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Baring Missouri Map

Explore Baring, Missouri, 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 Baring, Missouri

How to Use This Baring, Missouri Map

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

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.

CityBaring
StateMissouri (MO)
CountyKnox County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude40.244205
Longitude-92.20574
Population125
Density380.0 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code63531
Area Code816
County SeatEdina
School DistrictKnox County R-I School District

About Baring, Missouri

Baring is a locality in Knox County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 125. The population density is 380.0 people per km². Baring is located at 40.2442°N, 92.2057°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Baring is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 63531.

Baring emerges from the vast expanse of the Missouri prairie as a quiet congregation of structures caught in the amber light of the late afternoon. It lies 20.2 miles east of Kirksville, MO (from Kirksville, MO: bearing 80°T), and is situated 28.3 miles west-southwest of Kahoka. The landscape surrounding Baring consists of expansive, open farmland where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered, interrupted only by the occasional silhouette of a grain elevator or a cluster of hardwoods. A stillness settles over the terrain, broken only by the thin, persistent breeze that moves across the open fields. Toward the horizon, the faint, elevated suggestion of Bee Ridge defines the edge of the sky, while the immediate proximity of Baring Country Club Lake provides a singular, reflective mirror for the shifting clouds. The earth here is firm and ancient, a testament to the slow, deliberate work of seasonal cycles that govern the temperament of the soil.

Agriculture serves as the primary pulse of the local economy, with the rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the pace of life for those who work the surrounding acreage. History in Baring remains rooted in the quiet endurance of the midwestern plains, where families have tethered their livelihoods to the productivity of the land for generations. Beyond the immediate center, the terrain dips toward The Lords Bottom, a low-lying expanse that offers a stark contrast to the higher, wind-swept fields. Water finds its way through the region via the steady movement of Bridge Creek, an unassuming artery that sustains the local ecology. For those seeking the solitude of the natural world, the nearby Indian Hills Conservation Area provides a sanctuary of protected woodland and prairie, preserving the essential character of the region against the encroaching silence of the modern age.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Indian Hills Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 345° N
  • Barnette Statue (Monument) — 14.8 mi, 007° N
  • Gorin Schoolhouse Bell (Monument) — 14.8 mi, 007° N
  • Sunrise Mural (Public Artwork) — 15.0 mi, 007° N
  • Deer Ridge Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.9 mi, 101° E
  • White Oak Bend Access (State Recreation Area) — 19.3 mi, 151° SE
  • Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 19.6 mi, 262° W
  • Ray Klinginsmith Amphitheater (Theatre) — 19.7 mi, 262° W
  • University Theatre (Theatre) — 20.1 mi, 259° W
  • Truman State Art Gallery (Gallery) — 20.1 mi, 259° W
  • Gallery 104 (Gallery) — 20.2 mi, 260° W
  • Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.4 mi, 189° S · 3,906 acres
  • Thousand Hills State Park (State Park) — 21.9 mi, 260° W
  • Tolona Access (State Recreation Area) — 28.1 mi, 117° SE
  • South Crawford School (historical) (Historic Ruins) — 32.9 mi, 272° W
  • Long Branch State Park (State Park) — 33.0 mi, 209° SW
  • Davis County Historical Museum (Museum) — 36.7 mi, 343° N
  • Pioneer Historical Museum (Museum) — 36.7 mi, 042° NE
  • Canton CB&Q Depot (Attraction) — 37.3 mi, 102° E
  • Great River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 37.3 mi, 082° E · 10k acres
  • Moulton Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 39.6 mi, 321° NW
  • Lost Canvas Gallery (Gallery) — 44.5 mi, 076° E
  • Plaza 3 Cinema (Cinema) — 44.5 mi, 076° E
  • Samuel F Miller House Museum (Museum) — 44.8 mi, 076° E
  • Dr. J.W. Well Nature Park (Nature Reserve) — 46.5 mi, 130° SE
  • All Wars Museum (Museum) — 47.0 mi, 115° SE

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About This Baring Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Baring, Missouri. Coordinates: 40.244205, -92.20574. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Baring includes the ZIP code (63531), telephone area code (816), county seat of Knox County (Edina), and school district assignment (Knox County R-I School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.