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Richwood Texas Map

Explore Richwood, 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 Richwood, Texas

How to Use This Richwood, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	29.063871
Longitude	-95.402229
Population	4,781
Density	413.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	77531, 77515
Area Code	281
County Seat	Angleton
School District	Brazosport Independent School District

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About Richwood, Texas

Richwood is a locality in Brazoria County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,781. The population density is 413.2 people per km². Richwood is located at 29.0639°N, 95.4022°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Richwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 77531, 77515.

Richwood emerges from the flat, verdant expanse of the Texas landscape, defined by the steady, dark coil of Oyster Creek as it carves a slow path through the terrain. It lies 2.1 miles northeast of Lake Jackson, TX (from Lake Jackson, TX: bearing 44°T), and is situated 9.5 miles northwest of Brazosport. The horizon remains wide and unobstructed, a vast bowl of sky that presses down upon the fields with a weight that changes hue from pale gold at midday to a bruised, violet indigo as the sun retreats. Within this open geometry, Borothy Torrence Park provides a quiet sanctuary, its greenery offering a respite where the air hangs heavy and sweet with the scent of damp earth and late-summer grasses. The ground here is patient, a low-lying plain that holds the memory of rain in its dark, fertile soil, keeping the world level and still under the gaze of a shimmering, relentless sun.

Richwood maintains a character forged by the steady pulse of industry and the quiet persistence of those who settle in the shadow of regional commerce. Life here moves according to the demands of the refineries and the rhythm of the work week, creating a social fabric that values resilience and the uncomplicated comforts of home. The past is not held in grand monuments but in the modest architecture of houses that have weathered decades of humid summers, standing as sturdy witnesses to the growth that follows the shifting fortunes of the local economy. Beyond the immediate reach of the streets, the distant silhouette of Hoskins Mound serves as a faint, singular anchor in the distance, while the nearby Brazoria Reservoir waits in the quietude of the plains, a silent witness to the slow, deliberate unfolding of days in a place that prefers the dignity of work over the vanity of spectacle.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Richwood Municipal Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 269° W
Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 261° W
San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 1.6 mi, 286° W · 193k acres
The Brazos Canal (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 255° W
Phair Cemetery (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 080° E
Open Space (Local Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 246° SW
Mamoth Lake (Historic Ruins) — 2.6 mi, 205° SW
Mammoth Lake (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 205° SW
Stratton Ridge Sportsplex (Local Recreation) — 2.7 mi, 156° SE
Art Bench with Mosiac (Public Artwork) — 3.0 mi, 243° SW
Alden B. Dow Office Museum (Museum) — 3.2 mi, 240° SW
AMC Classic Brazos 14 (Cinema) — 3.5 mi, 255° W
Sea Center Texas (Aquarium) — 4.1 mi, 220° SW
Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 5.1 mi, 089° E · 140k acres
Fairgrounds Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 6.4 mi, 352° N
Justin Hurst Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 6.7 mi, 191° S
Hopper Stadium (Stadium) — 7.4 mi, 167° S
Freeport Historical Museum (Museum) — 8.6 mi, 157° SE
Fort Velasco (Historic Castle / Fort) — 10.4 mi, 144° SE
Christmas Bay Coastal Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 10.9 mi, 099° E
Columbia Historical Museum Association (Museum) — 15.7 mi, 291° W
Brazos Bend State Park (State Park) — 23.5 mi, 333° NW
Alvin Museum (Museum) — 25.0 mi, 023° NE
Galveston Island State Park (State Park) — 27.0 mi, 069° E
Site of Caney Post Office (Historic Ruins) — 28.1 mi, 256° W
Bayou Safari Wildlife Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 29.0 mi, 029° NE
Center Stage Gallry (Gallery) — 33.1 mi, 000° N
1930s George Cattle Complex (Attraction) — 34.2 mi, 330° NW

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