Telferner Texas Map

About Telferner, Texas

Telferner is a locality in Victoria County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Telferner is located at 28.8489°N, 96.8905°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 77988.

Telferner rests under a wide, often hazy sky, a landscape defined by the gentle, almost imperceptible swell of the land. It lies 7.5 miles east-north-east of Victoria, TX (from Victoria, TX: bearing 66°T), and is situated 7.3 miles west-south-west of Inez. Low-slung ranch houses and weathered barns dot the terrain, their paint faded by the relentless Texas sun, giving way to fields of sorghum and Coastal Bermuda grass that stretch toward horizons broken only by the dark green smudge of live oaks and mesquites. The air here carries a palpable weight, humid and thick, especially after a summer rain, smelling of damp earth, sweet hay, and the distant, musky scent of cattle. Dust devils, spun by the capricious breeze, dance across the gravel roads, ephemeral spirits of the dry earth. The history of Telferner is etched not in grand monuments but in the slow, steady pulse of agricultural life and the quiet resilience of its people. For generations, this land has sustained cattle ranches and cotton farms, the local economy inextricably tied to the bounty and caprice of the weather. While not boasting any famous sons or daughters, Telferner is a place where the traditions of rural Texas are lived out daily, in the early morning starts for the fields and the late evening gatherings on front porches. The nearby waterways, slow and meandering, offer a quiet beauty, reflecting the vast sky and the occasional egret, a constant, unhurried presence in the unfolding narrative of this corner of Victoria County.

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This page provides an interactive Google map of Telferner, Texas with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Telferner and Victoria County.

Detailed location data for Telferner includes the ZIP code (77988), telephone area code (409), county seat of Victoria County (Victoria), 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 Telferner is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.