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Truesdale Iowa Map

Explore Truesdale, 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 Truesdale, Iowa

How to Use This Truesdale, Iowa Map

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

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	Truesdale
State	Iowa (IA)
County	Buena Vista County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	42.729146
Longitude	-95.182773
Population	69
Density	182.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50592
Area Code	319
County Seat	Storm Lake
School District	Albert City-Truesdale Community School District

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About Truesdale, Iowa

Truesdale is a locality in Buena Vista County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 69. The population density is 182.5 people per km². Truesdale is located at 42.7291°N, 95.1828°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Truesdale is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50592.

Truesdale maintains a quiet, earth-bound existence amid the vast, geometric expanse of the Iowa prairie. It lies 6.2 miles north-northeast of Storm Lake, IA (from Storm Lake, IA: bearing 13°T), and is situated 6.7 miles northeast of Alta. The landscape surrounding Truesdale is defined by an unrelenting horizon where fields of soybean and corn stretch toward the sky, broken only by the occasional cluster of grain elevators that act as sentinels over the flat, tilled earth. The quality of light here, especially in the late afternoon, casts a long, amber glow that flattens the distance and emphasizes the immense scale of the sky above. A few miles away, the quiet flow of Poor Farm Creek marks a slight dip in the terrain, while the broader waters of Storm Lake provide a rare, reflective contrast to the heavy, fertile soil. Further out, the silhouette of Pilot Rock stands as a singular geological curiosity, a reminder of the ancient forces that once shaped this land long before the plow arrived to organize it into neat, productive rows.

Truesdale operates on the steady, deliberate rhythm of an agrarian economy, where the cycle of planting and harvest dictates the pulse of daily life. The heritage of the region, deeply rooted in the traditions of those who broke the prairie sod generations ago, remains visible in the plain, sturdy architecture of the local buildings and the unshowy, literate civility of its inhabitants. While the Gaherty Wildlife Area offers a necessary sanctuary for local flora and fauna, the town itself is tethered to the industrious reality of modern farming, an endeavor that requires both physical endurance and a sharp, calculating mind. For those seeking a path beyond the fields, the Storm Lake Laketrail offers a connection to the wider region, allowing travelers to move through the landscape at a pace that honors the immense, quiet space that Truesdale occupies. Life here is measured not in grand events, but in the subtle shifts of the season and the persistent, honest work of tending to the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Gaherty Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 137° SE
Pheasant Hills Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 091° E
Buena Vista County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 6.0 mi, 190° S
Harker House (Museum) — 6.2 mi, 189° S
Little Storm Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 202° S
J. Leslie Rollins Stadium (Stadium) — 6.4 mi, 192° S
Elk Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 6.4 mi, 302° NW
Living Heritage Tree Museum (Museum) — 6.4 mi, 190° S
Log Cabin Museum (Museum) — 6.7 mi, 178° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 7.2 mi, 176° S
Casino Bay Access (State Recreation Area) — 7.5 mi, 199° S
Bel Air Access (State Recreation Area) — 7.9 mi, 180° S
Sturchler Pit Area (Local Park) — 10.4 mi, 137° SE
Sioux Rapids Area Historical Association Museum (Museum) — 11.5 mi, 008° N
Sac County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 15.9 mi, 169° S
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.8 mi, 325° NW · 12k acres
Memorial Statue (Public Artwork) — 23.4 mi, 155° SE
Firefighter Memorial Benches (Monument) — 24.3 mi, 254° W
State Theatre (Cinema) — 24.8 mi, 228° SW
Southpark 7 Theatres (Cinema) — 27.6 mi, 003° N
Chief Black Hawk Statue (Monument) — 29.9 mi, 166° S
Bald Eagle Nest (Attraction) — 30.8 mi, 167° S
Twin Lakes State Park (State Park) — 32.6 mi, 122° SE
Fighter jets (Attraction) — 35.5 mi, 240° SW
Robert Emmet Statue (Monument) — 36.7 mi, 044° NE
Wild Rose Casino and Resort (Attraction) — 37.5 mi, 045° NE
Five Island Lake Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 40.0 mi, 042° NE
Ranch Amusement Park (Theme Park) — 45.9 mi, 004° N
Okoboji Summer Theatre (Theatre) — 46.0 mi, 003° N
Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 60.9 mi, 057° NE · 5,668 acres

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