Shafter Texas Map

About Shafter, Texas

Shafter is a locality in Presidio County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 20. The population density is 1.0 people per km². Shafter is located at 29.8202°N, 104.3033°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 79850.

Shafter endures as a sun-bleached sentinel of the high desert, where the earth is defined by the silvered veins of Cibolo Creek carving through a landscape of scrub and limestone. It lies 169.0 miles southeast of San Elizario, TX (from San Elizario, TX: bearing 136°T), and is situated 18.4 miles north-northeast of Presidio. Shafter occupies a stark, arid theater dominated by the rugged silhouette of the Chinati Mountains rising eleven miles to the west, while the basin of La Boquilla stretches out like a dry, tawny palm six miles distant. The light here possesses a peculiar, crystalline intensity, often turning the parched dust of the plains into a shimmering veil that masks the proximity of Big Bend Ranch State Park. Only seven miles away, the waters of Presa Chino offer a rare, reflective stillness in an environment where the wind speaks in the dry rattle of ocotillo and the shifting grit of the basin floor. Shafter emerged from the earth not as a settlement of ease, but as a hard-won outpost born of the silver veins that once threaded the subterranean rock. The economy of Shafter has long been tied to the rhythm of the extraction that carved its foundations, leaving behind a skeletal architecture of industry that stands in quiet dialogue with the encroaching desert. Today, the lifeblood of the region remains tethered to the vast, open expanses of ranching land, where the pace is governed by the necessity of water and the slow, deliberate movement of livestock across the horizon. The character of Shafter persists in the weathered stone of its derelict ruins and the enduring resilience of those who remain, holding fast to a history that is written more in the mineral wealth of the ground than in the passing of years.

About This Shafter Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Shafter, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 29.820173, -104.303253. 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 Shafter and Presidio County.

Detailed location data for Shafter includes the ZIP code (79843), telephone area code (915), county seat of Presidio County (Marfa), 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 Shafter is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.