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Mertens Texas Map

Explore Mertens, 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 Mertens, Texas

How to Use This Mertens, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	32.058487
Longitude	-96.896664
Population	144
Density	127.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	76666
Area Code	325
County Seat	Hillsboro
School District	Frost Independent School District

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About Mertens, Texas

Mertens is a locality in Hill County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 144. The population density is 127.8 people per km². Mertens is located at 32.0585°N, 96.8967°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Mertens is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 76666.

Mertens occupies a quiet expanse of north-central Texas where the horizon stretches flat and wide under an uncompromising sky. It lies 22.8 miles south of Waxahachie, TX (from Waxahachie, TX: bearing 187°T), and is situated 8.7 miles south of Italy. The earth here is composed of dark, heavy soils that hold the memory of recent rains, while the nearby banks of Richland Creek offer a thin ribbon of shade and verdant growth against the prairie heat. Just a mile removed, the waters of Soil Conservation Service Site 47 Reservoir mirror the shifting clouds, providing a still, silver eye in the landscape. While the distant silhouette of Pisgah Ridge marks the far edge of the world, the immediate terrain remains defined by the patient, rhythmic cycles of agriculture and the slow transition of seasons across open fields.

Mertens reflects the enduring legacy of the agricultural expansion that defined this region, serving as a modest anchor for the families who have long worked the surrounding acreage. The local economy persists in the quiet labor of the harvest, a discipline that keeps the pace of daily existence tethered to the sun and the soil. Residents often look toward the Navarro Mills Recreation Area for respite, finding in its managed grounds a space that balances the utility of the land with the necessity of rest. There is a particular clarity to the light as it catches the dust motes over the fallow rows at sunset, revealing a profound, unadorned beauty that persists long after the machinery has been silenced for the night.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mertens Baptist Church (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 049° NE
Richland Cemetery (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 137° SE
Old Brandon Mill (Monument) — 3.9 mi, 257° W
Navarro Mills Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 7.6 mi, 137° SE
Navarro Mills Lake (Recreation Area) — 9.5 mi, 135° SE
Bruco, The Texas Italian Caterpillar (Attraction) — 9.9 mi, 000° N
Wallace Park (Local Park) — 13.0 mi, 262° W
City Park (Local Park) — 13.5 mi, 258° W
Reflections Art Gallery (Gallery) — 14.0 mi, 257° W
Willie Nelson (Public Artwork) — 14.1 mi, 257° W
Hillsboro Arts League (Gallery) — 14.1 mi, 256° W
Hill County Cellblock Museum (Museum) — 14.1 mi, 255° W
Old Maypearl Depot (Museum) — 18.6 mi, 338° N
Roundabout Stage (Theatre) — 20.7 mi, 001° N
Falconry Stage (Theatre) — 20.8 mi, 001° N
Tiger Stadium (Stadium) — 22.1 mi, 086° E
Ennis Railroad and Cultural Heritage Museum (Museum) — 23.4 mi, 048° NE
Ennis Kachina Prairie (State Conservation Area) — 23.4 mi, 037° NE
Pearce Museum (Museum) — 23.5 mi, 087° E
Waxahachie Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 24.2 mi, 011° N
Pioneer Village of Navarro County (Museum) — 24.8 mi, 084° E
Serenity Point (Attraction) — 28.8 mi, 258° W
Aquaponics Greenhouse (Aquarium) — 30.7 mi, 209° SW
Hayrides and Farm experience (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 31.0 mi, 209° SW
Waco Mammoth National Monument (National Monument) — 35.2 mi, 208° SW · 5 acres
Cedar Hill State Park (State Park) — 36.8 mi, 350° N
Fort Parker State Park (State Park) — 36.9 mi, 147° SE
Lake Waco Wetlands (National Conservation Area) — 38.8 mi, 218° SW · 348 acres
Richland Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 46.0 mi, 096° E

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