Welcome to Bounce ...

Bounce is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Bounce is located in Midland County<1>.

The location of Bounce has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Bounce is 2,860 feet [872 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Bounce is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Bounce lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Bounce lies within the (432) area code.

Communities near Bounce ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bounce.

• Midland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Midland is located in Midland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 147,069 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland <4>
• Odessa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
  • Odessa is located in Ector County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 125,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <4>
• Gardendale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
  • Gardendale is located in Ector County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardendale <4>
• Greenwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Midland County
• Scharbauer City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scharbauer City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scharbauer City
  • Scharbauer City is located in Ector County
• West Odessa
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Odessa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Odessa
  • West Odessa is located in Ector County
• Stanton
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
  • Stanton is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <4>
• Goldsmith
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldsmith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
  • Goldsmith is located in Ector County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldsmith <4>
• Tarzan
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarzan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarzan
  • Tarzan is located in Martin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarzan <4>
• Midkiff
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midkiff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midkiff
  • Midkiff is located in Upton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midkiff <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bounce. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bounce.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bounce. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bounce.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bounce. See our Newspapers Page for Bounce.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bounce ...

Looking for more information about Bounce? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bounce, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bounce.

Adding Bounce to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bounce in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bounce was mentioned on a train schedule titled The Texas & Pacific Railroad Employees' Time Table #49 (May 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bounce.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bounce. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Midland County: www.co.midland.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/