Elbert Texas Map

About Elbert, Texas

Elbert is a locality in Throckmorton County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 5. The population density is 1.9 people per km². Elbert is located at 33.2662°N, 98.9940°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 76372.

Elbert’s heart beats slow beneath a sky that stretches thin and pale, a canvas often brushed with the fierce golds of a Texas sunset. It lies 53.2 miles south-south-west of Wichita Falls, TX (from Wichita Falls, TX: bearing 213°T), and is situated 15.7 miles west-south-west of Olney. The land here rolls with a quiet dignity, a gentle swell of earth draped in grasses that shift from dusty green to a sun-bleached straw, broken only by the stoic silhouettes of mesquite trees, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers towards the vast, indifferent blue. A whisper of wind, carrying the faint, dry scent of dust and distant cattle, is the loudest sound for miles, a constant, subtle companion to the wide-open spaces that define Elbert. The air, especially in the long, warm afternoons, takes on a certain stillness, a palpable pause before the evening’s cool descent. The story of Elbert is etched not in grand monuments, but in the persistent spirit of those who have coaxed a living from this land. Once, the promise of oil might have rippled through its quietude, a brief, bright fever in the earth’s deep veins, but the enduring pulse of Elbert has always been tied to the soil and the herds. Ranching, a tradition as old as the wind itself, still forms the backbone of its economy, the quiet hum of pickup trucks on dirt roads a more familiar sound than any factory whistle. Though small, Elbert holds a certain character, a resilience born of enduring the extremes of weather and the solitude of its setting, a place where neighbors know each other’s names and the passage of time is measured by the changing seasons rather than the ticking of a clock.

About This Elbert Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Elbert, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 33.266215, -98.993959. 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 Elbert and Throckmorton County.

Detailed location data for Elbert includes the ZIP code (76372), telephone area code (817), county seat of Throckmorton County (Throckmorton), and school district assignment (Throckmorton Collegiate 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 Elbert is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.