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Timpson Texas Map

Explore Timpson, 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 Timpson, Texas

How to Use This Timpson, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	31.903781
Longitude	-94.395202
Population	989
Density	152.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	75975
Area Code	903
County Seat	Center
School District	Timpson Independent School District

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About Timpson, Texas

Timpson is a locality in Shelby County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 989. The population density is 152.0 people per km². Timpson is located at 31.9038°N, 94.3952°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Timpson is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 75975.

Timpson anchors itself within the dense, verdant expanse of the East Texas piney woods, where the heavy humidity of the afternoon hangs like a shroud over the loblolly pines. It lies 25.8 miles northeast of Nacogdoches, TX (from Nacogdoches, TX: bearing 36°T), and is situated 17.8 miles south of Carthage. The landscape is defined by a slow, rhythmic topography of subtle rises and damp hollows, where the dark, loamy soil supports a canopy that filters the sun into thin, golden needles of light. Only a mile away, the quiet, meandering course of Flat Fork Creek cuts through the underbrush, its waters reflecting the deep greens of the forest floor. To the west, the modest elevation of Bennett Mountain provides a slight break in the horizon, while the waters of Soil Conservation Service Site 8 Reservoir wait silently five miles out, holding the sky in their still, reflective depths.

Railroad expansion served as the original pulse for Timpson, transforming a quiet stretch of timberland into a bustling nexus for the transit of cotton and wood products. The economy has long mirrored the cycles of the land, shifting from the labor of the fields to the steady, quiet industry of timber and agriculture. Beyond the commerce of the square, the proximity of the Ragley Timberland provides a sanctuary of protected growth, keeping the wilder character of the region accessible to those who walk its paths. Life in Timpson maintains a deliberate, measured pace, where the sound of a distant truck on a two-lane road carries clearly through the humid air, marking the hours in a place that prefers the weight of its own long-standing silence to the hurried clamor of larger hubs.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Timpson (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 304° NW
First Baptist Church of Timpson (Monument) — 0.4 mi, 307° NW
Buena Vista Cemetery (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 103° E
Ragley Timberland (Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 318° NW
Tinkle Park (Local Park) — 8.3 mi, 342° N
Center Municipal Park (Local Recreation) — 13.0 mi, 121° SE
Shelby County Museum (Museum) — 14.7 mi, 120° SE
Public Hunting Land Panola County Unit #630 (Local Conservation Area) — 16.6 mi, 059° NE
Pony Statue (Public Artwork) — 17.7 mi, 007° N
Panola County Historical Museum and Library (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 011° N
Sabine National Forest (National Forest) — 20.0 mi, 091° E · 161k acres
Pickering Lumber Company mill? (Historic Ruins) — 22.1 mi, 079° E
North Toledo Bend Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 24.4 mi, 089° E
Cole Art Center at The Old Opera House (Gallery) — 25.8 mi, 216° SW
Martin Creek Lake State Park (State Park) — 27.1 mi, 339° N
Tatum on the Santa Fe Museum (Museum) — 29.4 mi, 346° N
Angelina National Forest (National Forest) — 30.1 mi, 172° S · 154k acres
San Augustine County Historical Foundation Museum (Museum) — 30.8 mi, 147° SE
Ezekiel Cullen Home Museum (Museum) — 30.9 mi, 147° SE
Chimp Haven (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 35.9 mi, 047° NE
Turkey Hill Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 37.5 mi, 163° S · 5,536 acres
Cherokee Trace Drive-Thru Safari (Attraction) — 38.0 mi, 271° W
Imminent Doom Haunted House (Theme Park) — 45.0 mi, 324° NW
Carmike Cinema Lufkin Mall 9 (Cinema) — 45.1 mi, 205° SW
Red River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 49.8 mi, 075° E · 30k acres
Indian Mounds Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 51.4 mi, 136° SE · 12k acres
Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 52.9 mi, 016° N · 15k acres
SUSLA Sign (Attraction) — 55.0 mi, 036° NE
Apache Adult Theater (Cinema) — 56.1 mi, 304° NW
Track Speeder (Attraction) — 56.4 mi, 041° NE

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