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Latexo Texas Map

Explore Latexo, 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 Latexo, Texas

How to Use This Latexo, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	31.395179
Longitude	-95.474115
Population	232
Density	91.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	75849
Area Code	903
County Seat	Crockett
School District	Latexo Independent School District

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About Latexo, Texas

Latexo is a locality in Houston County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 232. The population density is 91.2 people per km². Latexo is located at 31.3952°N, 95.4741°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Latexo is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 75849.

Latexo emerges from the East Texas landscape as a quiet confluence of pine-shadowed earth and open pasture, defined primarily by the slow, persistent winding of Sims Branch through its terrain. It lies 27.0 miles south-southeast of Palestine, TX (from Palestine, TX: bearing 160°T), and is situated 5.4 miles north of Crockett. The air here holds a particular weight, smelling of damp soil and sun-warmed needles, especially as the light begins to slant low against the rise of Gary Hill four miles to the west. Broad stretches of timber and brush provide a backdrop for the local topography, where the land neither spikes nor falls abruptly, but instead ripples in long, thoughtful contours. Five miles away, the surface of Houston County Lake acts as a mirror for the vast, cloud-heavy sky, anchoring the surrounding woods in a stillness that feels untouched by the frantic pace of distant urban centers.

Latexo carries the quiet inheritance of a settlement forged by the intersection of rail lines and agrarian necessity, its identity rooted in the steady, unassuming work of the land. While the modern world moves past on nearby thoroughfares, the daily life of Latexo remains tethered to a rhythm dictated by the seasons and the maintenance of homesteads that have persisted through changing decades. Residents often find their way toward the greenery of Davy Crockett Memorial Park, six miles away, where the preservation of the landscape serves as a reminder of the region’s enduring character. There is no pretense in the way the morning mist clings to the fence lines or how the evening shadows lengthen across the clearings, leaving the people of Latexo to cultivate a life defined by the simple, rigorous honesty of the soil they inhabit.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Latexo Baptist Church (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 279° W
Town of Latexo (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 086° E
John Wortham (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 182° S
Davy Crockett Memorial Park (Local Park) — 5.8 mi, 167° S
Houston County Museum and Visitors Center (Museum) — 5.9 mi, 173° S
Davy Crockett National Forest (National Forest) — 7.9 mi, 062° NE · 161k acres
Us-Tx-71-65 (Conservation Area) — 13.6 mi, 250° W
St Andrews Church (Historic Ruins) — 15.1 mi, 314° NW
Mission Tejas State Park (State Park) — 16.6 mi, 052° NE
Myrtle Springs School (Historic Ruins) — 17.4 mi, 317° NW
Keechi Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.1 mi, 279° W
Big Slough Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 20.8 mi, 076° E · 3,521 acres
Rusk / Palestine State Park (State Park) — 24.4 mi, 346° N
Neches River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.6 mi, 009° N · 16k acres
Big Lake Bottom Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 27.1 mi, 316° NW
Howard House Museum (Museum) — 27.4 mi, 341° N
Fairy Garden Trail (Attraction) — 28.8 mi, 340° N
McDonald Museum (Museum) — 33.1 mi, 357° N
Norman Memorial Museum (Museum) — 33.5 mi, 035° NE
Angelina National Forest (National Forest) — 40.5 mi, 081° E · 154k acres
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 43.4 mi, 308° NW
Cherokee Trace Drive-Thru Safari (Attraction) — 44.1 mi, 035° NE
Naranjo Museum of Natural History (Museum) — 44.1 mi, 101° E
Angelina College Roadrunner (Public Artwork) — 44.5 mi, 099° E
Carmike Cinema Lufkin Mall 9 (Cinema) — 44.6 mi, 097° E
Cole Art Center at The Old Opera House (Gallery) — 50.4 mi, 073° E
Carmike Cinemas (Cinema) — 61.1 mi, 009° N
Cowan Center (Theatre) — 65.1 mi, 012° N
Upland Island Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 66.5 mi, 106° E · 13k acres
Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 76.3 mi, 153° SE · 58k acres

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