Barksdale Texas Map

About Barksdale, Texas

Barksdale is a locality in Edwards County, Texas, United States. The population density is 59.4 people per km². Barksdale is located at 29.7252°N, 100.0340°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78828.

Barksdale anchors itself to the limestone-fed banks of the Nueces River, where the water runs clear and shallow over smooth, sun-bleached stones. It lies 38.6 miles north-northwest of Uvalde, TX (from Uvalde, TX: bearing 337°T), and is situated 57.6 miles east-northeast of Del Rio. The air here holds a dry, heat-wrought stillness, broken only by the rhythmic rustle of cedar and oak leaves shivering in the afternoon breeze. To the west, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Edwards Plateau marks the edge of the world, while the immediate topography dips into the limestone depressions of Racetrack Hollow. The sunlight in Barksdale has a peculiar, honeyed quality, thickening as it descends toward Pfletcher Lake, turning the parched grasses into a field of gilded wire before the long shadows of dusk finally take hold. Barksdale persists as a quiet intersection of ranching tradition and the slow, deliberate work of land stewardship. The economy remains tethered to the livestock that graze the scrubby, resilient brush, a way of life that has persisted since the earliest settlers recognized the value of the river’s reliable path through the arid brush. For those seeking the solitude of the high plains, the proximity to Krause Ranch offers a glimpse into the preserved character of this rugged terrain. Life in Barksdale moves with the unforced cadence of the seasons, where the primary concerns are the sufficiency of the rainfall and the health of the herd, leaving the frantic pace of the outside world to fade into the quiet, starlit expanse of the night.

About This Barksdale Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Barksdale, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 29.725224, -100.03396. 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 Barksdale and Edwards County.

Detailed location data for Barksdale includes the ZIP code (78828), telephone area code (512, 830), county seat of Edwards County (Rocksprings), and school district assignment (Nueces Canyon Consolidated Independent School District). 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 Barksdale is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.