Explore Richland Springs, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Richland Springs, 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 Richland Springs.
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 | Richland Springs |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | San Saba County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 31.26961 |
| Longitude | -98.945046 |
| Population | 244 |
| Density | 93.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 76871 |
| Area Code | 325 |
| County Seat | San Saba |
| School District | Richland Springs Independent School District |
Richland Springs occupies a quiet expanse of the Texas landscape where the horizon stretches wide across limestone-infused soil and native grasses. It lies 30.5 miles south of Brownwood, TX (from Brownwood, TX: bearing 175°T), and is situated 14.3 miles west-northwest of San Saba. The earth here holds a subtle, copper-toned warmth that glows when the afternoon sun catches the dry stalks of the plains, contrasting with the verdant ribbon of vegetation that follows the winding path of Richland Springs Creek. To the west, the distant silhouette of the Edwards Plateau marks the edge of the visual world, while the immediate topography dips into the gentle depression of Hooten Hollow. Three miles away, the surface of Soil Conservation Service Site 9 Reservoir reflects the shifting clouds, providing a stillness that underscores the deliberate, measured pace of the local environment.
Richland Springs grew from the steady labor of early settlers who recognized the promise in the springs that gave the locality its name. Agriculture remains the primary pulse of the local economy, with the land supporting livestock and crops that have sustained families for generations. The legacy of these industrious beginnings persists in the architecture and the enduring patterns of daily life, where the change of seasons dictates the rhythm of work. Residents may venture toward the natural quiet of Mill Pond Park for respite, yet the character of Richland Springs is found most clearly in the resilience of its people and the honest, unadorned beauty of the surrounding fields.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Richland Springs, Texas. Coordinates: 31.26961, -98.945046. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Richland Springs includes the ZIP code (76871), telephone area code (325), county seat of San Saba County (San Saba), and school district assignment (Richland Springs Independent School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |