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Humeston Iowa Map

Explore Humeston, 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 Humeston, Iowa

How to Use This Humeston, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	40.858892
Longitude	-93.497437
Population	465
Density	287.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50123
Area Code	515
County Seat	Corydon
School District	Mormon Trail Community School District

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About Humeston, Iowa

Humeston is a locality in Wayne County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 465. The population density is 287.7 people per km². Humeston is located at 40.8589°N, 93.4974°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Humeston is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50123.

Humeston anchors a wide expanse of south-central Iowa, where the horizon stretches flat and heavy under a vault of pale, expansive sky. It lies 34.6 miles south of Indianola, IA (from Indianola, IA: bearing 175°T), and is situated 18.5 miles southeast of Osceola. The landscape is defined by the steady, quiet persistence of Ninemile Creek, which carves a modest path through the surrounding fields and provides a dark, reflective ribbon against the loam. A mile from the center, the Humeston Reservoir catches the shifting light of the afternoon, its surface occasionally broken by the movement of waterfowl or the stillness of a cooling dusk. Beyond the tilled acreage, the terrain gains a subtle, rhythmic elevation, suggesting the ancient, buried geology of the prairie that continues toward the distant, wooded corridors of the Stephens State Forest - White Breast Unit.

Humeston carries the quiet gravity of a place built upon the steel and coal of a former railway era, its streets still echoing the deliberate pace of a regional hub. The Wayne County RR ROW Wildlife Management Area preserves a corridor of native grasses where the tracks once dictated the flow of grain and commerce, reminding residents of an economy once tethered strictly to the arrival of the locomotive. Today, the rhythm of life adheres to the cycle of the soybean and corn harvest, a seasonal pulse that governs the local commerce and keeps the town observant of the changing weather. Those seeking a longer path through the landscape might travel to the Cinder Path, a reminder of the industrial veins that once connected these plains, though the current character of Humeston favors a stoic, agrarian independence that values the silence of the fields over the clamor of the outside world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wayne County RR ROW Wildlife Management Area (Local Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 009° N
Lake Side Park (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 344° N
Cinder Path Bike Trail (Local Park) — 2.7 mi, 005° N
Wolf Hollow Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 081° E
Goshen Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 000° N
Stephens State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 7.7 mi, 359° N
Wayne County Museum Library (Museum) — 12.0 mi, 126° SE
Prairie Trails Museum (Museum) — 12.0 mi, 126° SE
Chariton River Greenbelt (Local Conservation Area) — 12.8 mi, 054° NE
Lucas County Museum (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 041° NE
Red Haw State Park (State Park) — 14.5 mi, 050° NE
Decatur County Freedom Rock (Monument) — 15.4 mi, 238° SW
Statue of Liberty (Monument) — 15.4 mi, 238° SW
East Lakes (State Recreation Area) — 15.4 mi, 050° NE
Rathbun Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 16.5 mi, 076° E
Osceola Statue (Attraction) — 18.9 mi, 309° NW
The Mormon Trail / Utopian Experiments in Southern Iowa (Monument) — 18.9 mi, 304° NW
Williamson School Museum (Museum) — 20.3 mi, 039° NE
Nine Eagles State Park (State Park) — 21.8 mi, 218° SW
Oxbow Overlook (Viewpoint) — 23.3 mi, 233° SW
Belinda Toy and Antique Museum (Museum) — 25.0 mi, 039° NE
Map Ref. 41°N 93°W (Public Artwork) — 27.7 mi, 069° E
Bessie's Barn (Attraction) — 28.1 mi, 107° E
The Majestic Theater (Theatre) — 33.8 mi, 105° E
Painted Pony (Gallery) — 34.9 mi, 355° N
Black Box Theatre (Theatre) — 35.2 mi, 354° N
Carver Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 35.3 mi, 354° N
Giraffe Feeding (Attraction) — 46.0 mi, 352° N
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 47.5 mi, 015° N · 12k acres
Union County Freedom Rock (Attraction) — 47.8 mi, 286° W

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