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Gainesville Texas Map

Explore Gainesville, 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 Gainesville, Texas

How to Use This Gainesville, Texas Map

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

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.

CityGainesville
StateTexas (TX)
CountyHarrison County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude33.638647
Longitude-97.148413
Population17,394
Density347.9 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Codes75672, 78643, 76240
Area Code512, 737, 817
County SeatMarshall
School DistrictGainesville Independent School District

About Gainesville, Texas

Gainesville is a locality in Harrison County, Texas, United States. It has a population of 17,394. The population density is 347.9 people per km². Gainesville is located at 33.6386°N, 97.1484°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Gainesville is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 75672, 78643, 76240.

Gainesville unfolds across the northern reaches of the prairie, where the horizon stretches wide and the sky maintains a vast, unencumbered clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of every passing cloud. It lies 5.7 miles north-northeast of Marshall, TX (from Marshall, TX: bearing 29°T), and is situated 9.8 miles south of Jefferson. The landscape is defined by a gentle, rhythmic topography of open plains and pockets of woodland that give way to the quiet presence of Holly Creek, a waterway that marks the land with its subtle, curving path. Just a short distance away, the surface of Lake Shadowood Reservoir reflects the shifting light of the afternoon, acting as a cool, still counterpoint to the golden grasses that dominate the terrain. When the sun begins its descent, the light takes on a particular amber intensity, casting long, deliberate shadows across the earth and emphasizing the enduring, solid character of the ground.

Gainesville maintains a steady, deliberate pace of life, rooted in a history of trade and agricultural endurance that has long shaped its identity. The local economy persists through a blend of industry and the labor of the land, reflecting a heritage that respects both the necessity of production and the value of a quiet afternoon. Beyond the immediate grid of the streets, the terrain offers spaces for pause, such as the quiet expanses of Oak Trail Park or the distant, winding path of the Caddo Lake State Park Trail, which invite those who seek a connection to the stillness of the countryside. Though Locks Mountain remains a distant silhouette against the far western sky, the character of Gainesville is defined by its own immediate, open plains, where the texture of the soil and the persistent, dry breeze serve as the true measure of the days.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Booker T. Washington School (Monument) — 0.6 mi, 194° S
  • Butterfield Overland Stage Line (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 094° E
  • American Paint Horse Association (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 200° S
  • Moffett Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 197° S
  • Butterfield Stagecoach Statue (Public Artwork) — 1.0 mi, 171° S
  • Leonard Park & Frank Buck Zoo (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 194° S
  • Sante Fe Depot Museum (Museum) — 1.1 mi, 155° SE
  • Morton Museum of Cooke County (Museum) — 1.1 mi, 170° S
  • Chilean Flamingo (Attraction) — 1.2 mi, 196° S
  • Lesser Rhea (Attraction) — 1.2 mi, 197° S
  • Alpaca (Attraction) — 1.2 mi, 198° S
  • Black-Bellied Whistling Duck (Attraction) — 1.2 mi, 196° S
  • Forsythe Transportation Skate Park (Local Recreation) — 1.3 mi, 153° SE
  • Love Valley Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 007° N
  • Ray Roberts Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 7.0 mi, 160° S
  • Ray Roberts Lake State Park (State Park) — 14.5 mi, 170° S
  • Pittman Ranch (Park) — 14.5 mi, 247° SW
  • Corral (Viewpoint) — 16.6 mi, 159° S
  • Hickory Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 23.5 mi, 011° N
  • CH Collins Stadium (Stadium) — 26.1 mi, 176° S
  • Lyndon B. Johnson National Grassland (National Grassland) — 26.2 mi, 229° SW · 20k acres
  • Explorium (Museum) — 26.7 mi, 183° S
  • Lake Murray State Resort Park (State Park) — 27.1 mi, 010° N
  • Texas First Ladies Historic Costume Collection Museum (Museum) — 28.4 mi, 178° S
  • Redbud Theater Complex (Theatre) — 28.5 mi, 178° S
  • Denton Independent School District Stadium (Stadium) — 28.7 mi, 179° S
  • Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum (Museum) — 29.3 mi, 178° S
  • Winspear Performance Hall (Theatre) — 29.9 mi, 181° S
  • Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 41.0 mi, 280° W · 1,644 acres
  • Chickasaw National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 54.3 mi, 011° N · 15k acres

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About This Gainesville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gainesville, Texas. Coordinates: 33.638647, -97.148413. 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 Gainesville includes the ZIP code (75672, 78643, 76240), telephone area code (512, 737, 817), county seat of Harrison County (Marshall), and school district assignment (Gainesville 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.