Millerton Iowa Map

About Millerton, Iowa

Millerton is a locality in Wayne County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 36. The population density is 47.6 people per km². Millerton is located at 40.8494°N, 93.3055°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Millerton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50165.

Millerton emerges from the vast, tilled expanse of southern Iowa as a quiet collection of structures defined by the horizon’s endless, measured reach. It lies 37.5 miles south-southeast of Indianola, IA (from Indianola, IA: bearing 159°T), and is situated 11.4 miles south of Chariton. The landscape around Millerton consists of broad, fertile plains that catch the low autumn sun, casting long, lean shadows across rows of corn and soybean that stretch toward the sky. Jordan Creek meanders through the periphery, its banks providing a narrow corridor of wild grass and mud that contrasts with the disciplined geometry of the surrounding fields. The air here carries the scent of dry soil and cooling metal, a stillness that seems to amplify the soft, rhythmic rustle of leaves moving in the wind.

History in this region is measured not by grand monuments but by the persistence of the rail lines and the slow, deliberate work of the harvest. While the local economy remains tethered to the productivity of the earth, the presence of the Wolf Hollow Wildlife Management Area five miles away offers a reminder of the prairie’s original, uncultivated character. Travelers seeking a longer view of the terrain might venture toward the Cinder Path, though most life in Millerton remains centered on the immediate, practical demands of the season. At dusk, the light turns a bruised, singular violet, illuminating the distant silhouette of Stephens State Forest - White Breast Unit, which marks the edge of the known world before the darkness settles over the plains.

About This Millerton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Millerton, Iowa. Coordinates: 40.849448, -93.305488. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Millerton includes the ZIP code (50165), telephone area code (515), county seat of Wayne County (Corydon), and school district assignment (Wayne Community School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.