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Hamlin Texas Map

Explore Hamlin, 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 Hamlin, Texas

How to Use This Hamlin, Texas Map

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

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.

CityHamlin
StateTexas (TX)
CountyJones County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude32.88483
Longitude-100.126491
Population1,831
Density133.7 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code79520
Area Code806
County SeatAnson
School DistrictHamlin Independent School District

About Hamlin, Texas

Hamlin is a locality in Jones County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,831. The population density is 133.7 people per km². Hamlin is located at 32.8848°N, 100.1265°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Hamlin is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 79520.

Hamlin stretches across the expansive plains of West Texas, defined by the quiet, rhythmic persistence of the California Creek as it carves a path through the sun-baked earth. It lies 32.9 miles north-northeast of Sweetwater, TX (from Sweetwater, TX: bearing 30°T), and is situated 19.2 miles west-southwest of Stamford. The horizon here is vast and unencumbered, where the sky claims more space than the land, and the light at dusk bleeds a bruised, golden violet over the flat terrain. To the west, the subtle rise of Peter Hill breaks the monotony of the horizon line, offering a singular point of reference in a landscape that otherwise favors the horizontal. The air carries the scent of dry grasses and turned soil, a crisp reminder of the distance from any cooling moisture, as the land pulls toward the shallow basin of Headquarters Draw.

Hamlin maintains a steady, deliberate pace, rooted in the labor of the surrounding agricultural fields and the legacy of the regional oil industry. The economy remains tethered to the cycles of harvest and the patient extraction of resources, reflecting a resilience forged by decades of unpredictable weather and the demands of a changing market. Beyond the immediate grid of streets, the landscape opens toward the quiet expanse of Anson North Lake, a destination for those seeking a moment of stillness away from the hum of machinery. Residents often travel toward the horizon for recreation, sometimes venturing out to Unknown Park to witness the scrubland in its most authentic, quiet state. Life in Hamlin is measured in the steady movement of wind through the brush and the enduring, quiet pride of a place that understands its own isolation.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Hamlin (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 165° S
  • Site of Hitson Community (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 278° W
  • Neinda Baptist Church (Monument) — 6.2 mi, 162° S
  • Unknown Park (Local Park) — 18.7 mi, 077° E
  • Cowboy Country Museum (Museum) — 19.3 mi, 077° E
  • Rolling Plains Quail Research Ranch (W.T. Martin Ranch) (Park) — 26.3 mi, 247° SW
  • Oriana Bridge (Historic Ruins) — 26.6 mi, 318° NW
  • Fort Phantom Hill (Attraction) — 30.9 mi, 123° SE
  • Newman Park (Local Park) — 32.0 mi, 211° SW
  • Lake Sweetwater Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 32.1 mi, 198° S
  • Pioneer Museum (Museum) — 32.6 mi, 210° SW
  • Sea Bee Park (Local Recreation) — 33.7 mi, 135° SE
  • Myers Memorial Arena (Stadium) — 35.6 mi, 141° SE
  • Petrified Tree (Attraction) — 36.2 mi, 141° SE
  • Behrens Auditorium (Theatre) — 36.3 mi, 141° SE
  • Van Ellis Theatre (Theatre) — 36.3 mi, 141° SE
  • Morgan Jones Planetarium (Museum) — 36.5 mi, 144° SE
  • Elmer Gray Stadium (Stadium) — 37.4 mi, 140° SE
  • Good Night Dinosaur (Public Artwork) — 37.5 mi, 142° SE
  • Women for Abilene Christian University Museum (Museum) — 37.7 mi, 140° SE
  • The Old Jail Art Center (Arts Centre) — 44.2 mi, 101° E
  • Abilene State Park (State Park) — 45.7 mi, 164° S
  • CCC Stonework (Historic Ruins) — 47.1 mi, 162° S
  • Flying “A” Car Museum (Museum) — 49.4 mi, 103° E
  • Lake Alan Henry Wildlife Habitat Area (Local Conservation Area) — 52.9 mi, 282° W
  • Maddin Prairie (Park) — 55.0 mi, 224° SW
  • Lake Colorado City State Park (State Park) — 59.7 mi, 231° SW
  • Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 62.7 mi, 314° NW · 14k acres

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About This Hamlin Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hamlin, Texas. Coordinates: 32.88483, -100.126491. 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 Hamlin includes the ZIP code (79520), telephone area code (806), county seat of Jones County (Anson), and school district assignment (Hamlin 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.