Blackwell Texas Map

About Blackwell, Texas

Blackwell is a locality in Nolan County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 211. The population density is 152.2 people per km². Blackwell is located at 32.0868°N, 100.3176°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 79506.

Blackwell rests in a broad, scrub-dotted plain where the Texas sky stretches in an endless, pale blue expanse, often softened by a haze of distant heat. It lies 27.0 miles south of Sweetwater, TX (from Sweetwater, TX: bearing 169°T), and is situated 32.4 miles northwest of Ballinger. The land here is a study in subtle textures: hardy mesquite trees, their branches gnarled like ancient hands, punctuate the landscape, their leaves a muted green that seems to absorb rather than reflect the relentless sun. The earth itself, a dusty ochre, crumbles easily underfoot, hinting at the underlying limestone that shapes the shallow drainage ways and occasional low rises. Even the air carries a dry, mineral quality, a tangible presence that clings to the skin and whispers of wide-open spaces. Founded in the late 19th century, Blackwell’s early life was tethered to the railroad and the burgeoning cattle drives that crisscrossed this part of West Texas. Its economy, once reliant on the open range and the dusty depots, has since found a more settled footing in agriculture and local services, though the faint scent of oil sometimes drifts in on the breeze from neighboring fields. The town retains a quiet dignity, a sense that its inhabitants have learned the art of patience from the land itself. Evenings here are marked by a profound stillness, broken only by the distant hum of a passing truck or the lowing of cattle, as the sun bleeds a final, spectacular crimson and violet across the western horizon.

About This Blackwell Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Blackwell, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 32.086802, -100.317597. 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 Blackwell and Nolan County.

Detailed location data for Blackwell includes the ZIP code (79506), telephone area code (806), county seat of Nolan County (Sweetwater), and school district assignment (Blackwell 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 Blackwell is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.