Explore Groves, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Groves, 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 Groves.
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 | Groves |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Jefferson County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 29.94827 |
| Longitude | -93.917116 |
| Population | 17,335 |
| Density | 1291.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 77619 |
| Area Code | 281 |
| County Seat | Beaumont |
| School District | Port Neches-Groves Independent School District |
Groves occupies a flat, low-lying expanse of the Gulf coastal plain where the horizon stretches wide and the air holds a persistent, humid weight. It lies 3.5 miles north-northeast of Port Arthur, TX (from Port Arthur, TX: bearing 12°T), and is situated 4.9 miles east-southeast of Nederland. This landscape is shaped by the proximity of water, as the tides pull toward East Pass only eight miles away. To the west, the quiet, winding course of Left Prong Molasses Bayou provides a natural boundary, its waters moving sluggishly through the thick vegetation. Pleasure Island sits just three miles out, acting as a buffer between the land and the broader waters, while the expansive surface of Sabine Lake remains a constant presence nearby. The light here often turns a bruised, heavy violet at dusk, casting long shadows across the prairie grass that seems to drink the humidity of the evening. Even when the sky remains clear, the moisture in the atmosphere refracts the sun into a soft, golden haze that settles over the flat earth.
Groves traces its roots to the early twentieth century, emerging from agricultural beginnings to become a vital part of the regional industrial landscape. The economy is inextricably linked to the surrounding oil and chemical industries, which draw steady labor and provide a backbone for local prosperity. Work here follows the rhythm of the refineries, where the hum of machinery is a familiar sound that marks the changing shifts. While the industrial footprint is significant, the daily life of Groves maintains a modest, steady pace, anchored by the resilience of its people. Prosperity in such a place is measured by the stability of the trade and the quiet satisfaction of a job performed with consistency. The landscape, once defined by farmland, now reflects a modern utility where the labor of the hands remains the primary currency.
Celebration Park serves as the central gathering place for residents of Groves, offering a green refuge where families congregate under the expansive Texas sky. The culture is one of neighborly familiarity, where the high school football stadium becomes a focal point for collective excitement on Friday nights. Notable figures such as the renowned singer Janis Joplin spent formative years in this general corner of the state, carrying the influence of the region into the wider world. Life here is defined by these small, shared rituals and the occasional local festival that brings a brief, spirited energy to the streets. The character of the place is not loud, but rather composed of the steady, unpretentious interactions of people who understand the specific demands of their environment. Even at a distance of eleven miles, the faint, elevated silhouette of Spindletop Hill serves as a historical reminder of the energy that first defined this part of the country.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Groves, Texas. Coordinates: 29.94827, -93.917116. 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 Groves includes the ZIP code (77619), telephone area code (281), county seat of Jefferson County (Beaumont), and school district assignment (Port Neches-Groves 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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |