George West

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George West

Total population

3,094

Weather74°F · Partly Cloudy

Coordinates28.33°, -98.12°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

George West is a city in Live Oak County, Texas, United States, and named for cattle rancher George Washington West. The population was 2,171 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Live Oak County. George West was named the "storytelling capital of Texas" in 2005 by the Texas Senate; and it hosts the George West Storyfest, a festival that features storytelling, cowboy poetry, and music. Numerous ranches surround George West.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for George West, TX from NOAA NWS API.

Nearby places in Texas

• Lakeshore Gardens-Hidden Acres
  20.6 mi away
• Lakeside
  22.2 mi away
• Beeville
  23.1 mi away · pop. 13,412
• K-Bar Ranch
  26.1 mi away
• Amargosa
  30.2 mi away
• Loma Linda East
  39.2 mi away
• Banquete
  41.6 mi away · pop. 619
• Fowlerton
  42.9 mi away · pop. 129
• La Paloma Addition
  43.4 mi away
• Loma Linda
  43.8 mi away
• Jourdanton
  47.8 mi away
• La Paloma-Lost Creek
  48.1 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about George West

Texas crossings

Howard Roberts Lamar · 1991

Common Rangeland Plants of West Central Texas

George Clendenin · 2016

A word-list from west Texas

James Nathan Tidwell · 1949

Texas parks and campgrounds

George Oxford Miller · 1984

Witness to History

Janet M. Neugebauer · 2016

The Wests of Texas

Bruce M. Shackelford · 2015

The trail drivers of Texas

J. Marvin Hunter · 1920

Kas-kas

George Lamming · 1972

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Dos Pistolas, Brooks, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 86 mi
• Wildfire Breezy, Starr, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-16 · 134 mi
• Wildfire Clark, Edwards, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-16 · 174 mi
• Wildfire McKee Draw, Edwards, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-29 · 184 mi
• Wildfire West Fork, Sutton, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-28 · 187 mi
• Wildfire Kurk, San Saba, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-08 · 191 mi
• Wildfire Rio Escondido, Hamilton, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-24 · 219 mi
• Wildfire Dry River, Sutton, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 220 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Spotted House Gecko

Hemidactylus parvimaculatus

Seen 2026-09-21

Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake

Crotalus atrox

Seen 2026-09-21

Gulf Coast Toad

Incilius nebulifer

Seen 2026-09-21

Texas Elephant Beetle

Megasoma vogti

Seen 2026-09-21

Mexican Long-nosed Armadillo

Dasypus mexicanus

Seen 2026-09-21

Gray Wall Jumping Spider

Menemerus bivittatus

Seen 2026-09-21

Vella fallax

Vella fallax

Seen 2026-09-21

Banded Hickory Borer

Knulliana cincta

Seen 2026-09-21

Schaupp's Tiger Beetle

Cicindelidia schauppii

Seen 2026-09-21

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-25 17:15 UTC.