Welcome to Bounce ...

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

Bounce is located in Midland County<1>.

Bounce is 2,860 feet [872 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation 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

Area Code for Bounce: 432

Communities near Bounce ...

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

• Midland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Midland is located in Midland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 147,069 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland <3>
• Odessa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Odessa is located in Ector County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 125,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <3>
• Gardendale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Gardendale is located in Ector County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardendale <3>
• Greenwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood is located in Midland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Scharbauer City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Scharbauer City is located in Ector County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scharbauer City
• West Odessa
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • West Odessa is located in Ector County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Odessa
• Stanton
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Stanton is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <3>
• Goldsmith
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Goldsmith is located in Ector County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldsmith <3>
• Tarzan
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tarzan is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarzan
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarzan <3>
• Midkiff
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Midkiff is located in Upton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midkiff
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midkiff <3>

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 (so far) 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.