Buckholts Texas Map

About Buckholts, Texas

Buckholts is a locality in Milam County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 374. The population density is 116.5 people per km². Buckholts is located at 30.8730°N, 97.1250°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 76518.

Buckholts holds the quiet, unyielding stillness of the central Texas blackland prairie, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a sky that seems to possess more weight than the earth itself. It lies 20.2 miles southeast of Temple, TX (from Temple, TX: bearing 140°T), and is situated 8.9 miles west of Cameron. The landscape around Buckholts is defined by the persistent, slow movement of Lipan Creek and the dark, fertile soil that has long dictated the rhythm of local life. To the west, the subtle depression of Hall Hollow breaks the monotony of the fields, while the still waters of Glaser Lake Number 1 mirror the heavy, bruised clouds of an approaching summer storm. Far to the west, the jagged, faint silhouette of The Narrows barely interrupts the haze of the distant skyline, a reminder of the vast, shifting geography that separates these plains from the rugged country beyond. Agriculture remains the pulse of the region, anchored by the cycles of planting and harvest that have defined the local economy since the early years of settlement. The remnants of the rail lines that once brought prosperity to the area are now hushed, leaving behind a pace of life that favors endurance over speed. On the rare afternoons when the heat breaks, the air near Oj Thomas Park carries the scent of dry grass and turned earth, a sensory marker of a place that keeps its history buried in the deep, dark loam. The character of the people here is forged in the labor of the fields, a stoic engagement with a landscape that demands both respect and resilience, moving forward with the steady, quiet persistence of the seasons.

About This Buckholts Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Buckholts, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 30.872966, -97.124992. 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 Buckholts and Milam County.

Detailed location data for Buckholts includes the ZIP code (76518), telephone area code (254), county seat of Milam County (Cameron), and school district assignment (Buckholts 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 Buckholts is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.