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Kirkville Iowa Map

Explore Kirkville, 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 Kirkville, Iowa

How to Use This Kirkville, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.145567
Longitude	-92.504077
Population	157
Density	107.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52566
Area Code	712
County Seat	Ottumwa
School District	Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Community School District

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About Kirkville, Iowa

Kirkville is a locality in Wapello County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 157. The population density is 107.7 people per km². Kirkville is located at 41.1456°N, 92.5041°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Kirkville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52566.

Kirkville emerges from the broad, fertile expanse of the Iowa plains where the earth holds the scent of damp loam and the lingering warmth of the sun. It lies 9.9 miles north-northwest of Ottumwa, IA (from Ottumwa, IA: bearing 331°T), and is situated 12.7 miles southeast of Oskaloosa. The Menneika Creek carves a deliberate, winding path through the landscape, its waters reflecting the vast, pale sky as it threads past the edges of the settlement. To the east and west, the horizon is defined by an endless, rhythmic repetition of soybean and corn stalks that sway in unison with the shifting winds. When dusk settles over Kirkville, the light takes on a bruised, violet quality, casting long, thin shadows across the rows of crops and turning the distant tree lines into silhouettes of dark ink.

Agriculture remains the pulse of the local economy, a quiet endurance that has defined Kirkville since its earliest days of settlement by families seeking the promise of deep, black soil. Beyond the cultivated fields, the McNeese Wildlife Area offers a sanctuary of tall grasses and native brush, providing a stark contrast to the structured geometry of the surrounding farms. While the pace of life remains tethered to the seasons, the proximity of Lake Keomah, ten miles distant, provides a rare, still mirror for the sky in an otherwise active, working terrain. A literate, unshowy civility permeates the daily interactions here, reflecting an heritage that values the steady labor of the hand as much as the quiet observation of the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Curtis King (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 194° S
DeVol Area (Local Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 097° E
Eddyville Sand Prairie (Local Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 276° W
Ottumwa Municipal Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 6.0 mi, 133° SE
Eddyville Dunes Sand Prairie (Local Park) — 6.4 mi, 282° W
Hardfish Access (State Recreation Area) — 7.5 mi, 275° W
Saint John Auditorium (Theatre) — 8.9 mi, 141° SE
Lake Keomah State Park (State Park) — 9.4 mi, 350° N
Steam locomotive (Monument) — 9.9 mi, 152° SE
Iowa Heartland History Connection (Museum) — 9.9 mi, 152° SE
Wildwood Park (Local Park) — 10.3 mi, 165° S
Airpower Museum Library (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 175° S
Hayesville Bend Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.1 mi, 052° NE
Gone West Memorial (Monument) — 12.3 mi, 200° S
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 12.5 mi, 320° NW
Bluff Creek OHV Area (State Recreation Area) — 13.2 mi, 285° W
Fox Hills Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.1 mi, 143° SE
Nelson Pioneer Farm Museum (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 335° NW
Monroe County Historical Museum (Museum) — 17.7 mi, 243° SW
Dumonts' Museum of Dreamworld Collectibles (Museum) — 18.5 mi, 057° NE
Lake Wapello State Park (State Park) — 22.2 mi, 189° S
Map Ref. 41°N 93°W (Public Artwork) — 27.7 mi, 249° W
Cox-Snow Music Center (Arts Centre) — 27.9 mi, 309° NW
Klokkenspel (Attraction) — 28.0 mi, 310° NW
Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium (Stadium) — 28.4 mi, 309° NW
Van Wyk Winery (Historic Castle / Fort) — 34.7 mi, 330° NW
Bessie's Barn (Attraction) — 37.7 mi, 222° SW
Jacob Krumm East Access (Nature Reserve) — 41.3 mi, 340° N
Jacob Krumm Ahrens Access (Nature Reserve) — 41.3 mi, 339° N
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 46.8 mi, 304° NW · 12k acres

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