Explore Burleson, Texas, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Burleson, Texas. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Texas or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Burleson.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Burleson |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Johnson County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 32.516453 |
| Longitude | -97.327374 |
| Population | 47,641 |
| Density | 651.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 76028, 76097 |
| Area Code | 817, 682 |
| County Seat | Cleburne |
| School District | Burleson Independent School District |
Burleson claims a quiet authority over the flat, expansive plains of North Texas, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a vault of immense, shifting sky. It lies 3.5 miles southeast of Crowley, TX (from Crowley, TX: bearing 136°T), and is situated 5.2 miles west-southwest of Rendon. The Village Creek marks the land with a subtle, winding presence, carving a path through the earth that provides a verdant corridor for local wildlife and a soft, rhythmic cadence to the landscape. Beneath the sprawling canopy of heat-shimmered afternoons, the soil holds the memory of ancient grasses, while the distance toward the Devils Backbone offers a faint, serrated suggestion of elevation far to the west. Within the immediate reach of the streets, Clark Park offers a localized sanctuary of green space, grounding the urban sprawl in a necessary, quiet simplicity that mirrors the inland stillness of the region.
Burleson emerged from the dust and ambition of the late nineteenth century, growing outward from the iron veins of the railroad that once dictated the pulse of every frontier settlement. Early settlers were drawn by the promise of the fertile, dark-soiled prairie, finding in the expanse a place to anchor their lives against the capricious winds of the plains. The history of Burleson is written in the transition from modest agricultural outposts to a structured grid of commerce, reflecting the slow, deliberate accumulation of families who built their homes upon the sturdy foundation of regional trade. Each passing decade solidified the identity of Burleson, transforming a simple intersection of transit into a place of permanence that honors the hard-won resilience of its founding generations.
Economic life in Burleson thrives through a steady integration of light industrial development and a robust service sector that caters to the expanding needs of a growing population. The proximity to major thoroughfares ensures that Burleson functions as a vital conduit for trade, while the local tax base supports infrastructure that balances rapid expansion with the maintenance of essential public services. Although academic institutions primarily serve the surrounding metropolitan region, the local schools remain the focal point of community engagement, fostering a social fabric woven from the aspirations of the next generation. As the sun dips low, the hum of commerce softens, revealing a town that balances its industrious spirit with the practical, unpretentious reality of daily life on the plains.
Cultural life in Burleson finds its expression in the high-energy gatherings at local athletic complexes and the seasonal festivals that draw neighbors into the open air to mark the passage of the year. While the roar of professional sports resonates from the nearby metropolitan stadiums, the true heart of the local scene beats within the high school arenas, where Friday nights serve as a communal ritual of loyalty and shared anticipation. Residents often seek recreation at the nearby Benbrook Lake, finding a cooling respite in the expanse of water that anchors the regional geography. The character of Burleson is defined by this blend of quiet, private endurance and the occasional, boisterous celebration, capturing the essential nature of a place that remains firmly rooted in the landscape of North Texas.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Burleson, Texas. Coordinates: 32.516453, -97.327374. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Burleson includes the ZIP code (76028, 76097), telephone area code (817, 682), county seat of Johnson County (Cleburne), and school district assignment (Burleson Independent School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |