Harwood Texas Map

About Harwood, Texas

Harwood is a locality in Gonzales County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 120. The population density is 86.3 people per km². Harwood is located at 29.6658°N, 97.5053°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Harwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 78632.

Harwood sits upon the undulating plains of Gonzales County, where the earth stretches wide under a vast, unencumbered sky. It lies 18.1 miles south-southeast of Lockhart, TX (from Lockhart, TX: bearing 147°T), and is situated 8.6 miles east of Luling. Artesia Creek carves a quiet, meandering path through the landscape, its banks lined with the tangled vegetation and dark silt characteristic of the region’s drainage. To the west, the subtle rise of Iron Peak breaks the horizon, a modest but constant anchor in a geography defined by broad, sun-bleached pastures and the shifting shadows of passing clouds. The air here carries the dry, resonant scent of sun-warmed grass and limestone, a stillness that settles over the land when the wind dies down and the heat of the afternoon begins to wane.

Harwood traces its origins to the expansion of the rail lines that once dictated the pulse of commerce in this part of the state, serving as a vital point for the movement of agricultural goods. While the frantic pace of the iron horse has long since faded, the local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the soil and the legacy of the ranching industry that first defined the area. Residents find the nearby Palmetto State Park—a lush, swampy sanctuary of palmettos and oaks—a stark contrast to the open fields of the surrounding territory, though the more distant Soil Conservation Service Site 15 Reservoir remains a quiet destination for those seeking the stillness of standing water. To the north, the terrain dips into the low expanse of Long Hollow, a reminder that the land is shaped by the slow, persistent work of rain and runoff. Life in Harwood moves with a deliberate, quiet grace, defined by the seasonal cycles of the fields and the enduring character of those who remain rooted in this expanse of Texas earth.

About This Harwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Harwood, Texas. Coordinates: 29.665786, -97.505272. 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 Harwood includes the ZIP code (78632), telephone area code (512, 737), county seat of Gonzales County (Gonzales), and school district assignment (Gonzales 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.