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Fredonia Iowa Map

Explore Fredonia, 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 Fredonia, Iowa

How to Use This Fredonia, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.284748
Longitude	-91.338766
Population	222
Density	567.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52738
Area Code	712
County Seat	Wapello
School District	Columbus Community School District

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About Fredonia, Iowa

Fredonia is a locality in Louisa County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 222. The population density is 567.6 people per km². Fredonia is located at 41.2847°N, 91.3388°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Fredonia is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52738.

Fredonia occupies a quiet expanse of the Iowa plains, defined by the persistent, serpentine presence of the Cedar River as it carves a slow path through the deep, black soil. It lies 18.1 miles west-southwest of Muscatine, IA (from Muscatine, IA: bearing 238°T), and is situated 1.2 miles east-northeast of Columbus Junction. The landscape surrounding Fredonia remains dominated by the rigorous geometry of agriculture, where fields of corn and soybeans stretch toward the horizon in a repetitive, seasonal pulse. At the River Forks Access, the land softens into a riparian corridor of cottonwoods and willows, offering a respite from the vast, open sky that turns a bruised, singular violet during the humid twilight of late summer. Only five miles away, the quiet waters of Schlitzing Lake mirror the heavy clouds, providing a still counterpoint to the movement of the river nearby.

History in Fredonia is written in the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the mid-nineteenth century and the enduring legacy of the families who first broke the prairie sod. The local economy persists as a direct expression of the surrounding soil, maintaining a modest, industrious pace that prioritizes utility over flourish. Residents occasionally venture toward the Hoover Nature Trail, which traces a path of former railway lines three miles distant, connecting the small, local rhythm of the region to the broader, literate heritage of the state. Life here is characterized by an unshowy civility, an existence shaped by the changing light on the stalks and the steady, predictable flow of the water that has sustained this settlement since its inception.

Nearby Outdoor Places

River Forks Access (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 232° SW
Hoover Nature Trail (State Recreation Area) — 1.0 mi, 204° SW
Chinkapin Bluffs Recreation Area (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 206° SW
Tree of Life (Public Artwork) — 1.4 mi, 250° W
Cedar Bluffs Recreation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 013° N
Cairo Woods Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 178° S
Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.3 mi, 335° NW
Millrace Flats Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 130° SE
Louisa County Historical Museum (Museum) — 10.2 mi, 133° SE
Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 11.4 mi, 109° E
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.8 mi, 113° SE · 24k acres
Mississippi River - Muscatine (Conservation Area) — 11.9 mi, 102° E
Winfield Museum (Museum) — 12.0 mi, 206° SW
Rural Free Delivery Postal Museum (Museum) — 13.8 mi, 162° S
United States Armed Forces Memorial (Monument) — 16.6 mi, 053° NE
Conger House Museum (Museum) — 17.8 mi, 273° W
Pearl Bottom Museum (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 058° NE
Muscatine Art Center (Arts Centre) — 18.1 mi, 055° NE
Future Birthplace of Captain James T. Kirk (Monument) — 18.4 mi, 317° NW
Mark Twain Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 18.5 mi, 058° NE
Mark Twain Overlook (Monument) — 18.6 mi, 058° NE
Washington Community Center (Theatre) — 19.3 mi, 272° W
Main Street Cinemas (Cinema) — 24.6 mi, 207° SW
Marcus Sycamore Cinema (Cinema) — 26.2 mi, 340° N
President and Mrs. Hoover Gravesite (Attraction) — 26.5 mi, 359° N
House of the Maples (Attraction) — 26.5 mi, 359° N
Statue of Isis (Attraction) — 26.6 mi, 359° N
Birthplace Cottage (Attraction) — 26.6 mi, 359° N
Lake Darling State Park (State Park) — 28.3 mi, 257° W
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 49.5 mi, 069° E · 274k acres

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