Washburn Texas Map
Washburn, Texas — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Washburn, Armstrong County.
Interactive Map of Washburn, Texas
| City | Washburn |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Armstrong |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 35.176718 |
| Longitude | -101.573232 |
| Population | 278 |
| Density | 122.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Washburn, Texas
Washburn is a locality in Armstrong County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 278. The population density is 122.7 people per km². Washburn is located at 35.1767°N, 101.5732°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 79019.
Washburn sits under a vast, often brilliant, West Texas sky. It lies 14.9 miles east-south-east of Amarillo, TX (from Amarillo, TX: bearing 102°T), and is situated 16.0 miles south-west of Panhandle. The land here is a study in subtle shifts of ochre and pale green, where mesquite trees with their tenacious, thorny branches hold their ground against the persistent wind. Rolling plains, weathered by seasons of sun and infrequent rain, stretch outward, punctuated by the occasional low rise or the stark, straight lines of agricultural fields. The air, especially in the early morning or late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, a distillation of dust and hardy grass, and the light can be astonishingly pure, bleaching the horizon or casting long, soft shadows across the sparse terrain as the day draws to a close. The story of Washburn is tied to the broad agricultural promise of the Panhandle, a promise that drew settlers to this wide-open country. For generations, the economy has been shaped by the cultivation of the land, with cotton and cattle forming the bedrock of its livelihood. You can sense the quiet resilience in Washburn, a character forged by the challenges and satisfactions of a life lived close to the earth. The scattered homes and businesses speak of a community that values pragmatism and neighborly support, a place where the grand sweep of the sky seems to lend a certain perspective to everyday concerns.
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About This Washburn Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Washburn, 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 Washburn and Armstrong County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Washburn is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Washburn is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 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. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
