Palo Pinto, Texas

About Palo Pinto

Palo Pinto is a small unincorporated community in northern Texas.

Palo Pinto holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.85 square miles.

📰 Palo Pinto News Today

• Palo Pinto County firefighters battling 70-acre fire, officials say WFAA · Aug 3
• A long wait pays off at Palo Pinto Mountains State Park Environment America · Apr 11
• How many people live in Palo Pinto County, TX? USAFacts · Apr 6
• Palo Pinto Mountains State Park opens for visitors March 1 KERA News · Feb 25
• A New Year’s Day Peek into Palo Pinto Mountains State Park Texas Highways · Jan 12

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Palo Pinto Unique

• The only place in America named Palo Pinto — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northern Texas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 13 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Palo Pinto

• Chaparral Grill — american
• 2 Old Crows

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Palo Pinto County Old Jail Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Palo Pinto

• Camp Grady Spruce reviews ★
• Possum Kingdom Fish Hatchery · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Palo Pinto

• PALO PINTO EL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Palo Pinto

🏘️ Nearby Communities