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Texas Defined

Statewide geography

A real statewide map of the Texas Painted Churches.

Every pin is generated from a sourced latitude/longitude record rather than a hand-placed illustration. Filter the collection by historic classification or the Schulenburg touring cluster, select a pin for its source and precision, then open the full church guide or navigation.

Interactive map

27 churches shown

Interactive map of verified Texas Painted ChurchesA simplified Texas outline with church pins positioned from sourced latitude and longitude coordinates. Use the filter buttons above or the accessible church directory below.30°N32°N34°N36°N104°W102°W100°W98°W96°W94°WPraha

The Texas outline is deliberately simplified for orientation. Pin coordinates are independently sourced. “Near-property” usually reflects a geotagged photograph or closely mapped feature; “community” is intentionally less precise and is never presented as an exact church entrance.

Panhandle

2 verified churches

Central Texas & the classic Painted Churches belt

15 verified churches

Hill Country & South-Central Texas

6 verified churches

Gulf Coast & South Texas

1 verified church

North & Northeast Texas

2 verified churches

East Texas

1 verified church

Coordinate methodology

Texas Defined records the source and precision of each pin separately from the church's historical source. Exact-property coordinates come from mapped archival, THC, Wikidata/OpenStreetMap or marker records tied to the property. Near-property points come from geotagged church photographs or tightly matched mapped features. Community-level points are used only when the rural record does not support stronger precision.

Verification methodologyBuild a driving route

Reference notes

Painted Churches location-directory provenance

Methodology

The statewide location directory is a geographic distribution of the verified church collection. Map searches use a verified address when available and otherwise the named church and community; the directory does not infer public access from map presence.

Last verified

Regional grouping, church identity and location-link logic reviewed August 18, 2026.