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Baxter Missouri Map

Explore Baxter, 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 Baxter, Missouri

How to Use This Baxter, Missouri Map

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

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	Baxter
State	Missouri (MO)
County	Stone County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	36.510893
Longitude	-89.931756
Population	480
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	65681, 63848, 65622
Area Code	816, 417
County Seat	Galena

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About Baxter, Missouri

Baxter is a locality in Stone County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Baxter is located at 36.5109°N, 89.9318°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 65681, 63848, 65622.

Baxter emerges from the landscape where the steady, rhythmic pulse of Little Indian Creek defines the boundaries of the local terrain. It lies 16.1 miles west-southwest of Branson, MO (from Branson, MO: bearing 251°T), and is situated 6.2 miles southwest of Kimberling City. The land surrounding Baxter rises in modest, limestone-inflected swells, leading the eye toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Bread Tray Mountain. Deep within the earth, the presence of Cedar Spring Hollow creates a natural drainage that keeps the soil dark and fertile, while the nearby Table Rock Recreation Area offers a wide expanse of open space where the air retains a sharp, pine-scented clarity. At dusk, the light catches the limestone outcroppings, turning the gray stone into a soft, glowing amber that seems to hold the warmth of the day long after the sun has slipped behind the horizon.

Baxter carries the quiet weight of a history built on the resilience of those who first cleared the timber and worked the dense, stubborn ground. The economy remains tethered to the land, drawing from the seasonal rhythms of agriculture and the maintenance of the nearby timberlands that stretch toward the Cassville Ranger District. While the pace of life favors a measured, plain-spoken approach, the community maintains a deep connection to the water, as the expansive, still surface of Table Rock Lake provides both a vital resource and a place of respite for residents. The people here manage their affairs with a practical, unadorned diligence, finding contentment in the way the seasons shift the colors of the woods and the consistent, low-voiced murmur of the creek as it makes its way across the valley floor.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Beckwith Park (Local Park) — 3.5 mi, 326° NW
Morris State Park (State Park) — 6.1 mi, 291° W
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 6.6 mi, 335° NW
Veterans Wall of Honor (Monument) — 6.9 mi, 335° NW
Malden Army Airfield Museum (Museum) — 6.9 mi, 332° NW
Wilhelmina Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.1 mi, 276° W
Chalk Bluff Trail Access (State Recreation Area) — 12.4 mi, 262° W
Frisbee Cutoff Access (State Recreation Area) — 13.6 mi, 215° SW
Saint Francis Sunken Lands (State Conservation Area) — 16.8 mi, 207° SW
Pfeiffer Museum (Museum) — 17.2 mi, 240° SW
Hemingway-Pfieffer Museum (Museum) — 17.3 mi, 240° SW
Caboose (Attraction) — 19.6 mi, 356° N
Jones outdoor Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 20.7 mi, 200° S
Battle of Island 10 (Monument) — 25.7 mi, 100° E
Reelfoot (State Park) — 28.0 mi, 105° E
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 29.8 mi, 318° NW · 1.5M acres
Lake Isom National Wildlife Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 31.9 mi, 117° SE
Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.3 mi, 090° E · 16k acres
Malco (Cinema) — 32.4 mi, 038° NE
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.7 mi, 340° N · 43k acres
John Sappington Marmaduke Memorial Sign (Attraction) — 33.7 mi, 229° SW
Cooter Auxillary Army Airfield (Historic Ruins) — 33.8 mi, 166° S
Veterans Appreciation Stone Slab (Monument) — 33.8 mi, 229° SW
Lookout/Ob Deck (Viewpoint) — 34.0 mi, 338° N
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 34.1 mi, 337° NW · 7,890 acres
Cotton Belt Caboose (Attraction) — 35.6 mi, 058° NE
Burgess Chapel School (Historic Ruins) — 42.5 mi, 139° SE
Dyer County Historical Society (Museum) — 44.9 mi, 137° SE
Davy Crockett (Public Artwork) — 48.1 mi, 096° E
The Fear Factory (Attraction) — 49.0 mi, 097° E

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