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Seymour Iowa Map

Explore Seymour, 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 Seymour, Iowa

How to Use This Seymour, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	40.68251
Longitude	-93.12104
Population	634
Density	102.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52590
Area Code	712
County Seat	Corydon
School District	Seymour Community School District

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About Seymour, Iowa

Seymour is a locality in Wayne County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 634. The population density is 102.3 people per km². Seymour is located at 40.6825°N, 93.1210°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Seymour is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52590.

Seymour emerges from the vast, planar expanse of the Iowa prairie, defined by a horizon that seems to stretch toward an infinite, pale sky. It lies 43.8 miles west-southwest of Ottumwa, IA (from Ottumwa, IA: bearing 238°T), and is situated 13.4 miles west-southwest of Centerville. The landscape around Seymour is a patchwork of cultivated earth, where the dark, rich soil yields to the steady, rhythmic labor of soybean and corn production. Beyond the immediate fields, the terrain holds a quiet, austere beauty in the way the late afternoon sun flattens the shadows across the tilled rows, turning the land into a sea of amber and bronze. While the distant silhouette of White Oak Ridge remains a mere suggestion on the far horizon, the immediate vicinity is marked by the modest, winding course of Cooper Creek, which cuts through the soil with a slow, deliberate grace. Residents often find respite in the quietude of Seymour Lake Park, a place where the water of the Seymour City Reservoir mirrors the drifting clouds, providing a mirror for the changing seasons.

History in Seymour is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring character of a people who have long looked to the yield of the earth for their livelihood. The economy remains tethered to the cycles of agriculture, a tradition that lends a deliberate, contemplative pace to the daily life of the streets. There is a distinct, unshowy civility here, a heritage of Scandinavian and German roots that continues to inform the stoic, practical nature of the architecture and the neighborly interactions that define the local experience. On quiet evenings, the air carries a faint scent of damp earth and coming rain, a reminder of the proximity to the natural cycles that have governed this region for generations. It is a place where the passage of time is measured by the growth of the crops and the steady, reliable turn of the seasons rather than the frantic pulse of the outside world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Seymour Lake Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 181° S
Rathbun Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 003° N
Rathbun Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 6.7 mi, 003° N
Bessie's Barn (Attraction) — 8.1 mi, 061° NE
Rathbun Lake (Recreation Area) — 9.1 mi, 008° N
Ross Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 10.4 mi, 124° SE
Prairie Trails Museum (Museum) — 11.2 mi, 298° NW
Wayne County Museum Library (Museum) — 11.2 mi, 298° NW
Upper City Reservoir (Local Park) — 11.6 mi, 082° E
Historical and Coal Mining Museum (Museum) — 13.4 mi, 075° E
The Majestic Theater (Theatre) — 13.4 mi, 075° E
Appanoose County Museum and Old Jail (Museum) — 13.5 mi, 074° E
Honey Creek State Park (State Park) — 15.0 mi, 037° NE
Medicine Creek Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 15.1 mi, 245° SW
Sedan Bottoms Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.4 mi, 096° E
Honey Creek Resort (State Park) — 16.4 mi, 036° NE
Moravia Wabash Depot Museum (Museum) — 21.2 mi, 047° NE
East Lakes (State Recreation Area) — 22.0 mi, 343° N
Map Ref. 41°N 93°W (Public Artwork) — 22.8 mi, 016° N
Marion Township History (Monument) — 24.6 mi, 241° SW
Mercer County Armed Forces Memorial (Monument) — 31.4 mi, 231° SW
South Crawford School (historical) (Historic Ruins) — 32.8 mi, 152° SE
Decatur County Freedom Rock (Monument) — 33.0 mi, 277° W
Slip Bluff Lake Overlook (Viewpoint) — 38.4 mi, 267° W
Osceola Statue (Attraction) — 42.0 mi, 305° NW
Ray Klinginsmith Amphitheater (Theatre) — 43.8 mi, 139° SE
Gallery 104 (Gallery) — 44.0 mi, 140° SE
Truman State Art Gallery (Gallery) — 44.4 mi, 140° SE
Cox-Snow Music Center (Arts Centre) — 50.7 mi, 012° N
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 58.5 mi, 353° N · 12k acres

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