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Blakesburg Iowa Map

Explore Blakesburg, Iowa, 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 Blakesburg, Iowa

How to Use This Blakesburg, Iowa Map

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

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	Blakesburg
State	Iowa (IA)
County	Wapello County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	40.962235
Longitude	-92.63408
Population	274
Density	390.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52536
Area Code	712
County Seat	Ottumwa
School District	Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Community School District

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About Blakesburg, Iowa

Blakesburg is a locality in Wapello County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 274. The population density is 390.4 people per km². Blakesburg is located at 40.9622°N, 92.6341°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Blakesburg is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52536.

Blakesburg exists as a quiet anchor amidst the vast, tilled expanses of southern Iowa, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under an immense, pale sky. It lies 12.3 miles west-southwest of Ottumwa, IA (from Ottumwa, IA: bearing 251°T), and is situated 10.0 miles east-southeast of Albia. The land here is defined by the steady, industrious rhythm of agriculture, with fields of corn and soybeans shifting color from vibrant green to a brittle, harvest gold as the seasons turn. Only a mile away, Bear Creek cuts a shallow, meandering path through the earth, its banks shaded by clusters of hardwoods that provide a modest reprieve from the open prairie. To the west, the landscape holds a subtle, undulating character, and six miles out, the dense, protected timber of Stephens State Forest offers a deeper, darker contrast to the manicured rows of the surrounding farms. When the sun hangs low, the light catches the dust motes above the furrows, turning the entire plain into a glowing, monochromatic study of amber and violet.

Blakesburg carries the weight of a settlement forged by the necessity of the rail and the plow, its identity rooted in the persistent, unshowy labor of those who first broke this heavy soil. The local economy remains tied to the vitality of the land, drawing its strength from the productivity of the regional farms and the quiet maintenance of the infrastructure that supports them. Life in Blakesburg moves with an intentional, deliberate pace, far removed from the clamor of larger urban centers, yet connected to the wider intellectual currents of the state. Residents often look toward the quiet waters of Maxon Reservoir, nine miles distant, for a change in scenery or a moment of stillness away from the machinery of the fields. There is a distinct, literate civility here, a sense that the people of Blakesburg value the endurance of their heritage as much as they value the seasonal cycle of growth and rest that governs their daily lives.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Gone West Memorial (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 066° NE
Stephens State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 5.8 mi, 178° S
Soap Creek (Davis) Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 173° S
Tubaugh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 212° SW
Airpower Museum Library (Museum) — 8.0 mi, 077° E
Wildwood Park (Local Park) — 9.8 mi, 076° E
Lake Wapello State Park (State Park) — 9.9 mi, 170° S
Monroe County Historical Museum (Museum) — 10.0 mi, 297° NW
Greater Ottumwa Park (Local Park) — 11.0 mi, 073° E
Curtis King (Monument) — 11.1 mi, 032° NE
Moravia Wabash Depot Museum (Museum) — 11.1 mi, 244° SW
Iowa Heartland History Connection (Museum) — 12.1 mi, 071° E
Steam locomotive (Monument) — 12.1 mi, 071° E
Pioneer Ridge Nature Area (Local Conservation Area) — 12.3 mi, 107° E
Eddyville Sand Prairie (Local Conservation Area) — 12.6 mi, 005° N
Rathbun Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 13.5 mi, 241° SW
Saint John Auditorium (Theatre) — 13.7 mi, 065° NE
Rathbun Lake (Recreation Area) — 14.0 mi, 241° SW
Honey Creek State Park (State Park) — 16.0 mi, 244° SW
Bluff Creek OHV Area (State Recreation Area) — 16.7 mi, 339° N
Davis County Historical Museum (Museum) — 18.6 mi, 142° SE
Map Ref. 41°N 93°W (Public Artwork) — 19.3 mi, 278° W
The Majestic Theater (Theatre) — 20.2 mi, 218° SW
Bessie's Barn (Attraction) — 24.0 mi, 230° SW
Cox-Snow Music Center (Arts Centre) — 33.8 mi, 334° NW
Klokkenspel (Attraction) — 34.0 mi, 335° NW
Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium (Stadium) — 34.2 mi, 334° NW
Van Wyk Winery (Historic Castle / Fort) — 43.9 mi, 346° N
South Crawford School (historical) (Historic Ruins) — 49.4 mi, 192° S
Jacob Krumm Ahrens Access (Nature Reserve) — 51.9 mi, 351° N

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