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Williamson Iowa Map

Explore Williamson, 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 Williamson, Iowa

How to Use This Williamson, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.088234
Longitude	-93.256955
Population	120
Density	121.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	50859, 50272
Area Code	319, 515
County Seat	Corning
School District	Chariton Community School District

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About Williamson, Iowa

Williamson is a locality in Adams County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 120. The population density is 121.6 people per km². Williamson is located at 41.0882°N, 93.2570°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Williamson is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 50859, 50272.

Williamson emerges from the vast, dark-soiled expanse of the Iowa plains, a quiet assembly of rooftops catching the long, amber light of late afternoon. It lies 47.9 miles southwest of Waukee, IA (from Waukee, IA: bearing 228°T), and is situated 12.2 miles west-northwest of Creston. The horizon here is a wide, unencumbered line where the sky presses down upon the earth, and the gentle swells of the land are marked by the rhythmic geometry of corn and soybean fields. Only a mile away, the quiet currents of Kosar Branch trace a narrow, shaded path through the vegetation, providing a subtle contrast to the expansive, open grid of the surrounding agricultural landscape. The air carries a scent of turned earth and dry stalks, a pervasive stillness that seems to gather in the hollows as the sun dips low, painting the gray dust of the gravel roads in shades of pale violet.

Williamson reflects the industrious legacy of the region, where the labor of generations has been poured into the cultivation of these fertile acres. While the town remains small, the nearby Ethel Woodside Prairie serves as a preserved reminder of the wilder, ancient character of the terrain before the plow claimed the majority of the horizon. Residents often look toward the broader expanse of Lake Icaria, seven miles distant, as a place of respite from the steady, predictable pace of rural life. Life in Williamson is defined by the seasonal cycles of the harvest and a modest, reserved civility, where the weight of history is found not in monuments, but in the sturdy, weathered architecture that has endured the shifting winds of the midwestern seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Williamson School Museum (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 106° E
Williamson Pond Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 090° E
Stephens State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 3.3 mi, 122° SE
Belinda Toy and Antique Museum (Museum) — 4.8 mi, 042° NE
East Lakes (State Recreation Area) — 4.9 mi, 177° S
Savage Park (Local Park) — 5.1 mi, 222° SW
Cinder Path Bike Trail (Local Park) — 5.7 mi, 216° SW
Red Haw State Park (State Park) — 5.9 mi, 188° S
Lucas County Museum (Museum) — 6.0 mi, 213° SW
Pin Oak Marsh (Local Conservation Area) — 6.4 mi, 207° SW
Chariton River Greenbelt (Local Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 198° S
Rathbun Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.1 mi, 180° S
Melcher-Dallas Coal Mining and Heritage Museum (Museum) — 9.4 mi, 005° N
Rathbun Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 12.1 mi, 163° S
Map Ref. 41°N 93°W (Public Artwork) — 14.7 mi, 114° SE
National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum (Museum) — 18.2 mi, 025° NE
Whitley Memorial (Monument) — 22.0 mi, 308° NW
City Water Pump (Monument) — 22.2 mi, 330° NW
Painted Pony (Gallery) — 24.6 mi, 320° NW
Black Box Theatre (Theatre) — 25.0 mi, 320° NW
Carver Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 25.1 mi, 320° NW
Osceola Statue (Attraction) — 27.5 mi, 262° W
Kruidenier Center for Communication and Theatre (Theatre) — 27.7 mi, 039° NE
Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium (Stadium) — 27.8 mi, 038° NE
Cox-Snow Music Center (Arts Centre) — 27.8 mi, 039° NE
Bessie's Barn (Attraction) — 28.0 mi, 149° SE
Pella 155mm Howitzer (Monument) — 28.2 mi, 039° NE
Klokkenspel (Attraction) — 28.2 mi, 039° NE
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.0 mi, 000° N · 12k acres
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.8 mi, 000° N · 12k acres

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