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Cherokee Texas Map

Explore Cherokee, 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.

Interactive Map of Cherokee, Texas

How to Use This Cherokee, Texas Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Cherokee, 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 Cherokee.

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	Cherokee
State	Texas (TX)
County	San Saba County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	30.982393
Longitude	-98.70754
Population	280
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	76832
Area Code	325
County Seat	San Saba

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About Cherokee, Texas

Cherokee is a locality in San Saba County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Cherokee is located at 30.9824°N, 98.7075°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 76832.

Cherokee occupies a quiet span of high, sun-bleached earth where the limestone ribs of the ground poke through the thin soil. It lies 48.6 miles west-southwest of Copperas Cove, TX (from Copperas Cove, TX: bearing 259°T), and is situated 15.5 miles north of Llano. The landscape stretches out in a series of dry, grassy swells that hold the heat long after the sun has dipped below the horizon, turning the sky a bruised, heavy purple. A mile to the east, the water in Jackson Branch runs thin over a bed of polished rock, offering a meager drink to the cedar and mesquite that claim the perimeter. Beyond the immediate brush, the land flattens into the low expanse of York Flat, a place where the wind moves with an uninterrupted, steady purpose, stirring the dust of the plains.

Cherokee maintains a slow, deliberate pace defined by the cycle of the ranching industry and the seasonal shifts of the range. The history of the area is etched in the fence lines and the weathered wood of old structures that have outlasted the generations who first broke the sod. Though the rugged slopes of the Edwards Plateau wait eighty-four miles away, the horizon remains vast and demanding, a constant reminder of the scale of the country. Locals often look toward the water at Lake Buchanan for relief from the summer intensity, or travel the short distance to Colorado Bend State Park to walk the canyons where the geology is laid bare. Life in Cherokee remains anchored to the land, a quiet existence shaped by the grit of the soil and the persistent, dry breath of the Texas interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Site of Old Behrns West Texas Normal and Business College (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 190° S
Baby Head Cemetery (Monument) — 7.2 mi, 155° SE
Chappel Cemetery (Monument) — 9.5 mi, 058° NE
Colorado Bend State Park (State Park) — 11.5 mi, 070° E
Mill Pond Park (Local Park) — 14.2 mi, 359° N
San Saba County Historical Museum (Museum) — 14.6 mi, 359° N
Risien Park (Local Park) — 14.8 mi, 000° N
Llano County Museum (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 173° S
Hill Country Wildlife Museum (Museum) — 16.1 mi, 173° S
Cedar Point Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 16.6 mi, 118° SE
Canyon of the Eagles Nature Park (Local Recreation) — 16.6 mi, 114° SE
Pontotoc Winery (Attraction) — 16.9 mi, 253° W
Buchanan Art Gallery (Gallery) — 23.4 mi, 136° SE
Inks Lake State Park (State Park) — 25.1 mi, 129° SE
1000ft Overlook of Inks Lake (Viewpoint) — 26.8 mi, 130° SE
Mason Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 29.6 mi, 255° W
World's Largest Spur (Attraction) — 31.5 mi, 081° E
Lampasas County Museum (Museum) — 31.8 mi, 079° E
Enchanted Rock State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 32.8 mi, 190° S
Mason County Museum (Museum) — 35.2 mi, 242° SW
ShowBiz Cinemas (Cinema) — 37.1 mi, 136° SE
Highland Arts Guild (Gallery) — 38.1 mi, 138° SE
Uptown Theatre (Theatre) — 38.2 mi, 138° SE
Bernie's Art Gallery & Custom Frame Shop (Gallery) — 38.2 mi, 138° SE
Canyons Off Road Park (Attraction) — 38.7 mi, 199° S
Dead Man's Hole (Attraction) — 40.9 mi, 140° SE
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 42.4 mi, 126° SE · 43k acres
Clear Creek Park (National Conservation Area) — 52.9 mi, 079° E · 78 acres

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