Explore The Homesteads, Texas, with this interactive street and satellite map.
| City | The Homesteads |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Johnson County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 32.479514 |
| Longitude | -97.16081 |
| Population | 3,890 |
| Density | 393.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 76009 |
| Area Code | 817, 682 |
| County Seat | Cleburne |
| School District | Venus Independent School District |
The Homesteads emerges from the flat, stubborn expanse of the North Texas plains, where the horizon stretches thin and taut like a wire pulled across the sky. It lies 5.9 miles south of Mansfield, TX (from Mansfield, TX: bearing 191°T), and is situated 9.7 miles west of Midlothian. Sunlight here possesses a peculiar, bleached quality, scouring the limestone earth until the ground takes on the pale, dusty hue of a bone left too long in the heat. A mile to the west, the sluggish, silty water of Mountain Creek cuts through the brush, its banks lined with dense thickets that offer the only true shade for miles. Three miles to the north, the rounded, unremarkable rise of Poverty Knob breaks the monotony of the flatland, a silent, earthen sentinel watching over the encroaching scrub and the occasional, wind-whipped cedar.
The Homesteads bears the quiet imprint of those who sought to stake a claim on this unyielding soil, turning the labor of cultivation into the primary rhythm of daily existence. While the local economy remains tethered to the shifting fortunes of the regional land market and the quiet persistence of small-scale enterprise, the character of the place is defined by its distance from the frantic pulse of the nearby metropolitan sprawl. Those seeking a reprieve from the pavement often venture toward the quiet paths of the James McKnight Park Trail or the reflective, still waters of Joe Pool Lake, located seven miles away. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured pace, punctuated by the seasonal turn of the grasses and the distant, cooling promise of an evening breeze that carries the scent of dry earth and dormant fields. Beyond the immediate reach of Gazebo Park, the land persists in its long, solitary wait, indifferent to the modest ambitions of the fences and roads that crisscross its surface.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of The Homesteads, Texas. Coordinates: 32.479514, -97.16081. 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 The Homesteads includes the ZIP code (76009), telephone area code (817, 682), county seat of Johnson County (Cleburne), and school district assignment (Venus 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.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |