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Liscomb Iowa Map

Explore Liscomb, 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 Liscomb, Iowa

How to Use This Liscomb, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.189986
Longitude	-93.003812
Population	291
Density	111.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50148
Area Code	515
County Seat	Marshalltown
School District	BCLUW Community School District

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About Liscomb, Iowa

Liscomb is a locality in Marshall County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 291. The population density is 111.2 people per km². Liscomb is located at 42.1900°N, 93.0038°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Liscomb is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50148.

Liscomb emerges from the vast, planar expanse of the Iowa prairie, defined by the relentless geometry of tilled soil that stretches toward every horizon. It lies 10.9 miles north-northwest of Marshalltown, IA (from Marshalltown, IA: bearing 333°T), and is situated 16.9 miles southwest of Grundy Center. The landscape surrounding Liscomb maintains a quiet, earth-bound consistency, where the horizon is punctuated only by the vertical silhouettes of grain elevators and the occasional stand of timber following the path of Dowd Creek. To the west, the subtle rise of Mormon Ridge provides a distant anchor to the view, while the lingering presence of the Grammer Grove Wildlife Area offers a sanctuary of uncultivated timber and thicket. The light at dusk here possesses a peculiar clarity, catching the dust motes above the soybean rows and turning the wide, open sky into a deepening gradient of bruised plum and amber.

Agriculture remains the silent engine of Liscomb, dictating the seasonal cadence of life as tractors trace slow, rhythmic patterns across the dark, fertile loam. The legacy of those who settled this expanse remains visible in the sturdy, unadorned architecture and the persistent, pragmatic thrift that governs the local economy. Beyond the immediate fields, the proximity of Mormon Lake draws those seeking a rare stillness in the landscape, a contrast to the industrious output of the surrounding farms. Life in Liscomb flows with an unstated, communal gravity, where the residents move through the quiet intervals of the day with a steady, literate civility, grounded by a long familiarity with the land’s heavy, productive silence.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Grammer Grove Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 225° SW
Forest Reserve and Access Area (Local Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 221° SW
Brekke Memorial Park (Local Park) — 3.6 mi, 331° NW
Marietta Sand Prairie State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 193° S
Timmons Grove North Wildlife Area (Local Park) — 6.1 mi, 181° S
Weatherbee School Museum (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 153° SE
Marshall County Historical Museum (Museum) — 10.9 mi, 154° SE
Eldora Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 12.5 mi, 341° N
Pine Lake State Park (State Park) — 12.6 mi, 347° N
Civil War Statue (Public Artwork) — 12.7 mi, 338° N
Grand Theatre (Cinema) — 12.7 mi, 338° N
Fridley Theatres Plaza 9 (Cinema) — 12.9 mi, 158° S
Union Grove Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.5 mi, 103° E
Union Grove State Park (State Park) — 14.1 mi, 105° E
The Depot (Museum) — 14.4 mi, 214° SW
Reed-Niland Corner (Museum) — 19.5 mi, 234° SW
Radcliffe Historical Museum (Museum) — 23.6 mi, 292° W
Erickson Park Monument (Monument) — 25.1 mi, 267° W
Ackley Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock (Monument) — 25.3 mi, 354° N
Story City Carousel (Attraction) — 29.9 mi, 270° W
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.4 mi, 123° SE · 24k acres
Acorn Music Hall (Theatre) — 32.7 mi, 253° W
Octagon Center for the Arts (Gallery) — 33.2 mi, 250° W
Ames City Auditorium (Theatre) — 33.4 mi, 250° W
HA Lynn Football Stadium (Stadium) — 34.7 mi, 185° S
Elwood the Gnome (Attraction) — 34.9 mi, 249° W
Jacob Krumm Ahrens Access (Nature Reserve) — 35.3 mi, 161° S
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.0 mi, 197° S · 12k acres

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