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Valley Mills Texas Map

Explore Valley Mills, 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 Valley Mills, Texas

How to Use This Valley Mills, Texas Map

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

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	Valley Mills
State	Texas (TX)
County	Bosque County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	31.659328
Longitude	-97.472238
Population	1,229
Density	626.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	76689
Area Code	325
County Seat	Meridian
School District	Valley Mills Independent School District

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About Valley Mills, Texas

Valley Mills is a locality in Bosque County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,229. The population density is 626.0 people per km². Valley Mills is located at 31.6593°N, 97.4722°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Valley Mills is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 76689.

Valley Mills occupies a quiet intersection of limestone-streaked earth and open prairie, where the horizon stretches wide under a sky that often turns the color of bruised plums at dusk. It lies 20.6 miles west-northwest of Waco, TX (from Waco, TX: bearing 292°T), and is situated 19.0 miles northwest of Woodway. The land here remains shaped by the patient, carving force of the North Bosque River, which moves through the landscape with a slow, deliberate gravity, passing just a mile from the center of town. To the west, the terrain dips into the low, shadowed creases of Thompson Hollow, while the distant silhouettes of Royalty Ridge offer a jagged, pale boundary against the far western expanse. The air feels heavy with the scent of sun-baked grasses and dry earth, a stillness that persists even as the heat shimmers above the asphalt, grounding the geography in a persistent, inland reality far removed from any maritime influence.

Valley Mills carries the weight of a long agrarian heritage, its character defined by the cyclical labor of the land and the resilient, understated spirit of those who have worked these fields for generations. While the economy remains tethered to the rhythms of agriculture and the maintenance of the surrounding countryside, the presence of Soil Conservation Service Site 2 Reservoir five miles away provides a quiet anchor for the local ecosystem. Residents often look toward the broader horizon, perhaps noting the proximity of Waco Lake eight miles distant, yet the daily life of Valley Mills stays focused on the immediate, tangible tasks of the day. There is an enduring, sturdy quality to the architecture and the pace of the streets, reflecting a history built on grit and the necessity of self-reliance in a landscape that demands respect for its seasonal extremes.

Nearby Outdoor Places

First Methodist Church of Valley Mills (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 109° E
Valley Mills Santa Fe Railway Depot (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 160° S
Valley Mills Cemetery (Monument) — 0.4 mi, 311° NW
Waco Lake (Recreation Area) — 8.1 mi, 112° E
Waco Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 8.4 mi, 114° SE
Lake Waco Wetlands (National Conservation Area) — 10.2 mi, 107° E · 348 acres
City Park (Local Park) — 10.4 mi, 327° NW
219 Artisan Market (Gallery) — 10.5 mi, 325° NW
On the Banks of the Bosque (Public Artwork) — 10.5 mi, 325° NW
Clifton Baseball Fields (Local Recreation) — 11.3 mi, 321° NW
Texas Museum of Theatre and Broadcast (Museum) — 15.7 mi, 166° S
Waco Mammoth National Monument (National Monument) — 17.8 mi, 102° E · 5 acres
Cameron Park (Local Park) — 18.3 mi, 106° E
Waco Water Park/Tennis Center (Local Recreation) — 18.3 mi, 104° E
Hayrides and Farm experience (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 18.6 mi, 088° E
(12) Animal Pens. Petting Zoo Sheep Shearing (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 18.7 mi, 089° E
Aquaponics Greenhouse (Aquarium) — 19.1 mi, 088° E
Buzzard Overlook (Viewpoint) — 19.3 mi, 105° E
Practically Pikasso (Gallery) — 20.0 mi, 117° SE
Texas Scottish Rite Museum (Museum) — 20.3 mi, 114° SE
Meridian State Park (State Park) — 20.5 mi, 320° NW
Helen Marie Taylor Museum (Museum) — 21.0 mi, 110° E
Waco Independent School District Stadium (Stadium) — 21.2 mi, 119° SE
Getterman Stadium (Stadium) — 21.6 mi, 112° E
Whitney museum (Museum) — 22.1 mi, 024° NE
Waco Traffic Circle (Attraction) — 22.1 mi, 115° SE
Fort Gates (Historic Ruins) — 22.4 mi, 214° SW
Mother Neff State Park (State Park) — 22.4 mi, 179° S
Clear Creek Park (National Conservation Area) — 42.4 mi, 209° SW · 78 acres
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 76.4 mi, 206° SW · 43k acres

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