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Italy Texas Map

Explore Italy, 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 Italy, Texas

How to Use This Italy, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	32.184038
Longitude	-96.884719
Population	1,926
Density	412.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	76651
Area Code	325
County Seat	Waxahachie
School District	Italy Independent School District

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About Italy, Texas

Italy is a locality in Ellis County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,926. The population density is 412.7 people per km². Italy is located at 32.1840°N, 96.8847°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Italy is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 76651.

Italy defines the horizon as a stretch of North Texas blackland prairie, where the earth darkens into a rich, heavy soil that holds the memory of rain long after the clouds have dispersed. It lies 14.2 miles south of Waxahachie, TX (from Waxahachie, TX: bearing 189°T), and is situated 18.2 miles west-southwest of Ennis. Houston Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the landscape, its banks lined with dense thickets and hardwoods that offer a cool reprieve from the relentless glare of the midday sun. The air here carries a dry, earthen weight, particularly as the light shifts toward a bruised violet at dusk, illuminating the flat, expansive fields that ripple under the slightest breeze. Eleven miles to the north, the waters of Lake Waxahachie provide a singular, reflective stillness in an otherwise industrious, sun-drenched terrain.

Italy maintains a quiet, steady pulse, rooted in an agricultural heritage that once earned it the moniker of the "Biggest Little Town in Texas" for its prolific cotton production. The local economy persists with a pragmatic endurance, transitioning from the labor of the fields to the logistical rhythms of modern transit and trade. Residents often venture toward the quiet trails of Spring Park when the pace of the week demands a slower cadence among the native flora. The architecture of Italy reflects a deliberate, utilitarian past, with brick facades and weathered storefronts standing as markers of a time when the railroad dictated the flow of commerce. Life here moves with the deliberate gravity of the prairie, favoring the reliability of a long-standing routine over the frantic pace of the larger world beyond its borders.

Nearby Outdoor Places

General Edward H. Tarrant (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 067° NE
John Marr Hardeman (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 360° N
Italy Colored City Hall (Monument) — 0.5 mi, 231° SW
Bruco, The Texas Italian Caterpillar (Attraction) — 1.4 mi, 333° NW
Old Maypearl Depot (Museum) — 11.5 mi, 319° NW
Bardwell Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 11.8 mi, 046° NE
Roundabout Stage (Theatre) — 12.0 mi, 359° N
Falconry Stage (Theatre) — 12.1 mi, 359° N
Lion's Park (Local Park) — 12.9 mi, 012° N
Waxahachie Creek Hike & Bike Trail (Local Park) — 13.1 mi, 013° N
Bardwell Lake (Recreation Area) — 13.4 mi, 053° NE
Waxahachie Rodeo Complex (Local Recreation) — 13.5 mi, 010° N
Richard Ellis Statue (Public Artwork) — 14.1 mi, 009° N
Waxahachie Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 15.6 mi, 014° N
Ennis Kachina Prairie (State Conservation Area) — 16.7 mi, 053° NE
Ennis Railroad and Cultural Heritage Museum (Museum) — 18.0 mi, 067° NE
Reflections Art Gallery (Gallery) — 18.6 mi, 230° SW
Hillsboro Arts League (Gallery) — 18.7 mi, 230° SW
Hill County Cellblock Museum (Museum) — 18.9 mi, 230° SW
Tiger Stadium (Stadium) — 22.4 mi, 108° E
Pearce Museum (Museum) — 23.9 mi, 108° E
Pioneer Village of Navarro County (Museum) — 24.7 mi, 104° E
Cedar Hill State Park (State Park) — 28.5 mi, 345° N
Snake Encounters (Attraction) — 29.4 mi, 008° N
Talala Overlook (Viewpoint) — 30.5 mi, 349° N
Serenity Point (Attraction) — 32.3 mi, 243° SW
Cleburne State Park (State Park) — 38.9 mi, 277° W
Lake Waco Wetlands (National Conservation Area) — 46.4 mi, 212° SW · 348 acres

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