Era Texas Map

About Era, Texas

Era is a locality in Cooke County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Era is located at 33.4954°N, 97.2881°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 76238.

Era lies low beneath a wide Texas sky, where the land rolls out in gentle swells of green and gold, punctuated by stands of mesquite and post oak. It lies 21.3 miles north-north-west of Denton, TX (from Denton, TX: bearing 335°T), and is situated 7.1 miles west of Valley View. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, dusty warmth, seasoned with the faint, sweet scent of distant cattle and sun-baked earth. Horizons stretch out, unhindered, inviting the eye to follow the slow drift of clouds across the immense blue. The roads, often unpaved or simply packed dirt, wind between barbed-wire fences that mark out fields of sorghum and pastures where Herefords graze with placid indifference. In the quiet heat, the hum of insects is the loudest sound, a persistent murmur against the vast silence of the open country. The history of Era is etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of its people, a narrative woven from the threads of agriculture and a deep-rooted connection to the soil. For generations, the economy has drawn its lifeblood from the land, with cattle ranching and the cultivation of grains forming the backbone of its sustenance. The old general store, still standing stoutly at the crossroads, has witnessed the comings and goings of families, the slow ebb and flow of prosperity, and the quiet resilience that defines this place. While modern conveniences have arrived, a palpable sense of continuity persists, a subtle understanding that the rhythms of the seasons and the land still hold sway in Era.

About This Era Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Era, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 33.495389, -97.288073. 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 Era and Cooke County.

Detailed location data for Era includes the ZIP code (76238), telephone area code (817), county seat of Cooke County (Gainesville), and school district assignment. 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 Era is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.