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Jacksonville Iowa Map

Explore Jacksonville, 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 Jacksonville, Iowa

How to Use This Jacksonville, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.645266
Longitude	-95.149994
Population	29
Density	114.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	52154, 51537
Area Code	641
County Seat	Harlan
School District	Harlan Community School District

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About Jacksonville, Iowa

Jacksonville is a locality in Shelby County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 29. The population density is 114.3 people per km². Jacksonville is located at 41.6453°N, 95.1500°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 52154, 51537.

Jacksonville emerges from the horizon as a collection of rooftops anchored by the steady, rhythmic pulse of the surrounding agrarian expanse. It lies 32.5 miles south-southwest of Carroll, IA (from Carroll, IA: bearing 207°T), and is situated 9.1 miles east of Harlan. Bonnie Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the earth nearby, its banks fringed with wild grasses that lean into the prevailing winds. The landscape here is defined by vast, tilled fields that stretch toward the sky, where the light at dusk turns the soil into a deep, bruised violet. Only three miles away, the quiet woodlands of Prairie Rose State Park offer a contrast to the open plains, providing a sanctuary of timber and shade. Four miles to the west, the water of Prairie Rose Lake holds the reflection of the clouds, acting as a mirror for the shifting weather that defines the high, clear Iowa sky.

Jacksonville carries the quiet weight of a place built by hands that understand the necessity of the harvest. The local economy remains tethered to the cycles of corn and soybean production, a tradition that has sustained the families here for generations. There is an unshowy, literate civility in how the day unfolds, marked by the mechanical hum of tractors and the slow movement of grain trucks moving along the grid of roads. Despite the scale of the agricultural industry, the life of Jacksonville maintains a focus on the singular, persistent effort of tending the land. This is a place where history is kept not in monuments, but in the enduring patterns of the seasons and the shared knowledge of the soil, ensuring that the character of the region remains as grounded as the roots of the crops that define it.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Prairie Rose State Park (State Park) — 3.4 mi, 229° SW
General Store Museum (Museum) — 4.2 mi, 106° E
Museum of Danish America (Museum) — 5.5 mi, 130° SE
Oak Ridge Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 230° SW
Elk Horn Creek Recreation Area (Local Park) — 5.9 mi, 150° SE
Danish Windmill Museum and Welcome Center (Museum) — 6.0 mi, 130° SE
Dinesen Prairie State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 303° NW
Vet's Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 9.0 mi, 271° W
Shelby County Historical Museum (Museum) — 9.2 mi, 272° W
Nishna Bend Recreation Area (Local Park) — 10.3 mi, 240° SW
Cen + Ten Museum (Museum) — 10.4 mi, 344° N
Mouth of Nickinabockina Cutoff Ditch (Attraction) — 10.9 mi, 275° W
Upper'nish' Habitat Area (Local Conservation Area) — 10.9 mi, 349° N
John James Audubon Statue (Public Artwork) — 12.5 mi, 065° NE
V&w Petersen Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.3 mi, 340° N
Soldiers Monument (Monument) — 18.1 mi, 157° SE
Tree on the road (Attraction) — 19.0 mi, 121° SE
Tree in the Road (Attraction) — 19.0 mi, 121° SE
Lake Anita State Park (State Park) — 23.9 mi, 128° SE
The Booster Buck (Attraction) — 27.2 mi, 302° NW
Donna Reed Center for Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 27.7 mi, 338° N
War Memorial (Monument) — 29.8 mi, 005° N
Carroll 5 Theater (Cinema) — 32.4 mi, 027° NE
Treynor High School Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 37.2 mi, 220° SW
Word of Honor (Monument) — 37.3 mi, 220° SW
Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 42.1 mi, 252° W · 7,936 acres
Lewis and Clark Monument Park (Viewpoint) — 43.6 mi, 237° SW
Desoto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.6 mi, 262° W · 16k acres

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