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Palmer Texas Map

Explore Palmer, 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 Palmer, Texas

How to Use This Palmer, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	32.431252
Longitude	-96.66777
Population	2,393
Density	297.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	75152, 78586
Area Code	214, 469, 830
County Seat	Waxahachie
School District	Palmer Independent School District

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About Palmer, Texas

Palmer is a locality in Ellis County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,393. The population density is 297.0 people per km². Palmer is located at 32.4313°N, 96.6678°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Palmer is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 75152, 78586.

Palmer emerges from the flat, expansive blackland prairie as a quiet intersection of open fields and the enduring rhythm of North Texas agriculture. It lies 7.5 miles north-northwest of Ennis, TX (from Ennis, TX: bearing 341°T), and is situated 10.0 miles southeast of Red Oak. The horizon remains largely unobstructed, save for the faint, jagged silhouette of Rainbow Ridge marking the western distance, while the atmosphere holds a particular clarity that sharpens the transition between the golden heat of midday and the violet cooling of dusk. Water shapes the immediate surroundings, with the steady, winding progress of Red Oak Creek carving through the soil just a mile away, providing a thin veil of riparian growth that contrasts with the surrounding expanse of farmland. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the still, reflective surface of Griffith Reservoir offers a silent anchor to the landscape, holding the vast sky in its basin and grounding the plains in a stillness that feels both ancient and deliberate.

Palmer maintains a legacy defined by the slow, steady cultivation of the earth and the influence of the rail lines that once dictated the pace of regional commerce. The local economy persists with a pragmatic focus, balancing the echoes of a deep-rooted agrarian past with the practical demands of a modern thoroughfare. Residents often look toward the nearby recreation of Jaycee Park or venture toward the Waxahachie Trail when they seek to engage with the natural environment that surrounds the grid of streets. Life here moves with the deliberate gait of a place that understands its own scale, where the architecture of the modest storefronts and quiet residential blocks reflects a commitment to a life lived close to the land. Even as the modern world encroaches, Palmer retains a distinct, unhurried character, grounded by the soil and the quiet persistence of those who call the prairie home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

First Baptist Church of Palmer (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 205° SW
First Christian Church of Palmer (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 353° N
Rutherford's Crossing Bridge (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 285° W
Jaycee Park (Local Park) — 6.1 mi, 169° S
Bardwell Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 6.3 mi, 192° S
Ennis Kachina Prairie (State Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 174° S
Lake Clark Park (Local Park) — 7.0 mi, 173° S
Bardwell Lake (Recreation Area) — 8.1 mi, 185° S
Waxahachie Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 8.6 mi, 260° W
Ennis Railroad and Cultural Heritage Museum (Museum) — 10.7 mi, 159° S
Bear Creek Nature Park (Local Conservation Area) — 10.9 mi, 325° NW
Richard Ellis Statue (Public Artwork) — 11.0 mi, 253° W
Country View Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 11.4 mi, 332° NW
Cottonwood Creek Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 11.6 mi, 358° N
Oldest Wilmer Bridge (Historic Ruins) — 13.1 mi, 012° N
Falconry Stage (Theatre) — 13.8 mi, 249° W
Roundabout Stage (Theatre) — 13.9 mi, 249° W
Desoto Ranch Park (State Park) — 14.1 mi, 318° NW
Snake Encounters (Attraction) — 14.8 mi, 324° NW
Cedar Hill Museum of History (Museum) — 20.0 mi, 305° NW
Bruco, The Texas Italian Caterpillar (Attraction) — 20.7 mi, 220° SW
Old Maypearl Depot (Museum) — 22.0 mi, 247° SW
Cedar Hill State Park (State Park) — 22.1 mi, 306° NW
Talala Overlook (Viewpoint) — 22.6 mi, 305° NW
Predator Encounter (Attraction) — 22.9 mi, 338° N
Giraffe Feeding Station (Attraction) — 22.9 mi, 338° N
12th Street Center (Arts Centre) — 23.3 mi, 339° N
Light Crust Doughboys Hall of Fame Museum (Museum) — 23.5 mi, 009° N
Dallas Museum of Natural History (Museum) — 24.5 mi, 347° N
Caddo National Grassland (National Grassland) — 76.4 mi, 029° NE · 18k acres

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