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Mertzon Texas Map

Explore Mertzon, 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 Mertzon, Texas

How to Use This Mertzon, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	31.261832
Longitude	-100.817326
Population	747
Density	189.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	76941
Area Code	325
County Seat	Mertzon
School District	Irion County Independent School District

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About Mertzon, Texas

Mertzon is a locality in Irion County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 747. The population density is 189.9 people per km². Mertzon is located at 31.2618°N, 100.8173°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Mertzon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 76941.

Mertzon occupies a wide, sun-bleached expanse where the horizon stretches toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Edwards Plateau. It lies 26.4 miles west-southwest of San Angelo, TX (from San Angelo, TX: bearing 238°T), and is situated 27.1 miles southwest of Grape Creek. Spring Creek carves a persistent green ribbon through the arid brush, its steady passage providing a rare, cool respite against the heat that radiates from the limestone-heavy earth. Beyond the immediate reach of the creek, the landscape gives way to the dry, rugged geometry of Rock Pen Draw, where the wind carries the scent of parched earth and mesquite across the plains. At the center of this quiet geography, City Park offers a modest clearing for the shade of native trees, serving as a silent witness to the slow, golden shifts of light as the afternoon wanes into a deep, violet dusk.

Mertzon emerged from the necessity of the rail line, evolving into a center where the economy remains tethered to the vast, open ranges and the cyclical demands of ranching. The life of Mertzon is defined by the resilience of those who tend to the livestock and navigate the fluctuations of the regional industry, maintaining a pace that moves in accordance with the seasons rather than the clock. While the Twin Buttes Reservoir sits thirteen miles away, the character of the locality is forged entirely by the land itself, an environment that demands both patience and a hardened resolve. There is a profound stillness here, a quality of silence that settles over the streets when the work of the day is done, leaving only the sound of insects and the cooling of the metal roofs under the expansive, darkening sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

City Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 000° N
Dove Creek Battle (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 204° SW
Irion County Museum (Museum) — 0.2 mi, 224° SW
Sherwood Courthouse (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 047° NE
Sherwood Cemetery (HTC) (Monument) — 3.1 mi, 040° NE
Twin Buttes Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 13.1 mi, 069° E
Middle Concho Park (Local Park) — 18.9 mi, 065° NE
Western Little League Baseball Fields (Local Recreation) — 19.1 mi, 070° E
O.C. Fisher Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 20.6 mi, 048° NE
San Angelo State Park (State Park) — 20.6 mi, 048° NE
Dog's Head Trail (El Swato) (Local Conservation Area) — 21.3 mi, 070° E
Red Arroyo Trail (Local Conservation Area) — 22.6 mi, 057° NE
O. C. Fisher Lake (Recreation Area) — 23.6 mi, 048° NE
ASU Planetarium (Museum) — 24.4 mi, 059° NE
International Water Lily Garden (Attraction) — 25.5 mi, 058° NE
Railway Museum of San Angelo (Museum) — 26.2 mi, 059° NE
E H Danner Museum of Telephony (Museum) — 26.4 mi, 060° NE
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts (Museum) — 26.4 mi, 059° NE
Eldorado Golf Club (Local Recreation) — 30.0 mi, 156° SE
Old Reagan County Courthouse (Historic Ruins) — 45.3 mi, 283° W
Welcome to Bronte (Public Artwork) — 53.1 mi, 035° NE
Fort Chadbourne (Historic Castle / Fort) — 63.1 mi, 032° NE
Dub Day Arena (Stadium) — 67.1 mi, 268° W
Doole High School (Historic Ruins) — 72.3 mi, 082° E
Lake Colorado City State Park (State Park) — 73.0 mi, 355° N

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