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Overton Texas Map

Explore Overton, 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 Overton, Texas

How to Use This Overton, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	32.274598
Longitude	-94.978552
Population	2,275
Density	131.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	75684
Area Code	903
County Seat	Henderson
School District	Overton Independent School District

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About Overton, Texas

Overton is a locality in Rusk County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,275. The population density is 131.1 people per km². Overton is located at 32.2746°N, 94.9786°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Overton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 75684.

Overton unfolds across a landscape of sandy loam and dense pine forests, where the quiet reach of the earth feels both ancient and persistent. It lies 9.8 miles southwest of Kilgore, TX (from Kilgore, TX: bearing 218°T), and is situated 19.6 miles east-southeast of Tyler. The air here holds a particular, heavy clarity, especially as the sun dips low and casts a long, amber glow over the pines that define the horizon. North Overton Lake sits at the center of this terrain, its surface often mirroring the stillness of the surrounding woods, while the gentle, winding path of Bowles Creek cuts through the brush just a short distance away. Far to the west, the faint, jagged silhouette of the Elkins Mountains offers a mere suggestion of distance, reminding the observer that the world beyond these local groves remains vast and imposing. Within the boundaries of Overton City Park, the land retains a wild, unmanicured grace where the seasons dictate the shifting palette of the undergrowth.

Economic life in Overton has long been tied to the deep, hidden rhythms of the soil and the legacy of the oil patch, which transformed the region’s character decades ago. The pulse of the place remains steady, reflecting a history of industry that once brought sudden, intense prosperity to these quiet woods. Today, the pace is dictated more by the turning of the seasons and the maintenance of the land than by the feverish activity of the past. Residents move through their days with a deliberate focus, finding a quiet satisfaction in the routine of local commerce and the endurance of their shared history. Even now, the memory of those early boom years hums beneath the surface, providing a subtle, grounding weight to the identity of Overton as it continues to adapt to the slow, inevitable passage of time.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Overton City Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 224° SW
New London Cenotaph (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 139° SE
New London School Explosion (Monument) — 3.3 mi, 139° SE
London Baptist Church (Monument) — 3.3 mi, 140° SE
Harris Street Park (Local Park) — 8.7 mi, 041° NE
Ball Fields (Local Recreation) — 8.9 mi, 042° NE
Historic Coca-Cola Mural (Public Artwork) — 9.9 mi, 038° NE
Imminent Doom Haunted House (Theme Park) — 13.5 mi, 036° NE
Apache Adult Theater (Cinema) — 13.6 mi, 295° NW
The Nature Center (Recreation Easement) — 13.8 mi, 279° W
Cowan Center (Theatre) — 16.2 mi, 281° W
Tyler Museum of Art (Museum) — 18.2 mi, 283° W
Times Square Grand Slam (Cinema) — 19.1 mi, 274° W
Smith County Historical Society (Museum) — 19.6 mi, 285° W
Discovery Science Place (Museum) — 19.6 mi, 286° W
Longview Museum of Fine Arts (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 042° NE
Tyler State Park (State Park) — 22.3 mi, 307° NW
Martin Creek Lake State Park (State Park) — 23.0 mi, 089° E
Tiger Creek Wildlife Refuge (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 23.9 mi, 316° NW
Cherokee Trace Drive-Thru Safari (Attraction) — 25.0 mi, 189° S
Old Sabine Bottom Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 25.6 mi, 321° NW
Tatum on the Santa Fe Museum (Museum) — 27.1 mi, 084° E
Brickstreet Art Gallery (Gallery) — 31.5 mi, 004° N
Neches River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.4 mi, 222° SW · 16k acres
Wildlife Viewing Station #3 (Viewpoint) — 36.8 mi, 311° NW
Canoe Beach Ampatheater (Theatre) — 40.6 mi, 299° NW
Davy Crockett National Forest (National Forest) — 49.5 mi, 193° S · 161k acres
Big Slough Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 52.4 mi, 188° S · 3,521 acres
Angelina National Forest (National Forest) — 53.9 mi, 166° S · 154k acres
Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 54.4 mi, 059° NE · 15k acres

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