Raywood Texas Map

About Raywood, Texas

Raywood is a locality in Liberty County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Raywood is located at 30.0419°N, 94.6721°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 77582.

Raywood exhales a humid, pine-scented breath under the vast Texas sky, a place where the land rolls with a gentle, persistent grace, much of it cloaked in the deep green of mature forests. It lies 28.0 miles north-east of Baytown, TX (from Baytown, TX: bearing 41°T), and is situated 7.5 miles east of Liberty. The air here, especially as the sun begins its slow descent, carries the damp perfume of decaying leaves and the subtle sweetness of wild honeysuckle, a pervasive musk that clings to the skin. Small, clear creeks, often barely more than silver threads glinting through the undergrowth, meander with an ancient, unhurried purpose, their banks softened by moss and the shade of towering oaks and magnolias. This is country that feels both wild and intimately familiar, where the occasional clearing opens up to reveal pastures dotted with cattle, their silhouettes sharp against the deepening twilight. The story of Raywood is one of timber and resilience, a community shaped by the rich bounty of its natural surroundings. For generations, the lumber industry was the lifeblood of this region, the rhythmic thud of axes and the whine of sawmills echoing through the dense woodlands. Though that era has largely passed, the echoes remain in the weathered barns and the enduring spirit of self-sufficiency that still characterizes its people. The local economy, while diversified now, still draws sustenance from the land, with agriculture and small businesses forming the backbone of daily life. It is a place where time seems to stretch, marked not by the frantic ticking of clocks, but by the slow, dependable arc of the sun and the predictable cycle of the seasons.

About This Raywood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Raywood, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 30.041882, -94.672142. 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 Raywood and Liberty County.

Detailed location data for Raywood includes the ZIP code (77582), telephone area code (281), county seat of Liberty County (Liberty), and school district assignment. 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 Raywood is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.