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Benton Missouri Map

Explore Benton, 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 Benton, Missouri

How to Use This Benton, Missouri Map

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

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.

CityBenton
StateMissouri (MO)
CountySt. Louis (city)
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude37.09934
Longitude-89.560521
Population866
Density525.7 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Codes63139, 63736
Area Code314, 816
School DistrictScott County R-IV School District

About Benton, Missouri

Benton is a locality in St. Louis (city), Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 866. The population density is 525.7 people per km². Benton is located at 37.0993°N, 89.5605°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Benton is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 63139, 63736.

Benton occupies a quiet expanse of land where the horizon settles into a flat, wide-reaching stillness that defines the regional landscape. It lies 2.0 miles south-southeast of Clayton, MO (from Clayton, MO: bearing 146°T), and is situated 5.7 miles west of St. Louis. Louis. The earth here holds a deep, dark color, and the fields stretch toward the horizon with a steady, unyielding patience that seems to absorb the golden heat of late afternoon. Just a mile away, the quiet waters of Claytonia Creek trace a thin, silver line through the soil, offering a cool contrast to the sun-warmed plains. To the distant west, the faint, jagged silhouette of the Crescent Hills pricks the sky, a reminder of the rising terrain that stands far beyond the reach of the immediate fields. Within the center of the locale, the modest grounds of Franz Park offer a patch of green shade where the air remains still and heavy, untouched by the long, straight roads that cut through the surrounding acreage.

Benton carries the weight of a long agricultural legacy, its character forged by the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest that dictate the tempo of daily life. The economy remains tethered to the productivity of the soil, with silos and machinery serving as the primary architecture of the local industry. While the bustle of larger urban centers lies far removed from these quiet lanes, the people here maintain a plain-spoken diligence that honors the traditional roots of the region. Those seeking a different kind of quiet might venture toward Lake Sherwood, which sits six miles away, providing a reflective surface that mirrors the changing sky. Life in Benton moves with the deliberate pace of a pendulum, steady and predictable, anchored by the simple necessity of working the land and watching the seasons turn across the open, expansive prairie.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • General Watkins Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 232° SW
  • Sand Prairie Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 089° E
  • Unknown Park (Local Park) — 7.3 mi, 312° NW
  • Commerce Access (State Recreation Area) — 7.7 mi, 057° NE
  • Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 9.5 mi, 055° NE · 274k acres
  • (former Site) Terrace Inn (Historic Ruins) — 11.2 mi, 360° N
  • Middle Mississippi Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 12.7 mi, 027° NE · 3,877 acres
  • Horseshoe Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 12.9 mi, 087° E
  • World’s Largest Fountain Drink Cup (Monument) — 13.2 mi, 357° N
  • Fort D (Monument) — 13.4 mi, 008° N
  • Malco (Cinema) — 15.1 mi, 182° S
  • Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.8 mi, 085° E · 33k acres
  • Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center (Attraction) — 17.0 mi, 355° N
  • Desert Storm Memorial (Monument) — 21.7 mi, 107° E
  • Cairo River Wall Murals (Public Artwork) — 22.6 mi, 107° E
  • GEM Theatre (Cinema) — 22.7 mi, 107° E
  • Caboose (Attraction) — 22.8 mi, 107° E
  • Trail Of Tears State Park (State Park) — 23.4 mi, 010° N
  • Cotton Belt Caboose (Attraction) — 24.1 mi, 156° SE
  • Lowest Point in Illinois (Viewpoint) — 24.5 mi, 109° E
  • Ceremonial Mound (Historic Ruins) — 27.3 mi, 109° E
  • Ozark Hills Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 29.1 mi, 023° NE
  • Bald Knob Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 30.5 mi, 019° N · 5,830 acres
  • Mingo National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.5 mi, 263° W · 43k acres
  • Larue-Pine Hills National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 30.6 mi, 011° N · 1,959 acres
  • Clear Springs Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 32.1 mi, 015° N · 4,739 acres
  • Cobden Museum (Museum) — 34.4 mi, 029° NE
  • Alto Clay Works (Attraction) — 35.4 mi, 022° N
  • Shawnee Cave Amphitheater (Theatre) — 40.4 mi, 019° N
  • Malden Army Airfield Museum (Museum) — 41.9 mi, 215° SW

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About This Benton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Benton, Missouri. Coordinates: 37.09934, -89.560521. 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 Benton includes the ZIP code (63139, 63736), telephone area code (314, 816), county seat of St. Louis (city), and school district assignment (Scott County R-IV 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.