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Southmayd Texas Map

Explore Southmayd, 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 Southmayd, Texas

How to Use This Southmayd, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	33.623061
Longitude	-96.708206
Population	978
Density	135.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	75092, 76268
Area Code	214, 469, 972, 817
County Seat	Sherman
School District	S and S Consolidated Independent School District

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About Southmayd, Texas

Southmayd is a locality in Grayson County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 978. The population density is 135.1 people per km². Southmayd is located at 33.6231°N, 96.7082°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Southmayd is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 75092, 76268.

Southmayd occupies a flat, expansive stretch of North Texas prairie where the horizon pulls the sky tight against the earth. It lies 9.2 miles west of Sherman, TX (from Sherman, TX: bearing 268°T), and is situated 8.1 miles east-southeast of Whitesboro. Deaver Creek winds through the low-lying terrain just a mile away, its presence marked by the erratic growth of thickets and the way the shadows linger longer in the damp soil of its banks. Far to the south, the landscape remains stubbornly level, though on the clearest mornings, the faint, jagged silhouette of Wolf Ridge might be glimpsed like a ghost against the northern haze. Unknown Park sits at the center of this terrain, offering a quiet space where the native grasses shift in rhythmic, silver waves whenever the wind travels down from the plains.

Southmayd began as a product of the iron rail, growing from the pulse of the tracks that once dictated the movement of goods and people across the region. While the modern economy finds its footing in a blend of agricultural persistence and the daily commute of residents moving toward larger hubs, the character of the place remains tethered to the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons. Life here is measured by the quality of the light as it catches the dust of the fields, a golden, heavy illumination that makes the distant surface of Sherman Country Club Lake appear like a polished coin three miles to the east. Those seeking a longer path through the landscape often find their way to the Meadow Pond Trail, which lies five miles out, offering a rare, shaded reprieve from the vast, open sun that defines the daily experience of everyone living in Southmayd.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Friendship Methodist Church (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 074° E
Friendship Cemetery (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 073° E
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 3.1 mi, 281° W
Herman Baker Park (Local Park) — 3.8 mi, 092° E
First Site of City of Sherman (Monument) — 3.9 mi, 009° N
Pecan Grove Park (Local Park) — 4.2 mi, 051° NE
Red River Historical Museum (Museum) — 5.9 mi, 082° E
Sneed Environmental Research Area (Park) — 6.2 mi, 315° NW
Nation Theater (Theatre) — 6.5 mi, 076° E
Ray Roberts Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 11.5 mi, 225° SW
Red River Railroad Museum (Museum) — 13.4 mi, 047° NE
Eisenhower State Park (State Park) — 14.1 mi, 023° NE
Buttonbush Scenic Point (Viewpoint) — 14.4 mi, 025° NE
Van Alstyne Historical Museum (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 152° SE
Ray Roberts Lake State Park (State Park) — 17.5 mi, 225° SW
Fobb Bottom Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 18.3 mi, 334° NW
Skydive Spaceland Dallas (Attraction) — 22.5 mi, 122° SE
Top Fun Ranch (Attraction) — 23.8 mi, 146° SE
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 24.2 mi, 177° S
Orange tractor (Public Artwork) — 24.6 mi, 193° S
Sante Fe Depot Museum (Museum) — 24.9 mi, 270° W
Morton Museum of Cooke County (Museum) — 25.1 mi, 270° W
Animal Encounters (Attraction) — 25.6 mi, 270° W
Petting Zoo (Attraction) — 25.6 mi, 270° W
Last Art Gallery (Gallery) — 29.9 mi, 170° S
Carrico Stadium (Stadium) — 30.6 mi, 204° SW
Caddo National Grassland (National Grassland) — 32.7 mi, 072° E · 18k acres
Lyndon B. Johnson National Grassland (National Grassland) — 48.0 mi, 251° W · 20k acres
Chickasaw National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 56.4 mi, 345° N · 15k acres

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