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Cincinnati Iowa Map

Explore Cincinnati, 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 Cincinnati, Iowa

How to Use This Cincinnati, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	40.630848
Longitude	-92.924646
Population	290
Density	63.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52549
Area Code	712
County Seat	Centerville
School District	Centerville Community School District

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About Cincinnati, Iowa

Cincinnati is a locality in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 290. The population density is 63.8 people per km². Cincinnati is located at 40.6308°N, 92.9246°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Cincinnati is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52549.

Cincinnati emerges from the vast, undulating expanse of the Iowa prairie, where the horizon stretches wide and the sky claims the greater share of the view. It lies 38.0 miles southwest of Ottumwa, IA (from Ottumwa, IA: bearing 225°T), and is situated 7.6 miles south-southwest of Centerville. The land here remains defined by the patient geometry of corn and soybean rows that follow the contours of the earth, interrupted only by the occasional woodlot or the quiet, winding path of Little Shoal Creek. To the west, the distant silhouette of White Oak Ridge serves as a faint, jagged reminder of deeper geological shifts, though the immediate terrain is one of soft, tilled slopes that catch the long, golden light of late afternoon. A few miles away, the quiet waters of Upper City Reservoir mirror the changing clouds, providing a stillness that defines the local atmosphere. In the cooler months, the air turns crisp and clear, carrying the scent of drying stalks and the damp, fertile odor of the black soil that has anchored this place for generations.

Cincinnati maintains a rhythm dictated by the seasons, reflecting a history rooted in the grit of coal mining and the steady persistence of agriculture. Though the deep shafts that once drew men into the earth have long since gone silent, the character of the people remains shaped by that industrious past, favoring a quiet, unshowy resilience. Economic life now flows primarily through the surrounding fields, though the proximity of the Ross Wildlife Area offers a necessary reprieve, preserving a stretch of wilder, untended ground where the native grasses still hold their own against the plow. Life in Cincinnati moves with a deliberate, measured pace, where neighbors recognize one another in the post office or along the roadside, and the focus remains on the cycles of the harvest. It is a place of literate civility, where the weight of the work is balanced by the vast, open silence of the plains that press against the edges of the streets.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ross Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 210° SW
Upper City Reservoir (Local Park) — 4.8 mi, 016° N
Sedan Bottoms Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 074° E
Historical and Coal Mining Museum (Museum) — 7.5 mi, 020° N
The Majestic Theater (Theatre) — 7.5 mi, 021° N
Appanoose County Museum and Old Jail (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 020° N
Bessie's Barn (Attraction) — 8.1 mi, 337° NW
Rebel's Cove Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.8 mi, 112° E
Moulton Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 13.7 mi, 072° E
Honey Creek State Park (State Park) — 15.5 mi, 356° N
Honey Creek Resort (State Park) — 16.3 mi, 001° N
Moravia Wabash Depot Museum (Museum) — 18.8 mi, 016° N
Prairie Trails Museum (Museum) — 22.1 mi, 293° NW
Map Ref. 41°N 93°W (Public Artwork) — 25.8 mi, 351° N
South Crawford School (historical) (Historic Ruins) — 25.9 mi, 169° S

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