Summerfield Texas Map

About Summerfield, Texas

Summerfield is a locality in Upshur County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 34. The population density is 85.2 people per km². Summerfield is located at 34.7399°N, 102.5092°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 77498, 79085, 75644.

Summerfield occupies a quiet expanse of land where the horizon settles into a vast, open flatness that seems to hold the sky in a wide, unbroken embrace. It lies 22.5 miles northwest of Longview, TX (from Longview, TX: bearing 312°T), and is situated 4.9 miles west of Gilmer. The earth here carries the copper hues of dry soil, broken only by the thin, winding line of Coon Creek, which marks the landscape just a mile from the center of town. Underwood Mountain rises as a solitary, modest silhouette three miles away, offering a point of focus against the expansive prairie. At dusk, the light loses its harsh midday glare, bathing the fields in a soft, amber glow that makes the tall grasses appear to shimmer like fine, brushed metal. Beyond the immediate fields, the terrain remains largely undisturbed, save for the nearby expanses of Lake Gilmer, a wildlife area that provides a quiet sanctuary for the regional flora and fauna.

Summerfield emerged from the steady, persistent toil of generations who built their lives upon the yield of the soil and the rhythm of the seasons. The local economy remains tethered to this agricultural heritage, with the pulse of the workday dictated by the needs of the land and the quiet demands of small-scale commerce. Life moves with an unforced cadence, where residents recognize the slow change of light across the horizon as clearly as they track the cycles of the harvest. Further afield, Grassy Lake sits ten miles out, a silent witness to the long, dry summers that define the character of the region. Despite the isolation inherent in such an inland geography, the people maintain a grounded sense of endurance, finding beauty in the stark, honest lines of a landscape that asks for little and provides just enough to sustain those who choose to remain.

About This Summerfield Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Summerfield, Texas. Coordinates: 34.739899, -102.509167. 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 Summerfield includes the ZIP code (77498, 79085, 75644), telephone area code (903, 806), county seat of Upshur County (Gilmer), and school district assignment (Hereford 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.