Thompsonville Texas Map

About Thompsonville, Texas

Thompsonville is a locality in Gonzales County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 26. The population density is 2.6 people per km². Thompsonville is located at 27.2600°N, 98.7847°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 78632, 78959, 78361.

Thompsonville emerges from the sun-bleached expanse of the Texas plains as a quiet collection of structures defined by the wide, open sky and the shifting shadows of the landscape. It lies 21.4 miles southeast of Lockhart, TX (from Lockhart, TX: bearing 126°T), and is situated 14.5 miles north-northeast of Gonzales. The horizon is dominated by the subtle, rounded profile of Round Mountain, which anchors the view to the west, while the immediate topography dips into the low, shadowed creases of Chalk Hollow. Through this arid terrain, the waters of Buck Branch trace a thin, seasonal line, carving a modest path through the earth that provides a rare, muted contrast to the surrounding fields. At dusk, the light here possesses a peculiar, honeyed thickness, turning the dry grasses to shades of copper and violet before the sudden, cool clarity of a starlit night settles over the ground.

Thompsonville remains a place where the rhythm of the day is dictated by the slow, deliberate work of the land and the endurance of those who tend it. The local economy persists in the tradition of the range, with the nearby Kestner Double D Ranch serving as a reminder of the vast, managed tracts that have shaped the region’s identity for generations. While the pace is measured, there is a persistent, industrious spirit here, often reflected in the maintenance of infrastructure that links the community to the broader, distant plains. Occasionally, residents travel toward the Soil Conservation Service Site 21 Reservoir, a distant point of stillness that serves as a landmark in an otherwise unbroken stretch of ranching country. Life in Thompsonville continues with an understated gravity, grounded in the practical concerns of the soil and the quiet, recurring cycles of the seasons.

About This Thompsonville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Thompsonville, Texas. Coordinates: 27.260012, -98.784671. 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 Thompsonville includes the ZIP code (78632, 78959, 78361), telephone area code (830), county seat of Gonzales County (Gonzales), and school district assignment (Jim Hogg County 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.