Dennis Texas Map

About Dennis, Texas

Dennis is a locality in Parker County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,402. The population density is 355.5 people per km². Dennis is located at 32.6187°N, 97.9267°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 76087.

Dennis rests in a landscape that’s a patient study in the subtle shifts of East Texas. It lies 12.3 miles southwest of Weatherford, TX (from Weatherford, TX: bearing 218°T), and is situated 4.1 miles south-southeast of Brock. The land here is not dramatic, but it holds a quiet dignity, a low-slung beauty where the sandy loam, colored the muted ochre of dried blood under a relentless sun, supports a sparse but tenacious growth of scrub oak and pine. These trees, their bark fissured like an old man’s hands, stand as solitary sentinels against a sky that can shift from the pale, washed-out blue of midday to the bruised purples and fiery oranges of sunset with breathtaking speed. The air itself carries a certain weight, a humid embrace that clings to the skin and carries the faint, earthy scent of pine needles and distant, sun-baked earth. The history of Dennis is a quiet unfolding, a story told more in the weathered wood of its older buildings than in grand pronouncements. It began as a crossroads, a place where routes converged, and its economy, for a long time, was tied to the land, to the meager harvests coaxed from its soil and the timber that was felled from its surrounding woods. There’s a palpable sense of continuity here, a feeling that the lives lived in Dennis have always been shaped by the slow turn of seasons and the dependable, if sometimes challenging, bounty of the region. While no famous figures hail from its immediate vicinity, the enduring character of its people, their straightforwardness and resilience, forms a distinct and valuable thread in the broader fabric of East Texas.

About This Dennis Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Dennis, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 32.618744, -97.926704. 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 Dennis and Parker County.

Detailed location data for Dennis includes the ZIP code (76439), telephone area code (254, 817, 682), county seat of Parker County (Weatherford), and school district assignment (Brock 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 Dennis is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.