Baxter Missouri Map

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 36.5662°N, 93.4921°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 65622.

Baxter exhales a quiet resilience, its gentle hills rolling like sleeping giants beneath a sky that can shift from the tender blush of dawn to a bruised, dramatic twilight. It lies 38.4 miles east-north-east of Rogers, AR (from Rogers, AR: bearing 65°T), and is situated 6.2 miles south-west of Kimberling City. This is a place where the Ozark terrain, a mosaic of dense woodlands and sun-dappled clearings, asserts its enduring presence, where the air itself carries the subtle scent of damp earth and pine. The scattered homes and weathered barns seem to lean into the landscape, not as intruders, but as extensions of the land’s own patient character. Here, the light, particularly in the late afternoon, has a liquid quality, pooling in the hollows and painting the leaves with a fleeting, golden luminescence, a silent testament to the profound beauty that can exist in unassuming places. The history of Baxter is as deeply rooted as the oak trees that sentinel its borders, a narrative woven from the hardy spirit of early settlers and the enduring allure of the land. For generations, the economy here has been tied to the earth, with agriculture and timber shaping the lives and livelihoods of its inhabitants. The clear waters of nearby rivers, vital arteries for both sustenance and transport in bygone days, still offer a cool respite and a connection to the past. While modern life has brought its own currents, Baxter holds onto a distinct local character, a quiet pride in its heritage that resonates in the unhurried pace of everyday life and the genuine warmth of its people, who understand the subtle poetry of this particular corner of Stone County.

About This Baxter Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Baxter, Missouri with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Baxter and Stone County.

Detailed location data for Baxter includes the ZIP code (65681), telephone area code (816, 417), county seat of Stone County (Galena), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Baxter is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.