Moore County, Texas Map
Explore Moore County, Texas with this interactive street and satellite map. Browse all 2 cities and towns in Moore County below.
Interactive Map of Moore County, Texas
| County | Moore |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County Seat | Dumas |
| Country | United States of America |
| Latitude | 35.941149 |
| Longitude | -101.898926 |
| Cities & Towns | 2 |
| Area Codes | 806 |
About Moore County, Texas
Moore County occupies a high, flat stretch of the Texas Panhandle where the horizon pulls away in every direction, leaving the earth exposed to the immense, blue-vaulted sky. This landscape is part of the High Plains, defined by a level tableland that breaks only where the Canadian River carves a rugged, red-earth canyon through the northern reaches. The soil here, a deep and stubborn loam, holds the memory of ancient grasses, while the wind—a constant, rhythmic companion—polishes the air until it feels sharp enough to cut. In the late afternoon, the light loses its harshness, turning the stubbled fields into vast expanses of burnished bronze that seem to stretch toward the very edge of the world.
Moore County emerged from the vast expanse of the Panhandle in the early twentieth century, organized as the cattle ranges began to yield to the slow, methodical advance of the plow. Settlers arrived seeking the promise of open space, marking out their claims across a terrain that offered little in the way of natural shelter but immense opportunity for those willing to endure the extremes of the seasons. The seat of government was eventually fixed at a central point that served as a necessary anchor for the scattered homesteads and the growing commerce of the plains. This administrative center grew not from grand design, but from the practical necessity of gathering the dispersed population, creating a hub where the silence of the prairie was periodically broken by the arrival of iron rails and the clatter of wagons.
Industry in the region is defined by the extraction of what lies beneath the surface and the cultivation of what grows upon it. The economy leans heavily on the energy sector, where the rhythmic pumping of jacks mirrors the heartbeat of the land, alongside a robust agricultural sector that draws sustenance from the deep-reaching aquifers. Residents navigate a life shaped by the realities of the oil patch and the seasonal demands of the harvest, moving with a focused, quiet diligence. In the cool of a summer evening, when the heat finally retreats from the asphalt, the small town streets gather a stillness that feels heavy and honest, a place where the work of the day is etched into the faces of the people and the permanence of the architecture.
Cities and Towns in Moore County
About This Moore County Map Page
This page provides an interactive map of Moore County, Texas alongside links to detailed street maps for 2 cities and towns. The county seat is Dumas. 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 |
