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About Cool, Texas

Cool is a locality in Parker County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 211. The population density is 49.4 people per km². Cool is located at 32.7983°N, 98.0123°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Cool is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 76088.

Cool defines the horizon with a rugged, sun-bleached expanse where the low-slung earth meets the wide, unencumbered sky. It lies 6.5 miles east of Mineral Wells, TX (from Mineral Wells, TX: bearing 95°T), and is situated 9.2 miles north-northwest of Brock. The Duke Mountain Branch carves a quiet, rhythmic path through the terrain, its seasonal flow shaping the limestone banks that define the local topography. Only three miles to the east, the silhouette of Duke Mountain rises as a silent sentinel, its weathered slopes catching the amber light of late afternoon in a way that turns the gray rock into polished bronze. Just two miles away, the waters of Lake Mineral Wells offer a stillness that mirrors the vast, open prairie, providing a sanctuary for the hawks that circle above the scrub oak and dry grasses.

Life in Cool moves with the deliberate pace of a landscape that has long favored endurance over haste. The legacy of the region remains rooted in the hard, productive soil, where the economy has shifted from early agrarian roots to a quiet reliance on the land's natural resources and the steady movement of those traveling through the central plains. Residents often find their way to the Lake Mineral Wells State Park and Trailway, where the remnants of old rail lines offer a path through the dense, tangled thickets of the interior. Whether traversing the nearby Lake Mineral Wells State Park and Trailway or observing the distant rise of the land toward Devils Hollow, the people of Cool maintain a profound connection to the physical reality of their surroundings, finding beauty in the austere, sun-warmed textures of a landscape that asks for little but reveals much to those who watch the shadows lengthen across the dirt.

About This Cool Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cool, Texas. Coordinates: 32.798325, -98.012297. 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 Cool includes the ZIP code (76088), telephone area code (817, 682), county seat of Parker County (Weatherford), and school district assignment (Millsap 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.