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Pottsboro Texas Map

Explore Pottsboro, 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 Pottsboro, Texas

How to Use This Pottsboro, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	33.770739
Longitude	-96.671415
Population	2,488
Density	291.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	75076
Area Code	214, 469, 972
County Seat	Sherman
School District	Pottsboro Independent School District

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About Pottsboro, Texas

Pottsboro is a locality in Grayson County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,488. The population density is 291.2 people per km². Pottsboro is located at 33.7707°N, 96.6714°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Pottsboro is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 75076.

Pottsboro emerges from the North Texas landscape as a quiet expanse where the horizon stretches wide and the sky holds a vast, heavy clarity. It lies 7.6 miles west of Denison, TX (from Denison, TX: bearing 272°T), and is situated 9.2 miles north-northwest of Sherman. The terrain here is defined by subtle swells of earth and thickets of oak, punctuated by the slow movement of Little Mineral Creek as it carves a path through the limestone-rich soil. At James G. Thompson Park, the ground is carpeted in the seasonal gold of prairie grasses, while the nearby R and G Club Lake reflects the shifting colors of the atmosphere in the deep stillness of late afternoon. To the distant west, the silhouette of Brushy Mound anchors the view, a reminder of the slow, geologic patience that shapes these plains, while the Eisenhower State Park Trail offers a narrow passage through the dense, tangled undergrowth of the local woodland.

Pottsboro carries the weight of a history rooted in the hard, honest labor of those who first broke the stubborn soil to establish a life on the frontier. The local economy has evolved from its early agricultural foundations into a resilient network of commerce that sustains the daily rhythms of the people, keeping the pace deliberate and steady. Life here is marked by the cycles of the seasons, where the heat of the summer brings a shimmering haze to the asphalt and the cooler months turn the air brittle and sharp. Whether traversing the paths toward Happy Hollow or watching the sun sink behind the tree line, the inhabitants maintain a quiet connection to a land that demands little but provides a profound, solitary peace to those who dwell upon it.

Nearby Outdoor Places

James G. Thompson Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 181° S
Pottsboro (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 179° S
Friendship Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 128° SE
Preston Road/Shawnee Trail (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 179° S
George R. Reeves (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 322° NW
Eisenhower State Park (State Park) — 4.3 mi, 040° NE
Buttonbush Scenic Point (Viewpoint) — 4.9 mi, 053° NE
Munson Park (Local Recreation) — 7.7 mi, 085° E
Red River Railroad Museum (Museum) — 7.8 mi, 098° E
Sneed Environmental Research Area (Park) — 8.6 mi, 229° SW
Nation Theater (Theatre) — 9.6 mi, 154° SE
Red River Historical Museum (Museum) — 10.1 mi, 159° S
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 10.9 mi, 208° SW
Fobb Bottom Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.0 mi, 302° NW
Lake Texoma State Resort Park (State Park) — 14.3 mi, 004° N
Kingston Auditorium (Theatre) — 16.1 mi, 351° N
Love Valley Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.7 mi, 294° NW
Ray Roberts Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 21.0 mi, 209° SW
Van Alstyne Historical Museum (Museum) — 24.7 mi, 168° S
Skydive Spaceland Dallas (Attraction) — 27.9 mi, 143° SE
Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 28.6 mi, 001° N
Sante Fe Depot Museum (Museum) — 28.8 mi, 250° W
Caddo National Grassland (National Grassland) — 28.9 mi, 090° E · 18k acres
Confederate Soldier Statue (Public Artwork) — 29.1 mi, 250° W
Morton Museum of Cooke County (Museum) — 29.1 mi, 250° W
Tortoise (Attraction) — 29.6 mi, 250° W
Rabbit (Attraction) — 29.6 mi, 250° W
Petting Zoo (Attraction) — 29.6 mi, 250° W
Last Art Gallery (Gallery) — 39.8 mi, 175° S
Chickasaw National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 47.4 mi, 339° N · 15k acres

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