Gail Texas Map

About Gail, Texas

Gail is a locality in Borden County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 243. The population density is 62.0 people per km². Gail is located at 32.7704°N, 101.4454°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 79738.

Gail unfolds under a vast Texas sky, a landscape etched by wind and sun. It lies 30.9 miles west of Snyder, TX (from Snyder, TX: bearing 277°T), and is situated 29.5 miles east of Lamesa. The land around Gail is a study in subtle contours, a prairie that breathes with a quiet resilience. Low, rounded rises, like sleeping giants, punctuate the horizon, their slopes dusted with resilient grasses and scrub. To the north, the faint suggestion of Gail Mountain rises a mere mile away, a gentle prominence rather than a formidable peak. Mesquite Creek, a ribbon of life in this arid expanse, traces its course nearby, its banks fringed with hardy mesquite trees whose thorny branches reach out like skeletal fingers. The air here carries the dry, clean scent of dust and sun-baked earth, a perfume unique to this inland stretch of Texas. The story of Gail is one of enduring spirit, a testament to those who sought a life beyond the coastal humidity. Its economy, once perhaps tethered to the land's agricultural whispers, now often finds its pulse in the rhythm of oil extraction, a modern-day gold rush that has reshaped the very earth. The nearby Gravel Pit Tank, a man-made reservoir reflecting the boundless sky, offers a small, shimmering respite, a place where water, precious and vital, is held. The draw of Town Draw, a shallow depression in the land, speaks of ancient watercourses and the persistent erosion that has sculpted this territory over millennia. In Gail, history is not a grand monument but a quiet hum in the background, an undercurrent of lives lived and futures built in this particular corner of the Lone Star State.

About This Gail Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gail, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 32.770383, -101.445411. 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 Gail and Borden County.

Detailed location data for Gail includes the ZIP code (79738), telephone area code (806), county seat of Borden County (Gail), and school district assignment (Borden County 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 Gail is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.