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Oxford Junction Iowa Map

Explore Oxford Junction, 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 Oxford Junction, Iowa

How to Use This Oxford Junction, Iowa Map

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

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	Oxford Junction
State	Iowa (IA)
County	Jones County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	41.983628
Longitude	-90.956259
Population	424
Density	252.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52323
Area Code	712
County Seat	Anamosa
School District	Midland Community School District

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About Oxford Junction, Iowa

Oxford Junction is a locality in Jones County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 424. The population density is 252.6 people per km². Oxford Junction is located at 41.9836°N, 90.9563°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Oxford Junction is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52323.

Oxford Junction emerges from the deep, alluvial soil of the Wapsipinicon River valley as a quiet confluence of iron rails and agrarian persistence. It lies 33.1 miles east of Marion, IA (from Marion, IA: bearing 96°T), and is situated 16.0 miles west-southwest of Maquoketa. Bryan Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the local landscape, its dark waters providing a persistent, rhythmic pulse to the surrounding fields of corn and soybeans that dominate the horizon. East Goose Lake sits just a mile away, a placid, shallow basin that mirrors the vast, pale Iowa sky, while the faint, hazy silhouettes of the Dubuque Hills flicker like ghosts against the northern edge of the world. In the golden light of late afternoon, the flat, fertile plains stretch out in an unending grid of green and gold, broken only by the sharp, utilitarian geometry of grain elevators and the occasional stand of stubborn, wind-bent hardwoods.

Oxford Junction maintains its identity through a legacy of industrious transit, having evolved from a vital intersection of railway lines into a steady, unshowy center of rural life. Residents find respite in the quiet trails of Oxford Access, where the land yields to a more deliberate, wilder pace, allowing the native grasses to reclaim the edges of the floodplain. The economy remains tethered to the cycles of the harvest, a tradition carried forward by generations whose work ethic is as grounded as the heavy, dark silt beneath their feet. Here, the passage of time is measured not by the clock, but by the subtle shifting of the seasons, as the cool, crisp air of autumn settles over the tracks and the town settles into a profound, literate stillness that favors the patient observer.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Oxford Access (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 195° S
Hale Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 301° NW
Massillon County Park (Local Park) — 4.9 mi, 159° S
McAndrews Wildlfie Area (Local Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 053° NE
Wyoming Historical Museum (Museum) — 5.8 mi, 333° NW
Olin Heritage Center (Museum) — 9.6 mi, 276° W
Syracuse Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.0 mi, 140° SE
Muskrat Slough Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.1 mi, 277° W
Maquoketa Caves State Park (State Park) — 12.5 mi, 044° NE
Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat (Attraction) — 15.1 mi, 151° SE
Mary, Our Lady Seat of Wisdom (Public Artwork) — 15.2 mi, 152° SE
Clinton Engines Museum (Museum) — 16.3 mi, 069° E
Jackson County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 16.8 mi, 069° E
Wapsipinicon State Park (State Park) — 17.8 mi, 295° NW
National Motorcycle Museum (Museum) — 18.0 mi, 298° NW
Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 21.7 mi, 006° N
Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.7 mi, 024° NE · 2,440 acres
Luce Gallery (Gallery) — 24.4 mi, 261° W
Kimmel Theater (Theatre) — 24.5 mi, 261° W
William Maxon's Home Memorial (Monument) — 24.6 mi, 214° SW
Travelers Rest (Monument) — 29.1 mi, 222° SW
Memorial Hill (Monument) — 29.3 mi, 130° SE
Birthplace Cottage (Attraction) — 29.6 mi, 223° SW
Statue of Isis (Attraction) — 29.6 mi, 223° SW
House of the Maples (Attraction) — 29.6 mi, 223° SW
Lime Kiln (Historic Ruins) — 32.7 mi, 055° NE
Campbell Steele Callery (Gallery) — 33.2 mi, 276° W
Green Island Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 36.0 mi, 068° E · 3,776 acres
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.1 mi, 033° NE · 274k acres

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