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Grafton Iowa Map

Explore Grafton, 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 Grafton, Iowa

How to Use This Grafton, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	43.329964
Longitude	-93.069368
Population	216
Density	259.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50440
Area Code	515
County Seat	Northwood
School District	St. Ansgar Community School District

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About Grafton, Iowa

Grafton is a locality in Worth County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 216. The population density is 259.8 people per km². Grafton is located at 43.3300°N, 93.0694°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Grafton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50440.

Grafton emerges from the vast, planar expanse of the Iowa prairie as a collection of structures defined by the straight lines of the surveyor’s transit and the long shadows of the late afternoon sun. It lies 13.9 miles north-northeast of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 28°T), and is situated 13.4 miles west-northwest of Osage. The horizon here is a thin, unwavering thread, separating the deep, dark loam of the fields from a sky that seems to possess more gravity than the earth itself. Two miles to the west, the quiet waters of Rock Falls Creek trace a modest, winding path through the soil, offering a subtle break in the relentless symmetry of the tilled ground. In the distance, the foliage of Deer Creek Forest creates a dark, verdant smudge against the pale gold of the harvest, while the Shellrock Wildlife Management Area remains a sanctuary of tall grasses and seasonal stillness, grounding the landscape in a primordial, unmanicured state.

Grafton persists as a quiet testament to the enduring labor of those who first broke this sod, leaving behind a legacy of Scandinavian and German diligence that still informs the local character. The economy remains tethered to the rhythmic cycles of corn and soybean production, where the arrival of the combine harvester serves as the primary clock for the calendar year. While the distant silhouette of Pilot Knob offers a rare verticality to the regional map, the life of Grafton is lived horizontally, focused on the steady, methodical maintenance of the homesteads and the modest commerce of the main street. Even on quiet evenings, when the light turns a bruised purple and the air cools over the distant surface of Markhams Pond, the town maintains a sense of deliberate, literate civility, favoring the substance of hard work over the vanity of display.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Shellrock Wildlife Management Area (Local Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 218° SW
Worth County Lake (Local Park) — 6.0 mi, 297° NW
Land of Two Waters (Local Park) — 6.2 mi, 289° W
Manly Caboose Museum (Museum) — 7.0 mi, 243° SW
Rock Island Caboose (Monument) — 7.4 mi, 244° SW
Deer Creek Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 360° N
Saint Ansgar Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 066° NE
Swensrud School Museum (Museum) — 10.9 mi, 316° NW
Worth County Historical Museum (Museum) — 10.9 mi, 316° NW
Elk Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.0 mi, 286° W
Brewery (Historic Ruins) — 11.7 mi, 211° SW
Cedar Valley Memories Museum (Museum) — 12.1 mi, 105° E
Winnebago Trail (Nature Reserve) — 12.5 mi, 210° SW
Worth County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 13.3 mi, 287° W
Watts Theater (Cinema) — 13.4 mi, 104° E
Rancho Deluxe (Attraction) — 13.7 mi, 207° SW
Civil War Monument (Monument) — 14.0 mi, 208° SW
Mason City Communit Theatre (Theatre) — 14.1 mi, 208° SW
Harmony in Light (Public Artwork) — 14.2 mi, 208° SW
Panicum Prairie State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.4 mi, 320° NW
Myrtle Museum (Museum) — 16.9 mi, 344° N
Clear Lake State Park (State Park) — 22.0 mi, 227° SW
Myre-Big Island State Park (State Park) — 22.8 mi, 331° NW
Summerset Theater (Theatre) — 24.2 mi, 009° N
Mall Cinema 7 Theatre (Cinema) — 28.3 mi, 330° NW
Odvin Hagen Music Center (Arts Centre) — 29.1 mi, 261° W
Bear Cave Park Meadow (Viewpoint) — 46.0 mi, 038° NE
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 55.6 mi, 248° W · 12k acres

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