Cross Mountain Texas Map

About Cross Mountain, Texas

Cross Mountain is a locality in Bexar County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,752. The population density is 284.5 people per km². Cross Mountain is located at 29.6455°N, 98.6595°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78256.

Cross Mountain rises, a gentle swell against the vast Texas sky, its slopes a mosaic of scrub oak and mesquite. It lies 11.6 miles west-south-west of Timberwood Park, TX (from Timberwood Park, TX: bearing 249°T), and is situated 7.0 miles south of Fair Oaks Ranch. The air here carries the dry, sun-baked scent of native grasses, a scent that deepens with the approaching evening, mingling with the faint perfume of unseen wildflowers. The land itself is a study in muted greens and dusty browns, interrupted by the occasional flash of a roadrunner or the glint of mica in the exposed rock. The silence is profound, broken only by the whisper of the wind through the thorny branches and the distant, mournful cry of a hawk circling overhead. It is a place where the horizon seems to stretch into eternity, and the light, especially at dawn and dusk, paints the landscape in hues of rose and ochre, imbuing the familiar terrain with a quiet, almost spiritual luminescence. The story of Cross Mountain is written in the enduring spirit of those who have sought sustenance from its modest bounty. For generations, its fertile pockets have yielded crops, the land’s generosity a testament to patient cultivation. While modern development has brought its own hum to the edges of Cross Mountain, the heart of its economy still beats with the rhythms of agriculture and the quiet industry of ranching, the legacy of which is etched into the weathered fences and the stoic faces of its inhabitants. It’s a place where the past is not a forgotten relic but a living presence, a gentle undercurrent in the everyday lives of its people, who navigate the present with a deep-seated connection to the land that has shaped them.

About This Cross Mountain Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cross Mountain, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 29.645503, -98.659467. 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 Cross Mountain and Bexar County.

Detailed location data for Cross Mountain includes the ZIP code (78255), telephone area code (210, 726), county seat of Bexar County (San Antonio), and school district assignment (Northside 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 Cross Mountain is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.