Ross Texas Map

About Ross, Texas

Ross is a locality in McLennan County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 245. The population density is 54.1 people per km². Ross is located at 31.7282°N, 97.1123°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ross is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 77566, 76691.

Ross sits upon the expansive, sun-bleached plains of Central Texas, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered by the weight of vertical relief. It lies 8.6 miles north of Bellmead, TX (from Bellmead, TX: bearing 356°T), and is situated 6.2 miles north of Lacy-Lakeview. The land here carries a quiet, persistent stillness, defined by the slow movement of White Rock Creek as it winds through the prairie grasses just a mile from the center of Ross. During the golden hour, the light takes on a thick, honeyed quality, catching the dust motes that hang suspended in the dry air above the flat, fertile earth. To the west, the landscape deepens into the quiet expanse that eventually gives way to the broader basin of Waco Lake, providing a sense of scale to a geography defined more by its vast openness than by any singular, dramatic feature.

Agriculture remains the silent pulse of Ross, with the surrounding fields bearing witness to the cycles of planting and harvest that have long anchored the local economy. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the landscape offers a modest respite for those seeking the solitude of the outdoors, with Unknown Park providing a slice of preserved nature five miles away for an afternoon's reflection. Residents often look toward the nearby Cameron Park Hike and Bike Trail when they desire a more structured connection to the terrain, finding in its winding paths a necessary counterpoint to the rigid grid of the rural roads. Life here moves with the measured, deliberate pace of a place that has learned to accommodate the seasons, where the history of the region is felt not in grand monuments, but in the enduring, steady persistence of the people who cultivate this inland prairie.

About This Ross Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ross, Texas. Coordinates: 31.728188, -97.112325. 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 Ross includes the ZIP code (77566, 76691), telephone area code (281, 325), county seat of McLennan County (Waco), and school district assignment (West 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.