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Mingus Texas Map

Explore Mingus, 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 Mingus, Texas

How to Use This Mingus, Texas Map

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

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	Mingus
State	Texas (TX)
County	Palo Pinto County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	32.537908
Longitude	-98.422273
Population	223
Density	55.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	76463
Area Code	254
County Seat	Palo Pinto
School District	Gordon Independent School District

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About Mingus, Texas

Mingus is a locality in Palo Pinto County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 223. The population density is 55.4 people per km². Mingus is located at 32.5379°N, 98.4223°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Mingus is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 76463.

Mingus emerges from the North Central Texas plains as a quiet intersection of limestone earth and persistent, sun-bleached grasses. It lies 25.4 miles north-northwest of Stephenville, TX (from Stephenville, TX: bearing 330°T), and is situated 15.7 miles east-northeast of Ranger. Gibson Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the local topography, its seasonal pulse providing a vital drink for the hardy post oaks that cling to the banks. To the west, the silhouette of Skunk Ridge rises against the horizon, its rugged spine casting long, deepening shadows across the fields as the afternoon light turns to a pale, bruised violet. Nearby, the still waters of Lake Mingus mirror the expansive sky, holding the silence of the prairie in a basin that feels removed from the frantic pace of the wider world.

Historical echoes of coal mining still linger in the dust of Mingus, marking a time when the extraction of subterranean energy defined the labor and expectations of its early inhabitants. While the fervor of those industrial years has long since faded, the local economy retains a stubborn, self-reliant character rooted in agriculture and the quiet endurance of ranching. Residents occasionally journey eight miles to the Roger F. Fawcett Wildlife Management Area to observe the undisturbed rhythms of native fauna, finding a reprieve in the scrub-oak thickets that characterize this inland territory. Life in Mingus moves in accordance with the turning seasons and the shifting heat, maintaining a steady, grounded existence that values the weight of the soil and the clarity of the wide, open air.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mingus Baptist Church (Monument) — 0.6 mi, 356° N
Site of Snake Saloon (Monument) — 1.7 mi, 177° S
Joseph Peter Davidson (Monument) — 1.7 mi, 277° W
Thurber Smokestack (Attraction) — 2.1 mi, 170° S
Roger R Fawcett Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 055° NE
OA Field (Theatre) — 22.1 mi, 351° N
Campfire Ring (Theatre) — 22.2 mi, 350° N
Possum Kingdom State Park (State Park) — 23.0 mi, 337° NW
Campbell's Tomato Soup (Public Artwork) — 23.5 mi, 246° SW
Elmhurst Park (Local Park) — 23.8 mi, 044° NE
Golden-cheeked Warbler (Viewpoint) — 23.9 mi, 352° N
D&D South (Local Recreation) — 24.0 mi, 351° N
Ringling Lake Park (Local Park) — 24.6 mi, 253° W
Ol' Rip (Attraction) — 25.0 mi, 248° W
Art Briles Stadium (Stadium) — 25.0 mi, 155° SE
Austin McCloud Appellate Court Museum (Museum) — 25.0 mi, 248° W
Memorial Stadium (Stadium) — 25.1 mi, 152° SE
John Tarleton Ranch House (Attraction) — 25.3 mi, 149° SE
Center Grove Schoolhouse (Attraction) — 25.3 mi, 149° SE
Lake Mineral Wells State Trailway (State Recreation Area) — 25.8 mi, 044° NE
Lake Mineral Wells State Park (State Park) — 28.8 mi, 049° NE
Museum of Aircraft Perservation (Museum) — 30.3 mi, 295° NW
Swenson Memorial Museum (Museum) — 31.7 mi, 298° NW
Breckenridge Aviation Museum (Museum) — 32.0 mi, 298° NW
Proctor Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 33.3 mi, 187° S
Proctor Lake (Recreation Area) — 33.9 mi, 187° S
Ark II (Conservation Area) — 35.0 mi, 089° E
Vintage Car Museum (Museum) — 39.5 mi, 067° NE
McGillivray and Leona McKie Muse Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 50.4 mi, 208° SW
Lyndon B. Johnson National Grassland (National Grassland) — 66.3 mi, 034° NE · 20k acres

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