Gallatin Texas Map

About Gallatin, Texas

Gallatin is a locality in Cherokee County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 321. The population density is 26.9 people per km². Gallatin is located at 31.8910°N, 95.1455°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Gallatin is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 75764.

Gallatin emerges from the red-earth landscape as a quiet intersection of open fields and dense woodlands, where the air holds the heavy, sweet scent of damp soil and sun-warmed pine needles. It lies 8.9 miles southeast of Jacksonville, TX (from Jacksonville, TX: bearing 124°T), and is situated 6.6 miles north of Rusk. The horizon toward the Elkins Mountains offers only the faintest suggestion of distant, hazy silhouettes, leaving the immediate view to the slow, deliberate meander of Little Turnpike Creek as it carves a path through the low-lying brush. Sunlight here seems to cling to the tall grasses at dusk, turning the fields a bruised, burnished gold that persists long after the shadows have lengthened. Three miles distant, the waters of Turnbow Lake catch the fading sky, acting as a dark, polished mirror for the shifting clouds above the timberline.

Gallatin maintains a pace dictated by the seasonal cycles of the land, its rhythm rooted in the agricultural labor that has defined this soil for generations. While the silence of the surrounding terrain suggests a place untouched by time, the proximity of the Jim Hogg State Historical Park Trail serves as a reminder of the figures who once traversed these woods, leaving behind a legacy that lingers in the quietude of the backcountry. Economic life remains tethered to the quiet industry of the region, far removed from the frantic reach of modern commerce, with the nearby Fairchild State Forest providing a buffer of ancient, towering timber. Visitors seeking the stillness of the outdoors often find their way toward Lions Park, where the canopy provides a reprieve from the heat, grounding Gallatin in a stillness that feels both permanent and profoundly solitary.

About This Gallatin Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gallatin, Texas. Coordinates: 31.891003, -95.1455. 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 Gallatin includes the ZIP code (75764), telephone area code (903), county seat of Cherokee County (Rusk), and school district assignment (Rusk 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.