Blackwater Missouri Map

About Blackwater, Missouri

Blackwater is a locality in Cooper County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 170. The population density is 200.1 people per km². Blackwater is located at 38.9803°N, 92.9908°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Blackwater is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 65322.

Blackwater occupies a quiet intersection of the Missouri landscape where the Blackwater River carves a slow, deliberate path through the fertile soil. It lies 14.8 miles southeast of Marshall, MO (from Marshall, MO: bearing 132°T), and is situated 13.3 miles west of Boonville. The surrounding terrain consists of expansive fields and thickets that absorb the heavy, golden light of late afternoon, casting long shadows across the open expanse. Visitors often congregate at the Blackwater Bridge Access, where the water’s edge offers a vantage point for observing the rhythmic migration of birds and the subtle shifts in the river’s silt-heavy currents. Three miles to the north, the waters of Wilson Lake remain still, providing a muted contrast to the persistent, winding motion of the nearby riverbed.

Blackwater maintains a connection to its agricultural roots, where the economy remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding plains and the legacies of those who first broke the prairie sod. The architecture of the older storefronts reflects a sturdy, utilitarian history that favors function over ornamentation, keeping the pace of daily affairs steady and unadorned. While the horizon remains flat and wide, the distant silhouette of Coppers Hill serves as a faint, singular reminder of the rugged topography that defines the broader regional geography. Life in Blackwater persists with a quiet gravity, focused on the seasonal cycles of the harvest and the enduring, plain-spoken character of a place that finds its own meaning in the steady flow of the seasons.

About This Blackwater Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Blackwater, Missouri. Coordinates: 38.9803, -92.99075. 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 Blackwater includes the ZIP code (65322), telephone area code (573), county seat of Cooper County (Boonville), and school district assignment (Blackwater R-II School District).

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.