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Cresson Texas Map

Explore Cresson, 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 Cresson, Texas

How to Use This Cresson, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	32.532637
Longitude	-97.617803
Population	1,349
Density	45.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	76035, 76049
Area Code	817, 682
County Seat	Granbury
School District	Granbury Independent School District

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About Cresson, Texas

Cresson is a locality in Hood County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,349. The population density is 45.1 people per km². Cresson is located at 32.5326°N, 97.6178°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Cresson is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 76035, 76049.

Cresson stretches across a landscape defined by expansive, sun-bleached plains and the subtle, rhythmic rise of limestone-rich earth. It lies 12.0 miles east-northeast of Granbury, TX (from Granbury, TX: bearing 59°T), and is situated 7.3 miles northeast of Acton. The air here holds a dry clarity that sharpens the horizon, where the distant, hazy silhouette of Devils Backbone provides a rugged anchor to the western sky. Two miles away, the quiet passage of Dickeys Branch carves a thin, verdant line through the grasses, offering a modest respite from the heat, while the waters of Lake Charca sit seven miles distant, reflecting the vast, uninterrupted vault of the afternoon sun. To the north, the terrain dips into the quiet seclusion of Rufe Evans Hollow, where the shadows linger longer against the brush, and the proximity of Bear Creek Ranch ensures that the wilder, uncultivated character of the prairie remains a constant presence.

Cresson traces its lineage to the iron pulse of the railroad, which once dictated the flow of commerce and the very shape of the local economy. Today, the pace of life maintains a steady, deliberate cadence, shifting away from the heavy industry of the past toward a quiet endurance rooted in the soil and the local thoroughfares. Those who move through Cresson often find themselves caught in the quiet commerce of the plains, where the rattle of freight and the long, golden light of dusk reveal the persistent, industrious nature of a place that values the horizon over the bustle of the city. It is a location where the work of the day is measured by the slow turn of the light, leaving behind a sense of permanence that lingers long after the sun has slipped behind the distant, shadowed ridges.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cresson School (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 241° SW
Bruce-Davis House (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 154° SE
Dennis Methodist Church (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 019° N
Bear Creek Ranch (Park) — 4.4 mi, 000° N
Benbrook Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 7.3 mi, 044° NE
Acton State Park (State Park) — 7.5 mi, 212° SW
Benbrook Lake (Recreation Area) — 7.7 mi, 055° NE
Don Taco (Public Artwork) — 7.9 mi, 138° SE
Chapelhouse Studios (Theatre) — 7.9 mi, 139° SE
Holiday Park (Local Park) — 8.9 mi, 051° NE
Mt. Loma (Viewpoint) — 9.8 mi, 190° S
Rocky Creek Park (Local Park) — 10.2 mi, 068° E
Ark II (Conservation Area) — 10.2 mi, 274° W
Granbury Opera House (Theatre) — 11.7 mi, 238° SW
Pecan Valley Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 12.3 mi, 046° NE
Eagle Stadium (Stadium) — 12.7 mi, 053° NE
Panther Stadium (Stadium) — 13.9 mi, 068° E
North Zboaz Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 16.7 mi, 038° NE
Doss Heritage and Culture Center (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 326° NW
Cinemark Cinema 6 (Cinema) — 17.9 mi, 139° SE
Cleburne State Park (State Park) — 18.0 mi, 170° S
Johnson County Courthouse Museum (Museum) — 18.6 mi, 133° SE
Museum of the Americas (Museum) — 18.7 mi, 327° NW
Vintage Car Museum (Museum) — 18.7 mi, 327° NW
Lower Rose Garden (Attraction) — 20.3 mi, 046° NE
Republic of Texas Garden (Attraction) — 20.3 mi, 046° NE
Rogers-O'Daniel House (Attraction) — 20.3 mi, 051° NE
Oval Rose Garden (Attraction) — 20.3 mi, 046° NE
Fort Worth Nature Center And Wildlife Refuge (Local Conservation Area) — 21.8 mi, 022° N
Lyndon B. Johnson National Grassland (National Grassland) — 49.1 mi, 357° N · 20k acres

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