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Searsboro Iowa Map

Explore Searsboro, 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 Searsboro, Iowa

How to Use This Searsboro, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.580553
Longitude	-92.703524
Population	129
Density	110.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50242
Area Code	515
County Seat	Montezuma
School District	Lynnville-Sully Community School District

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About Searsboro, Iowa

Searsboro is a locality in Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 129. The population density is 110.4 people per km². Searsboro is located at 41.5806°N, 92.7035°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Searsboro is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50242.

Searsboro manifests as a quiet intersection of earth and sky, where the land stretches into vast, geometric patterns of tilled soil. It lies 16.2 miles northeast of Pella, IA (from Pella, IA: bearing 43°T), and is situated 19.6 miles east-southeast of Newton. English Creek carves a meditative path through the terrain, its modest current providing a subtle counterpoint to the expansive, flat horizon that defines this part of the state. The light here in the late afternoon possesses a peculiar, honeyed quality, catching the edges of soybean leaves and turning the deep green fields into a shimmering, shifting sea of verdant color. Only six miles away, the waters of Lake Ponderosa offer a reflective stillness, while the nearby Millgrove Access provides a quiet sanctuary where the prairie grasses lean into the wind, undisturbed by the urgency of the wider world.

Historical echoes reside in the stark, functional architecture of Searsboro, a place shaped by the industrious spirit of those who first broke this heavy, fertile ground. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, dominated by the cycles of planting and harvest that dictate the pace of every day. There is an unshowy, literate civility in the way the residents maintain their properties, a testament to a culture that values endurance over flashiness. One might walk the perimeter of the fields and find, amidst the quietude, a profound sense of permanence, where the heritage of the early settlers persists in the sturdy fences and the methodical, steady labor that still sustains the life of Searsboro.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Millgrove Access (State Recreation Area) — 3.3 mi, 164° S
Millgrove Access Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 159° S
Bluepoint Woods Audubon Nature Sanctuary (Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 024° NE
Wagaman Mill-Skunk River Access (Local Park) — 4.0 mi, 271° W
Robertson's Access (Local Park) — 5.6 mi, 151° SE
Fox Forest Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 092° E
Fleming Woods State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 097° E
Van Wyk Winery (Historic Castle / Fort) — 7.3 mi, 269° W
Jasper County Freedom Rock (Monument) — 7.4 mi, 269° W
Jacob Krumm East Access (Nature Reserve) — 9.5 mi, 336° NW
Jacob Krumm Ahrens Access (Nature Reserve) — 9.6 mi, 334° NW
Heritage Park Museum (Museum) — 10.1 mi, 355° N
Rock Creek State Park (State Park) — 11.0 mi, 319° NW
Grinnell Historical Museum (Museum) — 11.6 mi, 355° N
Hawthorn Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.4 mi, 118° SE
Vermeer Museum and Global Pavilion (Museum) — 14.8 mi, 216° SW
Klokkenspel (Attraction) — 16.3 mi, 222° SW
Civil War Monument (Monument) — 16.3 mi, 223° SW
Tulip Toren (Monument) — 16.3 mi, 223° SW
Fire Station Museum (Museum) — 16.4 mi, 222° SW
Rolscreen Museum (Museum) — 16.7 mi, 221° SW
Douwstra Auditorium (Theatre) — 16.7 mi, 222° SW
Cox-Snow Music Center (Arts Centre) — 16.8 mi, 222° SW
Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium (Stadium) — 16.8 mi, 224° SW
Kruidenier Center for Communication and Theatre (Theatre) — 16.8 mi, 222° SW
HA Lynn Football Stadium (Stadium) — 19.9 mi, 292° W
Capitol II (Cinema) — 19.9 mi, 295° NW
Elk Rock State Park (State Park) — 22.2 mi, 236° SW
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.9 mi, 022° N · 24k acres
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.7 mi, 267° W · 12k acres

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