Fentress Texas Map

About Fentress, Texas

Fentress is a locality in Caldwell County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Fentress is located at 29.7561°N, 97.7764°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78622.

Fentress rests in a landscape shaped by the slow, patient work of water and time, where the San Marcos River, a ribbon of cool, clear life, threads its way through the gently undulating terrain. It lies 11.0 miles southwest of Lockhart, TX (from Lockhart, TX: bearing 216°T), and is situated 9.3 miles northwest of Luling. The land here is a study in subtle greens and earthy browns, a mosaic of scattered live oaks with their gnarled limbs reaching out like ancient storytellers, interspersed with open fields that hold the memory of sun-drenched summers. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a faint, dry scent of sun-baked earth and wild grasses, a perfume unique to this inland stretch of Texas, far from the distant murmur of any coast. Langford Lake, a quiet neighbor a couple of miles off, offers its own placid reflection to the wide Texas sky, a counterpoint to the San Marcos’s steady flow. Beyond its natural contours, Fentress carries the quiet dignity of a place that has seen generations live and work its soil. The legacy of ranching and agriculture is etched into the very character of the locality, a deep-rooted economy that has always understood the land's rhythms. While not a hub of bustling industry, Fentress thrives on a dependable, grounded way of life, where the pace is set by the changing seasons and the steady current of the San Marcos River. The Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, though its name evokes distant oceans, encompasses this very terrestrial space, a testament to the broad and sometimes surprising definitions of protected natural beauty, underscoring the unique ecological significance of even this inland expanse.

About This Fentress Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fentress, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 29.756058, -97.77639. 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 Fentress and Caldwell County.

Detailed location data for Fentress includes the ZIP code (78622), telephone area code (512, 737), county seat of Caldwell County (Lockhart), 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 Fentress is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.