Explore Log Cabin, 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 Log Cabin, 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 Log Cabin.
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 | Log Cabin |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Henderson County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 32.222372 |
| Longitude | -96.021913 |
| Population | 678 |
| Density | 250.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 75148 |
| Area Code | 214, 469 |
| County Seat | Athens |
| School District | Eustace Independent School District |
Log Cabin emerges from the flat, verdant terrain of East Texas as a quiet settlement defined by the expansive presence of Cedar Creek Reservoir. It lies 9.8 miles west of Athens, TX (from Athens, TX: bearing 277°T), and is situated 9.2 miles east-southeast of Tool. The land here holds the heat of the day in its soil, releasing a warm, earthy scent as the sun dips toward the horizon, casting long, thin shadows across the open spaces. While the distant silhouette of Melton Rock provides a faint, jagged interruption to the skyline, the immediate landscape is characterized by the low, horizontal lines of the reservoir and the quiet, unassuming perimeter of Alamo Dr. The air remains heavy and still, carrying the subtle, metallic tang of damp earth and the steady, rhythmic hum of insects that seem to pulse in time with the shifting light.
Log Cabin maintains an economy tethered to the slow, steady cycles of the reservoir, where the water dictates the rhythm of commerce and the leisure of its inhabitants. Local life flows outward from the banks, mirroring the gentle, persistent movement of Spring Branch as it winds through the nearby woods. History here is written in the modest architecture and the unhurried nature of those who make their lives near the water, far from the frantic pace of the larger world. Travelers seeking a different sort of movement might venture out toward the Purtis Creek State Park Trail, but the character of Log Cabin remains firmly rooted in the simple, quiet connection between the people and the expanse of the reservoir that defines their daily existence.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Log Cabin, Texas. Coordinates: 32.222372, -96.021913. 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 Log Cabin includes the ZIP code (75148), telephone area code (214, 469), county seat of Henderson County (Athens), and school district assignment (Eustace 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. |