cedar Creek remains rooted in the immediate, observable truth of its own fields and the water that feeds them.

About This Cedar Creek Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cedar Creek, Texas. Coordinates: 30.082341, -97.51112. 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 Cedar Creek includes the ZIP code (77445, 78612), telephone area code (281, 512, 737), county seat of Waller County (Hempstead), and school district assignment (Bastrop 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.