Spade Texas Map

About Spade, Texas

Spade is a locality in Mitchell County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 71. The population density is 14.6 people per km². Spade is located at 33.9260°N, 102.1542°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 79512, 79369.

Spade emerges from the flat, austere horizon of the high plains as a collection of structures defined by the persistent, unyielding light of the Texas sun. It lies 29.8 miles east of Big Spring, TX (from Big Spring, TX: bearing 90°T), and is situated 11.3 miles south-southwest of Colorado City. Wildhorse Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the earth nearby, its presence marked by the silver-gray brush that clings to the banks and resists the thirsty winds. To the north, the land stretches toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Edwards Plateau, though here the terrain is dominated by the expansive, open sky that shifts from a pale, bleached blue at midday to the bruised, violet tones of twilight. Two miles away, the quiet surface of Rattlesnake Tank catches the shifting clouds, offering a brief, reflective stillness in a landscape otherwise defined by its vast, uninterrupted reach.

Spade maintains an economy tethered to the rhythm of the harvest and the seasonal demands of the surrounding fields, where the soil dictates the pace of existence. Life here is measured by the steady turning of iron wheels and the quiet endurance of those who work the land, far removed from the bustle of the coast or the congestion of dense urban centers. Travelers seeking a moment of respite often look toward the Lake Colorado City State Park, which provides a sanctuary of native flora and open space just a few miles away, or they find themselves walking the paths of the Lake Colorado City State Park Trail to witness the stark beauty of the Red Draw. There is a singular, quiet dignity in the way Spade persists, a place where the history of the plains is written in the deep furrows of the earth and the patient silence of the afternoon.

About This Spade Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Spade, Texas. Coordinates: 33.926032, -102.154242. 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 Spade includes the ZIP code (79512, 79369), telephone area code (806), county seat of Mitchell County (Colorado City), and school district assignment (Olton 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.