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Elmaton Texas Map

Explore Elmaton, 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 Elmaton, Texas

How to Use This Elmaton, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	28.886372
Longitude	-96.139963
Population	480
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	77440, 77437
Area Code	281
County Seat	Bay City

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About Elmaton, Texas

Elmaton is a locality in Matagorda County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Elmaton is located at 28.8864°N, 96.1400°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 77440, 77437.

Elmaton reveals itself through the flat, expansive reach of the Texas prairie, where the horizon stretches thin and taut like a wire pulled across the sky. It lies 12.3 miles west-southwest of Bay City, TX (from Bay City, TX: bearing 237°T), and is situated 13.2 miles north-northeast of Palacios. The land here is defined by a rhythmic, subtle elevation, holding the heat of the sun against the dark, heavy soil of the fields. A mile away, the quiet passage of Briar Creek marks the terrain, its banks lined with brush that catches the golden, late-afternoon light in a way that makes the grass glow like burnished copper. The air carries the scent of dry earth and distant dust, a stillness that settles over the plains long before the first stars appear.

Elmaton grew from the early ambition of the rail lines that once cut through these vast tracts, leaving behind a legacy of agricultural endurance that still pulses through the local economy. While the work of the fields remains the primary rhythm of the day, the presence of Cooling Water Reservoir eight miles out offers a stark, man-made contrast to the surrounding pastoral silence. Life in Elmaton moves with a deliberate, measured gravity, far removed from the frantic pace of larger hubs, yet linked to the wider world by the steady transit of goods. Those who pass through might notice how the shadows of the clouds move across the open expanse, marking time in a landscape that has long traded the noise of progress for the quiet persistence of the harvest.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Grimes Cemetery (Monument) — 2.2 mi, 216° SW
Old Hawley Cemetery (Monument) — 2.3 mi, 272° W
Hawley Cemetery (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 291° W
Historica;Marker (Historic Ruins) — 3.6 mi, 168° S
Riverside Park (Local Park) — 7.8 mi, 073° E
Us-Tx-132-2 (Conservation Area) — 9.4 mi, 011° N
Le Tulle Park (Local Park) — 9.9 mi, 049° NE
Matagorda County Birding Nature Center (Local Recreation) — 10.1 mi, 050° NE
Spread Oaks Ranch (Park) — 10.4 mi, 028° NE
Metal Rooster (Public Artwork) — 12.8 mi, 058° NE
Clive Runnells Family Mad Island Marsh Preserve (Conservation Area) — 13.3 mi, 172° S
Shark Stadium (Stadium) — 13.4 mi, 206° SW
Mad Island Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 13.7 mi, 163° S
Site of Caney Post Office (Historic Ruins) — 18.1 mi, 073° E
Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.9 mi, 113° SE · 13k acres
Formosa-Tejano Wetlands Viewing Platform (Viewpoint) — 20.3 mi, 253° W
Matagorda Bay Nature Park (Local Recreation) — 20.7 mi, 151° SE
San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.2 mi, 109° E · 193k acres
Lake Texana (Recreation Area) — 22.8 mi, 297° NW
Showplace 3 (Cinema) — 23.1 mi, 337° NW
El Campo Museum of Art, History, and Natural Science (Museum) — 24.4 mi, 339° N
Wharton County Historical Museum (Museum) — 31.7 mi, 005° N
20th Century Technology Museum (Museum) — 31.7 mi, 005° N
Columbia Historical Museum Association (Museum) — 34.8 mi, 059° NE
Port Lavaca Main Street Theatre (Theatre) — 34.8 mi, 238° SW
Calhoun County Museum (Museum) — 35.0 mi, 237° SW
Justin Hurst Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 39.7 mi, 084° E
AMC Classic Brazos 14 (Cinema) — 42.7 mi, 074° E
Sea Center Texas (Aquarium) — 42.9 mi, 078° E
Hopper Stadium (Stadium) — 46.6 mi, 084° E

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