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Mount Vernon Texas Map

Explore Mount Vernon, 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 Mount Vernon, Texas

How to Use This Mount Vernon, Texas Map

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

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	Mount Vernon
State	Texas (TX)
County	Houston County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	33.177431
Longitude	-95.224447
Population	2,491
Density	223.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	75847, 75457
Area Code	903, 972, 469
County Seat	Crockett
School District	Mount Vernon Independent School District

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About Mount Vernon, Texas

Mount Vernon is a locality in Houston County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,491. The population density is 223.0 people per km². Mount Vernon is located at 33.1774°N, 95.2244°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Mount Vernon is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 75847, 75457.

Mount Vernon occupies a quiet expanse of East Texas where the land settles into a rhythmic pattern of pine-thickened woodland and open, sun-bleached fields. It lies 21.7 miles west-northwest of Lufkin, TX (from Lufkin, TX: bearing 283°T), and is situated 19.2 miles west-northwest of Hudson. The Owens Branch traces a silver, winding path through the soil nearby, its waters carving a subtle depression in the earth that nourishes the surrounding vegetation. Five miles to the west, the Sugar Mounds rise with a gentle, weathered permanence against the sky, their slopes softened by the long, golden light of the late afternoon. The air here holds the scent of damp loam and pine needles, a heavy, still atmosphere that seems to suspend the passage of hours beneath a vast, cloud-streaked canopy.

Mount Vernon carries the weight of a long-standing agricultural heritage, its economy rooted deep in the productivity of the surrounding plains and the steady pulse of local commerce. Proximity to the Davy Crockett National Forest provides a sprawling backdrop of timber and wild growth, marking the region as a place where human industry exists in a fragile dialogue with the natural world. Travelers seeking the quietude of the woods often find their way toward the Ratcliff Lake Trail, a path that cuts through the dense underbrush and offers a reprieve from the humming activity of the nearby thoroughfares. Life in Mount Vernon moves with a deliberate, measured pace, reflecting a history built by those who understood that the land, like the slow accumulation of river silt, is the primary architect of all that endures.

Nearby Outdoor Places

First United Methodist Church of Mount Vernon (Monument) — 0.5 mi, 018° N
First Baptist Church of Mount Vernon (Monument) — 0.6 mi, 016° N
Plaza On The Square (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 012° N
Rutherford Drugstore (Monument) — 0.8 mi, 016° N
Little Creek Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 001° N
Franklin County Sports Complex (Private Recreation) — 2.6 mi, 354° N
Lake Bob Sandlin State Park (State Park) — 10.5 mi, 139° SE
North East Texas Rural Heritage Museum, Farmsted (Museum) — 19.4 mi, 130° SE
Farm Service Agency Interest of TX (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.6 mi, 315° NW · 1,438 acres
Hopkins County Historical Museum (Museum) — 21.7 mi, 263° W
White Oak Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 21.8 mi, 066° NE
Southwest Dairy Museum (Museum) — 23.0 mi, 264° W
Cooper Lake State Park - South Sulphur Unit (State Park) — 23.5 mi, 292° W
Cooper Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 23.5 mi, 292° W
Cooper Reservoir Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 24.7 mi, 300° NW
Sunset Cove (Viewpoint) — 26.8 mi, 287° W
Southwest Lifestyle Art Gallery (Gallery) — 29.5 mi, 207° SW
Delta County Patterson Memorial Museum (Museum) — 30.3 mi, 297° NW
Tree of Life (Public Artwork) — 31.7 mi, 175° S
Old Jail Museum (Museum) — 31.7 mi, 018° N
Brickstreet Art Gallery (Gallery) — 34.9 mi, 152° SE
Eiffel Tower (Attraction) — 36.3 mi, 332° NW
Elk Meadow Game Ranch (Attraction) — 40.1 mi, 067° NE
Gambill Wildlife Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 43.7 mi, 326° NW
Tiger Creek Wildlife Refuge (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 45.3 mi, 183° S
Caddo National Grassland (National Grassland) — 47.1 mi, 292° W · 18k acres
Canoe Beach Ampatheater (Theatre) — 47.4 mi, 206° SW
Ouachita National Forest (National Forest) — 48.4 mi, 038° NE · 1.8M acres
The Attic (Attraction) — 51.7 mi, 265° W
Little River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 57.7 mi, 025° NE · 28k acres

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