THE MINERAL WELLS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Western Cross Timbers setting.
Mineral Wells city has 20.4 square miles of land in Palo Pinto County, Parker County. Its Census reference point is in Western Cross Timbers, within Cross Timbers.
The Cross Timbers mark a transition from prairie to more wooded eastern landscapes. Native grassland is interspersed with post oak and blackjack oak, creating a woodland-and-open-country mosaic.
Regional context: Cross Timbers ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
One place name. 2 county geographies.
Mineral Wells intersects 2 county geographies: Palo Pinto County, Parker County. A Mineral Wells mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Mineral Wells by land and water
The Census records 0.76 square miles of water within Mineral Wells, or 3.6% of its total area. It is 0.8 percentage points higher than the 2.7% recorded for Texas. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Mineral Wells city has 12.4 times the land area of nearby Cool city (1.65 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

