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Vanderbilt Texas Map

Explore Vanderbilt, Texas, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Vanderbilt, TX street map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

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CityVanderbilt
StateTexas (TX)
CountyJackson
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude28.823045
Longitude-96.617477
Population440
Density114.3 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code(s)77991
Area Code409
County SeatEdna
School DistrictIndustrial Independent School District

About Vanderbilt, Texas

Vanderbilt is a locality in Jackson County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 440. The population density is 114.3 people per km². Vanderbilt is located at 28.8230°N, 96.6175°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 77991.

Vanderbilt occupies a flat, expansive stretch of the coastal plain where the horizon seems to pull the sky down toward the salt-grass marshes. It lies 14.4 miles north of Port Lavaca, TX (from Port Lavaca, TX: bearing 2°T), and is situated 10.9 miles south of Edna. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness, often carrying the briny scent of the tide from Smugglers Bayou, which lies only six miles away to the southeast. To the north, the terrain rises slightly toward the modest prominence of Old Red Bluff, a landmark that breaks the monotony of the low-lying prairie. Only a mile from the center, the quiet surface of Menefee Lake Number Two reflects the shifting, pale light of the afternoon, while the Lavaca River winds its way through the landscape just two miles distant, carving a slow, deliberate path toward the coast. Vanderbilt emerged from the intersection of rail and agriculture, a place where the economy has long been tethered to the productivity of the soil and the proximity of the water. The nearby Palmetto Bend serves as a vital anchor for the natural character of the region, preserving a wilder, more tangled version of the landscape that once defined this entire corridor. Daily life in Vanderbilt remains tethered to the rhythms of the seasons and the steady, industrial hum of the surrounding fields. There is a particular clarity in the way the sunlight strikes the silver-gray weathered wood of older structures, a reminder that the endurance of the place rests in the quiet, persistent labor of its people and their connection to the land that sustains them.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Palmetto Bend (Local Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 027° NE
  • Site of the Old Town of Texana (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 019° N
  • South Ramp Public Access Facility (Local Recreation) — 6.7 mi, 022° N
  • Lake Texana (Recreation Area) — 7.1 mi, 036° NE
  • Site of Camp Independence (Monument) — 7.7 mi, 343° N
  • Brackenridge Park (Local Park) — 8.8 mi, 030° NE
  • Don Martin De Leon (Monument) — 9.3 mi, 197° S
  • Formosa-Tejano Wetlands Viewing Platform (Viewpoint) — 9.6 mi, 099° E
  • Texana Park & Campground (Local Recreation) — 9.9 mi, 023° NE
  • Mustang Recreation Area (Local Park) — 13.3 mi, 023° NE
  • Port Lavaca Main Street Theatre (Theatre) — 14.3 mi, 182° S
  • Calhoun County Museum (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 182° S
  • Aransas National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.6 mi, 169° S · 298k acres
  • Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle (Public Artwork) — 21.5 mi, 162° S
  • Nave Museum (Museum) — 23.7 mi, 267° W
  • Powderhorn West Conservation Easement (Park) — 23.8 mi, 182° S
  • Guadalupe Delta Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 23.9 mi, 208° SW
  • Shark Stadium (Stadium) — 24.2 mi, 108° E
  • Buffalo Lake Overlook, Guadalupe Delta WMA (Nature Reserve) — 25.7 mi, 211° SW
  • Historica;Marker (Historic Ruins) — 29.7 mi, 088° E
  • Showplace 3 (Cinema) — 32.3 mi, 038° NE
  • El Campo Museum of Art, History, and Natural Science (Museum) — 33.8 mi, 036° NE
  • Mad Island Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 34.0 mi, 105° E
  • Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 37.0 mi, 197° S
  • Matagorda County Birding Nature Center (Nature Reserve) — 38.2 mi, 073° E
  • DeWitt Wildflower Museum (Museum) — 44.5 mi, 295° NW
  • Egypt Plantation Museum (Museum) — 46.4 mi, 031° NE
  • Site of Caney Post Office (Historic Ruins) — 47.2 mi, 078° E
  • San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 49.1 mi, 093° E · 193k acres
  • Shiner Gaslight Theater (Theatre) — 53.7 mi, 322° NW

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About This Vanderbilt Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Vanderbilt, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 28.823045, -96.617477. 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 Vanderbilt and Jackson County.

Detailed location data for Vanderbilt includes the ZIP code (77991), telephone area code (409), county seat of Jackson County (Edna), and school district assignment (Industrial 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 Vanderbilt is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedAugust 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone.