Bouton Iowa Map

About Bouton, Iowa

Bouton is a locality in Dallas County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 127. The population density is 458.3 people per km². Bouton is located at 41.8514°N, 94.0091°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Bouton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50039.

Bouton anchors itself to the vast, fertile expanse of the Iowa prairie, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under an enormous, shifting sky. It lies 15.8 miles south-southwest of Boone, IA (from Boone, IA: bearing 205°T), and is situated 5.1 miles east of Perry. The landscape around Bouton is defined by the steady work of agriculture, marked by the deep, dark soil that supports endless rows of corn and soybeans. Only a mile away, Beaver Creek carves a quiet, unassuming path through the fields, its banks shaded by native trees that offer a refuge from the sun. While the distant silhouette of Buffalo Ridge remains a faint suggestion on the western edge of the world, the immediate terrain is defined by the subtle, rhythmic rise and fall of tilled land that catches the golden, heavy light of late afternoon.

Bouton carries the quiet legacy of the Midwestern rail expansion, a history still visible in the way the local grid aligns with the ghost of former tracks. The economy remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding acreage, a life shaped by the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest that dictate the pace of the day. Neighbors often find their way to Wiese Park for a moment of stillness, or perhaps venture toward the Perry to Rippey Trail to traverse the countryside on foot or bicycle. Though the bustling expanse of Saylorville Lake lies only eight miles away, the character of Bouton is found in the unshowy, literate civility of its residents, who prefer the steady, predictable hum of rural life over the clamor of the modern world.

About This Bouton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bouton, Iowa. Coordinates: 41.851374, -94.009121. 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 Bouton includes the ZIP code (50039), telephone area code (515), county seat of Dallas County (Adel), and school district assignment (Perry Community School District).

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.