Explore Hamilton, 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 Hamilton, 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 Hamilton.
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 | Hamilton |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Hamilton County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 31.703766 |
| Longitude | -98.123923 |
| Population | 2,895 |
| Density | 322.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 76531 |
| Area Code | 254 |
| County Seat | Hamilton |
| School District | Hamilton Independent School District |
Hamilton stretches across a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of the Pecan Creek, which carves a path through the limestone-dusted earth. It lies 29.1 miles northwest of Gatesville, TX (from Gatesville, TX: bearing 310°T), and is situated 31.2 miles east-southeast of Comanche. The air here holds the dry, expansive heat of the inland plains, where the horizon remains wide and unobstructed, save for the faint, distant silhouette of the Edwards Plateau far to the southwest. At the edge of the residential grid, Pecan Creek Park offers a quiet intersection of native grasses and shade, while the Soil Conservation Service Site 4 Reservoir sits nearby, a still body of water that reflects the shifting amber tones of the late afternoon sun. Beyond the immediate town limits, the terrain dips into the subtle depressions of Owl Hollow, creating a topography that feels ancient and deliberate under the vast Texas sky.
Hamilton carries the weight of a history rooted in the grit of early agricultural settlement, where the economy has long been tethered to the cycles of ranching and the yield of the soil. The rhythm of daily life moves with a steady, unforced cadence, shaped by the needs of livestock and the seasonal demands of the land. Local commerce centers on the trade of goods and services that keep the machinery of rural productivity turning, maintaining a character that values utility and directness. While the Edwards Plateau remains a distant memory on the map, the local spirit is defined by the immediate proximity to the creek beds and the open expanse of the prairie, grounding the inhabitants in a landscape that demands both respect and resilience.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hamilton, Texas. Coordinates: 31.703766, -98.123923. 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 Hamilton includes the ZIP code (76531), telephone area code (254), county seat of Hamilton County (Hamilton), and school district assignment (Hamilton 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. |