Elmaton Texas Map

About Elmaton, Texas

Elmaton is a locality in Matagorda County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Elmaton is located at 28.8864°N, 96.1400°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 77437.

Elmaton exists as a quiet confluence of flat, sun-drenched prairie and the persistent, low-slung horizon of the Texas plains. It lies 12.3 miles west-southwest of Bay City, TX (from Bay City, TX: bearing 237°T), and is situated 13.2 miles north-northeast of Palacios. The landscape here resists verticality, preferring the steady, horizontal expansion of tall grasses and stubborn scrub that turn a pale, dusty gold under the relentless afternoon heat. Only a mile away, Briar Creek carves a thin, shaded vein through the soil, offering a sliver of coolness where the earth yields to the shade of persistent brush. Beyond the immediate fields, the far-off silhouette of Elm Ridge remains a mere suggestion, a faint, jagged ink-line against the distant sky that serves only to emphasize the vastness of the empty air overhead. Agricultural cycles dictate the pulse of Elmaton, where the rhythm of the seasons is measured in the planting and harvest of row crops that stretch toward the sky. The local economy remains tethered to this soil, a legacy defined by generations who understood the temperamental yield of the land and the necessity of persistence. While the bustle of larger hubs like Riverside Park remains eight miles away and the quiet waters of Lake Le Tulle sit six miles to the north, the daily life here is defined by the steady hum of machinery and the long, deliberate shadows cast by grain silos at sunset. Even as the years accumulate, Elmaton retains a singular, unvarnished character, favoring the weight of practical labor and the quiet dignity of a horizon that never seems to end.

About This Elmaton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Elmaton, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 28.886372, -96.139963. 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 Elmaton and Matagorda County.

Detailed location data for Elmaton includes the ZIP code (77440), telephone area code (281), county seat of Matagorda County (Bay City), 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 Elmaton is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.