Walnut Bend Texas Map

About Walnut Bend, Texas

Walnut Bend is a locality in Cooke County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Walnut Bend is located at 33.7787°N, 97.0647°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 76310.

Walnut Bend lies cradled by the gentle, rolling terrain of Cooke County, where the vast Texas sky stretches out in an unbroken expanse. It lies 28.0 miles west-north-west of Sherman, TX (from Sherman, TX: bearing 291°T), and is situated 11.3 miles north-north-east of Gainesville. The land here is a study in muted greens and earthy browns, a tapestry woven by scattered stands of pecan and oak trees that offer a dappled shade against the persistent sun. Creeks, little more than whispers of water in drier seasons, snake their way through the landscape, their banks often lined with the hardy, resilient scrub that characterizes this part of North Texas. The air itself carries a certain stillness, broken only by the distant lowing of cattle or the sudden, startling call of a hawk circling overhead, its shadow a fleeting brushstroke on the sun-baked earth. The history of Walnut Bend is as deeply rooted as the ancient trees that lend it its name, a place shaped by the persistent efforts of those who sought to coax a living from its soil. For generations, agriculture has been the lifeblood of this locale, with cattle ranching and the cultivation of cotton and grains forming the backbone of its economy. Old farmhouses, their paint faded to the color of dried bone, stand as silent witnesses to the passage of time, their weathered porches hinting at conversations held and lives lived under the same wide sky. While the world outside may churn with ceaseless change, life in Walnut Bend moves at a more deliberate pace, a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of a community that understands the value of patience and the rewards of the land.

About This Walnut Bend Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Walnut Bend, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 33.778716, -97.064732. 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 Walnut Bend and Cooke County.

Detailed location data for Walnut Bend includes the ZIP code (76273), telephone area code (713, 832, 281, 346, 817), county seat of Cooke County (Gainesville), 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 Walnut Bend is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.