Jolly Texas Map

About Jolly, Texas

Jolly is a locality in Clay County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 185. The population density is 69.1 people per km². Jolly is located at 33.8640°N, 98.3495°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 76310.

Jolly rests beneath a vast, often boundless Texas sky, where the land unfurls in wide, sun-drenched plains. It lies 8.9 miles east-south-east of Wichita Falls, TX (from Wichita Falls, TX: bearing 113°T), and is situated 9.4 miles west-north-west of Henrietta. The terrain here is a study in subtle contours, a gentle rolling that hints at the ancient forces that shaped it, now softened by the persistent work of wind and rain. Fields of wheat and cotton, depending on the season, stretch out like rumpled blankets, their colours shifting with the sun's arc, from the pale gold of dawn to the deep, bruised purple of twilight. The air itself carries a dry, earthy fragrance, a scent of warm soil and distant, sun-baked grasses that seems to settle into your very bones. The history of Jolly is as unassuming as its landscape, tied to the persistent spirit of those who sought a living from this fertile, if sometimes unforgiving, earth. For generations, the rhythm of life here has been dictated by the cycles of agriculture, the planting and the harvest, the slow, steady accumulation of a life built on the land's bounty. The local economy still echoes this agrarian past, though a scattering of small businesses, their signs weathered by countless seasons, offer the essential services that keep this corner of Clay County connected. There are no grand monuments or bustling tourist attractions in Jolly, but rather a quiet dignity in its enduring presence, a testament to the enduring strength of small-town life.

About This Jolly Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Jolly, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 33.863988, -98.349494. 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 Jolly and Clay County.

Detailed location data for Jolly includes the ZIP code (76310), telephone area code (817), county seat of Clay County (Henrietta), and school district assignment (Henrietta Independent School District). 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 Jolly is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.