Explore Sublime, 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 Sublime, 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 Sublime.
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 | Sublime |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Lavaca County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 29.478852 |
| Longitude | -96.797478 |
| Population | 280 |
| Density | 5.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 77986, 77995 |
| Area Code | 409 |
| County Seat | Hallettsville |
Sublime occupies a quiet expanse of the Texas landscape where the earth holds the heat of the afternoon long after the sun begins its descent. It lies 37.3 miles west-northwest of El Campo, TX (from El Campo, TX: bearing 302°T), and is situated 9.0 miles east-northeast of Hallettsville. The terrain around Sublime consists of open plains and modest rises that shift in color from deep ochre to a pale, sun-bleached gray as the seasons turn. Sandy Branch carves a thin, persistent line through the soil only a mile away, its banks lined with brush that catches the wind. Further out, the silhouette of Frederick Mound marks the horizon twenty-three miles distant, a steady point of reference in a wide, unobstructed sky. The air here carries the dry, honest scent of disturbed earth and cured grass, an atmosphere that feels heavy with the stillness of the inland plains.
History in Sublime remains tied to the slow, deliberate work of the land and the families who have long managed its pastures. While the economy remains rooted in the rhythms of agriculture and local trade, the proximity to Hallettsville, City of, provides a modest connection to the wider region for those seeking services or recreation nine miles away. The topography is defined by the subtle depressions of Long Hollow, which catch the run-off during the rare, heavy rains that turn the dust into a rich, dark clay. Life in Sublime moves according to the demands of the fence line and the light, favoring a deliberate pace that ignores the frantic acceleration of larger hubs. It is a place where the character of the soil dictates the habits of the people, resulting in a community that values the weight of a handshake and the quiet endurance of the prairie.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sublime, Texas. Coordinates: 29.478852, -96.797478. 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 Sublime includes the ZIP code (77986, 77995), telephone area code (409), county seat of Lavaca County (Hallettsville), and school district assignment.
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. |