Hood County, Texas Map
Explore Hood County, Texas with this interactive street and satellite map. Browse all 10 cities and towns in Hood County below.
Interactive Map of Hood County, Texas
| County | Hood |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County Seat | Granbury |
| Country | United States of America |
| Latitude | 32.435375 |
| Longitude | -97.794221 |
| Cities & Towns | 10 |
| Area Codes | 254, 682, 817 |
About Hood County, Texas
Hood County occupies a transitional space where the hard, jagged limestone of the Edwards Plateau begins to yield to the softer, red-dirt plains of the north. The Brazos River acts as the primary artery of the landscape, carving deep, serpentine bends through the earth and leaving behind high, stark bluffs that catch the low, honeyed light of late afternoon. To the east, the terrain shifts into the cross timbers, where post oaks and blackjack oaks create a dense, scrubby canopy that resists the horizon. This geography is defined by the contrast between the river’s humid, shaded bottomlands and the sun-bleached, wind-swept ridges that rise abruptly from the water, offering a topography that feels both ancient and aggressively exposed to the elements.
Frontier settlers arrived here in the mid-nineteenth century, drawn by the promise of fertile soil along the riverbanks and the presence of abundant timber. The county was formally organized during a period of intense westward expansion, carved out of larger parent territories to meet the needs of a growing population of farmers and stockmen. A central town was established as the seat of government, chosen for its proximity to the water and its strategic position on early trade routes. The courthouse square, with its sturdy masonry and wide, shaded walkways, remains the focal point of civic life, reflecting the pragmatic, self-reliant architecture of a people who built their permanence into the bedrock during a time of precarious existence.
Economic life in Hood County has evolved from subsistence agriculture and cattle drives to a complex blend of tourism, power generation, and residential growth for those fleeing the density of the metropolitan north. The presence of a massive reservoir dominates the southern portion of the territory, altering the local climate and providing a vast, reflective surface that turns a brilliant, metallic silver under the high-noon sun. Residents move between the quiet, orderly pace of local commerce and the industrial gravity of the nearby nuclear plant, maintaining a social character that values privacy and a certain rugged independence. The air often carries the faint, dry scent of cedar and parched grass, a reminder that despite the modern developments, the land remains tethered to the harsh, unpredictable cycles of the Texas climate.
Cities and Towns in Hood County
About This Hood County Map Page
This page provides an interactive map of Hood County, Texas alongside links to detailed street maps for 10 cities and towns. The county seat is Granbury. Each city and town map page includes live weather, local news and precise GPS coordinates.
The Search Maps button below the county map opens USGS topographic maps and aerial imagery as base layers, with a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a single-fix GPS readout giving your USNG grid reference and latitude and longitude.
Location data is sourced from the USGS GNIS database and verified by coordinates, not name matching alone.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | USGS GNIS database; coordinates matched to 2020 US Census records |
