De Kalb Texas Map
De Kalb, Texas — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of De Kalb, Bowie County.
Interactive Map of De Kalb, Texas
| City | De Kalb |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Bowie |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 33.508726 |
| Longitude | -94.616319 |
| Population | 1,976 |
| Density | 480.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About De Kalb, Texas
De Kalb is a locality in Bowie County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,976. The population density is 480.0 people per km². De Kalb is located at 33.5087°N, 94.6163°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 75559.
De Kalb lies amidst a landscape of rolling East Texas terrain, where the humid air hangs thick and sweet with the scent of pine and damp earth. It lies 33.3 miles west of Texarkana, TX (from Texarkana, TX: bearing 280°T), and is situated 0.1 miles east-north-east of DeKalb. The land itself, a tapestry of verdant pastures and dense woodlands, slopes gently towards the slow-moving waters of the Sulphur River. Here, the sky often stretches vast and pale, a canvas for the dramatic cloud formations that gather before a summer downpour, and the light at dusk often bleeds into the west in shades of bruised plum and molten gold, casting long shadows across the fields. The character of De Kalb is one of quiet endurance, a place where life moves with the steady, predictable pulse of the seasons, a stark contrast to the frenetic rush of larger cities. The history of De Kalb is deeply intertwined with the agricultural heart of Bowie County, once a significant cotton-producing region. The very soil here remembers the labor of generations who worked the land, and while the dominance of cotton has faded, farming and ranching remain vital threads in the local economy. One can still see the faint imprints of a past marked by rail lines that once transported goods and people, a testament to the town's historical role as a hub. Today, De Kalb continues to draw sustenance from the land, with a character shaped by a resilience forged in the fertile, sometimes unforgiving, embrace of Northeast Texas.
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About This De Kalb Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of De Kalb, 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 De Kalb and Bowie County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for De Kalb is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct De Kalb is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
