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Columbus Texas Map

Explore Columbus, 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 Columbus, Texas

How to Use This Columbus, Texas Map

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

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	Columbus
State	Texas (TX)
County	Colorado County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	29.704465
Longitude	-96.558915
Population	3,699
Density	479.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	78934
Area Code	830
County Seat	Columbus
School District	Columbus Independent School District

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About Columbus, Texas

Columbus is a locality in Colorado County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,699. The population density is 479.6 people per km². Columbus is located at 29.7045°N, 96.5589°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Columbus is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 78934.

Columbus sits anchored upon the fertile, dark earth of the Brazos River basin, where the insistent flow of the Colorado River carves a deliberate path through the landscape. It lies 32.9 miles south-southwest of Brenham, TX (from Brenham, TX: bearing 195°T), and is situated 14.8 miles west-northwest of Eagle Lake. The terrain surrounding Columbus unfolds in broad, deliberate stretches of prairie and hardwood timber, broken only by the modest rise of Wilson Hill five miles to the north and the subtle, earthen depressions of Horseshoe Gully. Light here possesses a heavy, amber quality as it filters through the dense canopy of oaks, casting long, shifting shadows across the grass at MidTown Park. The air remains thick with the scent of damp soil and sun-warmed brush, a steady, grounded atmosphere that persists even when the heat of the afternoon causes the horizon to shimmer with a hazy, indistinct glow.

History settles into the brickwork of the older storefronts, marking Columbus as a place where the early movement of settlers transitioned into the steady, methodical pace of agricultural commerce. The local economy draws its strength from the surrounding plains, where cattle grazing and regional trade have long dictated the rhythms of the day. While the expansive, cooling waters of Lake Fayette remain eighteen miles distant, the life of the inhabitants stays tethered to the banks of the Colorado River, which has served as a silent witness to generations of change. Life in Columbus moves with a quiet, persistent gravity, defined by the maintenance of tradition and a deep, unspoken familiarity with the land that sustains its people.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Columbus Golf Course (Local Park) — locality lies within
The Rev. Jacob Scherer (Monument) — 0.0 mi, 325° NW
Site of the Camp (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 313° NW
Colonel Joseph Worthington Elliott Wallace (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 182° S
Community Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 155° SE
Columbus Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery (Monument) — 0.4 mi, 184° S
Alley Log Cabin and Antique Tool Museum (Museum) — 1.0 mi, 089° E
Stafford Bank and Opera House (Theatre) — 1.1 mi, 087° E
Tate-Senftenberg-Brandon House Museum (Museum) — 1.2 mi, 083° E
The Heritage Society Museum of Weimar (Museum) — 12.8 mi, 269° W
Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.1 mi, 092° E · 21k acres
Fayetteville Area Heritage Museum (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 333° NW
Prairie Edge Museum (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 121° SE
Schulenburg Historical Museum (Museum) — 22.0 mi, 272° W
Mill Creek Mitigation Bank - Shelby Property (Park) — 22.3 mi, 358° N
Fayette Heritage Museum and Archives (Museum) — 23.1 mi, 306° NW
N W Faison Home and Museum (Museum) — 23.1 mi, 306° NW
D.R. Wintermann Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 24.0 mi, 128° SE
Rifle Association Hall (Registered Battlefield) — 26.6 mi, 343° N
Stephen F Austin State Park (State Park) — 27.4 mi, 072° E
San Felipe de Austin (Attraction) — 27.5 mi, 079° E
St Mary's Grotto (Attraction) — 28.5 mi, 083° E
1824 Well (Attraction) — 28.5 mi, 076° E
Stephen F. Austin (Attraction) — 28.5 mi, 076° E
San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.7 mi, 119° SE · 193k acres
Somerville Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 38.9 mi, 350° N
Lake Somerville Trailway State Park (State Park) — 40.8 mi, 349° N
Sam Houston National Forest (National Forest) — 70.7 mi, 040° NE · 163k acres
Little Lake Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 72.3 mi, 044° NE · 3,956 acres
Mad Island Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 75.5 mi, 157° SE

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