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Iola Texas Map

Explore Iola, 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 Iola, Texas

How to Use This Iola, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	30.77186
Longitude	-96.074956
Population	311
Density	116.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	77861
Area Code	409
County Seat	Anderson
School District	Iola Independent School District

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About Iola, Texas

Iola is a locality in Grimes County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 311. The population density is 116.5 people per km². Iola is located at 30.7719°N, 96.0750°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Iola is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 77861.

Iola commands a stretch of quiet earth where the terrain transitions into the subtle, persistent rise of the interior plains. It lies 18.3 miles east-northeast of College Station, TX (from College Station, TX: bearing 57°T), and is situated 18.8 miles east-northeast of Bryan. Neeley Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the landscape, its banks lined with dense thickets that catch the amber light of late afternoon and hold it long after the sun has dipped below the horizon. Beyond the immediate riparian shade, the land opens into wide fields where the soil is dark and expectant, yielding to a sky that seems to stretch further here than anywhere else. To the distant northwest, the silhouette of Blue Bonnet Hill marks the boundary of the visible world, a faint, serrated edge against the pale blue firmament.

Iola carries the weight of a long-standing agricultural heritage, where the economy remains tied to the cycles of the earth and the slow, deliberate work of those who tend the surrounding acreage. Life moves in accordance with the seasonal shifts in the fields, a pace informed by generations who have recognized that prosperity here is built on patience rather than haste. While the nearby waters of Carr Lake and the managed expanse of Gibbons Creek Reservoir Park offer quiet refuge from the heat of the day, the true character of the locality is defined by its steadfast focus on the land. Whether in the quiet hum of machinery during harvest or the stillness of a Sunday morning, the identity of Iola remains rooted in the enduring connection between the people and the expanse they inhabit.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Zion Cemetery (Monument) — 1.0 mi, 259° W
Katy Holland McDowell Treadwell Cobb (Monument) — 1.0 mi, 258° W
Town of Bedias (Monument) — 7.5 mi, 088° E
Veterans Park and Athletic Complex (Local Recreation) — 15.8 mi, 235° SW
Lick Creek Park (Local Conservation Area) — 16.1 mi, 209° SW
Lake Madison Park (Local Park) — 16.2 mi, 037° NE
Stephen C Beachy Central Park (Local Recreation) — 16.9 mi, 230° SW
Rotating LEGO Death Star (Public Artwork) — 17.4 mi, 234° SW
Children's Museum of Brazos Valley (Museum) — 17.6 mi, 241° SW
The Theatre Company of Bryan & College Station (Theatre) — 18.5 mi, 242° SW
Star Cinema Grill (Cinema) — 18.7 mi, 237° SW
M. Benz Gallery of Floral Art (Gallery) — 18.8 mi, 236° SW
Moran (Local Park) — 18.8 mi, 241° SW
StageCenter Community Theatre (Theatre) — 19.0 mi, 250° W
Earth Art (Attraction) — 19.0 mi, 249° W
J Wayne Stark University Center Galleries (Gallery) — 19.3 mi, 235° SW
MSC Forsyth Galleries (Gallery) — 19.3 mi, 235° SW
Sam Houston National Forest (National Forest) — 21.7 mi, 134° SE · 163k acres
Little Lake Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 25.9 mi, 133° SE · 3,956 acres
Miller's Theater (Cinema) — 26.5 mi, 182° S
Fort Boggy State Park (State Park) — 27.8 mi, 010° N
H.E.A.R.T.S. Veterans Museum of Texas (Museum) — 29.3 mi, 095° E
The La Bahia Pecan (Attraction) — 31.0 mi, 189° S
Gibbs-Powell House Museum (Museum) — 31.2 mi, 096° E
Texas Prison Rodeo Stadium (Historic Ruins) — 31.7 mi, 096° E
Star of the Republic Museum (Museum) — 31.7 mi, 197° S
Huntsville State Park (State Park) — 33.0 mi, 107° E
Davy Crockett National Forest (National Forest) — 50.7 mi, 055° NE · 161k acres
Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 70.8 mi, 187° S · 21k acres
Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 74.9 mi, 109° E · 58k acres

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