Fayetteville Texas Map

About Fayetteville, Texas

Fayetteville is a locality in Fayette County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 335. The population density is 280.9 people per km². Fayetteville is located at 29.9058°N, 96.6728°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78940.

Fayetteville emerges from the undulating prairie landscape as a collection of white-framed structures and weathered brick, defined by the quiet passage of Allen Creek as it carves a slow, deliberate path through the surrounding fields. It lies 24.4 miles southwest of Brenham, TX (from Brenham, TX: bearing 222°T), and is situated 12.2 miles east of La Grange. The horizon remains vast and unobstructed, though the faint, hazy silhouette of Pea Ridge can be discerned far to the west on days when the air is thin and clear. Near the edge of the settlement, the calm surface of Soil Conservation Service Site 29 Reservoir catches the shifting light of the afternoon, acting as a mirror for the wide, expansive sky. Beyond the immediate perimeter, the terrain gives way to the dense, tangled greenery of Oak Thicket Park, where the dense canopy shelters the ground from the relentless intensity of the inland sun. Fayetteville carries the distinct imprint of the Czech and German settlers who arrived generations ago to cultivate the stubborn, fertile soil, leaving behind a legacy of communal halls and a deep, rhythmic endurance in the way the day unfolds. The local economy remains tethered to the land, moving in sync with the harvest and the seasonal demands of livestock, while the town square serves as a quiet anchor for the residents who gather there. Life here favors the deliberate over the frantic, maintaining a steady, grounded pace that resists the hurried influence of the modern world. Even as the decades have shifted the nature of regional industry, Fayetteville retains a singular, enduring character, marked by the simple dignity of its architecture and a persistent, quiet pride in its place upon the plains.

About This Fayetteville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fayetteville, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 29.905782, -96.672753. 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 Fayetteville and Fayette County.

Detailed location data for Fayetteville includes the ZIP code (78940), telephone area code (830), county seat of Fayette County (La Grange), and school district assignment (Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.