Gardendale, La Salle County
Gardendale, 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 Gardendale, La Salle County.
| City | Gardendale |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | La Salle |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 28.51693 |
| Longitude | -99.216144 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
Gardendale is a locality in La Salle County, Texas, United States. Gardendale is located at 28.5169°N, 99.2161°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 79758.0.
Gardendale unfolds across a landscape of muted ochre and sage, where the flat expanse of South Texas prairie stretches to meet a sky that seems impossibly vast, a canvas for the slow, deliberate march of clouds. It lies 72.0 miles north-north-east of Laredo, TX (from Laredo, TX: bearing 14°T), and is situated 5.6 miles north-north-east of Cotulla. The terrain, a subtle ripple of low hills and shallow draws, supports hardy grasses that whisper their dry secrets to the insistent wind. Here, mesquite trees, their branches gnarled like ancient hands, offer sparse shade, their thorns a constant reminder of the land's unyielding nature. The air itself carries a fine, persistent dust, a testament to the earth's dry breath, and in the late afternoon, the sun bleeds a warm, honeyed light across the fields, softening the sharp edges of the world. This is a place where the echoes of ranching life still resonate, a history etched into the very soil by generations of families who coaxed a living from this often-challenging earth. The local economy, once deeply rooted in cattle and agriculture, now finds a steady hum in the energy sector, a modern counterpoint to the timeless rhythm of the seasons. While Gardendale itself may not boast grand monuments, its character is defined by a quiet resilience, a steadfastness born from the open spaces and the deep, silent wells of the earth. The sparse scattering of homes and businesses speaks of a deliberate pace, a life lived in close communion with the elements, where the horizon is not a boundary, but an invitation.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Gardendale, 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 Gardendale and La Salle County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Gardendale 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 Gardendale 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. |