Calliham Texas Map

About Calliham, Texas

Calliham is a locality in McMullen County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 2.0 people per km². Calliham is located at 28.4584°N, 98.3566°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78007.

Calliham exists as a singular point of stillness where the brush-thickened plains stretch toward a horizon defined by the distant, hazy silhouette of the Kings Hills. It lies 35.9 miles south-southeast of Pleasanton, TX (from Pleasanton, TX: bearing 168°T), and is situated 16.9 miles west-northwest of George West. The air here holds the dry, baked scent of mesquite and limestone, vibrating under a sun that drains the color from the sky until it turns a pale, bleached blue. Salt Creek winds through the low-lying scrubland with a sluggish, deliberate patience, carving paths through the earth that remain as quiet scars long after the water recedes. Just a mile away, the surface of Yarbrough Lake reflects the shifting clouds with an oily clarity, providing a rare gathering point for the wildlife that drifts in from the expanse of the James E. Daughtrey Wildlife Management Area. The light at dusk here is heavy and amber, catching the jagged edges of the brush and casting long, thin shadows that seem to stretch toward the memory of cooler evenings. Calliham traces its character to the rugged intersection of ranching traditions and the quiet, persistent pulse of the regional oil industry, which marks the land with the rhythmic nodding of pumpjacks. The economy remains tethered to the vast, arid tracts of the James E. Daughtrey Wildlife Management Area, where the land is managed with a careful eye toward conservation and the preservation of native habitat. Life in Calliham moves with the slow, circular logic of the seasons, dictated by the heat and the stubborn resilience of the flora that manages to thrive in the soil of Mud Hollow. There is little pretense in the way the days unfold, as the work of maintaining fences and managing the land continues under a vast, indifferent sky. Residents recognize the value of this isolation, finding a distinct kind of peace in the sparse, unadorned reality of a landscape that demands nothing more than the endurance of those who choose to remain.

About This Calliham Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Calliham, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 28.458373, -98.356621. 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 Calliham and McMullen County.

Detailed location data for Calliham includes the ZIP code (78007), telephone area code (210, 726), county seat of McMullen County (Tilden), 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 Calliham is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.