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Milam Texas Map

Explore Milam, 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 Milam, Texas

How to Use This Milam, Texas Map

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

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.

CityMilam
StateTexas (TX)
CountySabine County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude31.448979
Longitude-93.785986
Population1,355
Density15.8 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Codes75948, 75959
Area Code903
County SeatHemphill
School DistrictHemphill Independent School District

About Milam, Texas

Milam is a locality in Sabine County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,355. The population density is 15.8 people per km². Milam is located at 31.4490°N, 93.7860°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 75948, 75959.

Milam emerges from the dense, pine-shadowed horizon where the humid breath of the woods meets the quiet persistence of the East Texas earth. It lies 49.1 miles east-southeast of Nacogdoches, TX (from Nacogdoches, TX: bearing 104°T), and is situated 16.8 miles east-southeast of San Augustine. The landscape surrounding Milam is defined by the deep, verdant canopy of the Sabine National Forest, which presses close to the edges of the settlement, offering a sanctuary of timber and tangled undergrowth. Moss Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the soil just a mile away, its presence marked by the rhythmic croak of bullfrogs and the cool, damp scent of decaying leaves. To the east, the vast, still expanse of Toledo Bend Reservoir holds the sky in its dark, glassy surface, reflecting the slow passage of clouds over a terrain that tilts gently toward the water. In the distance, the silhouette of Merritt Mountain rises as a muted, permanent fixture against the amber glow of the setting sun, grounding the horizon in a stillness that feels as old as the pines themselves.

History lingers in the soil of Milam, where the echoes of early settlers remain tied to the cycles of timber harvest and the hard-won clarity of agricultural life. The local economy has long leaned into the rhythms of the forest and the land, drawing sustenance from the timber industry and the quiet trade that flows between the small, scattered homesteads of the Sabine National Forest region. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a season, where the primary concerns are the health of the pine stands and the shifting light that filters through the branches. Visitors and locals alike find a distinct clarity in the air, a quality that sharpens the edges of the afternoon and lends a meditative weight to the simple act of watching the shadows lengthen across the forest floor. There is a profound, unadorned beauty in the way the local residents move through their days, attuned to the subtle shifts in the wind and the enduring, quiet presence of the woods that define the character of their home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Sabine National Forest (National Forest) — 0.1 mi, 183° S · 161k acres
  • Frontier Park Sabine River Authority Site 5 (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 078° E
  • Oliphint Chapel Cemetery (Monument) — 1.2 mi, 067° NE
  • James Taylor Gaines (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 053° NE
  • Alfred D. & Martha (Causey) Oliphint (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 053° NE
  • Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 4.2 mi, 077° E
  • Indian Mounds Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 5.7 mi, 182° S · 12k acres
  • Mill Creek Cove Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 5.7 mi, 134° SE
  • North Toledo Bend State Park (State Park) — 7.3 mi, 020° N
  • Patricia Huffman Smith NASA Museum (Museum) — 7.9 mi, 206° SW
  • Moore Plantation Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.1 mi, 203° SW
  • Ezekiel Cullen Home Museum (Museum) — 19.8 mi, 286° W
  • San Augustine County Historical Foundation Museum (Museum) — 19.9 mi, 287° W
  • South Toledo Bend State Park (State Park) — 19.9 mi, 142° SE
  • Toledo Dam Vista LA (Viewpoint) — 21.4 mi, 143° SE
  • Angelina National Forest (National Forest) — 21.6 mi, 240° SW · 154k acres
  • Turkey Hill Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 22.4 mi, 255° W · 5,536 acres
  • Burr's Ferry (Registered Battlefield) — 30.8 mi, 149° SE
  • Shelby County Museum (Museum) — 33.3 mi, 316° NW
  • Red Dirt National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.0 mi, 085° E · 40k acres
  • Pickering Lumber Company mill? (Historic Ruins) — 38.4 mi, 339° N
  • Jasper County Historical Museum (Museum) — 38.6 mi, 199° S
  • Jasper Bulldog Stadium (Stadium) — 38.8 mi, 200° S
  • Red River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 39.0 mi, 051° NE · 30k acres
  • Alligator Park (Nature Reserve) — 45.4 mi, 055° NE
  • Cane River Gallery (Public Artwork) — 46.5 mi, 062° NE
  • Longleaf Scenic Area (Nature Reserve) — 49.5 mi, 129° SE
  • Beauregard Parish Jail (Attraction) — 51.0 mi, 145° SE
  • Real Art DeRidder (Gallery) — 51.0 mi, 145° SE
  • Cole Art Center at The Old Opera House (Gallery) — 52.2 mi, 282° W

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About This Milam Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Milam, Texas. Coordinates: 31.448979, -93.785986. 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 Milam includes the ZIP code (75948, 75959), telephone area code (903), county seat of Sabine County (Hemphill), and school district assignment (Hemphill 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.