Cardwell Missouri Map

About Cardwell, Missouri

Cardwell is a locality in Dunklin County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 816. The population density is 518.6 people per km². Cardwell is located at 36.0470°N, 90.2929°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 63829.

Cardwell rests in the low, fertile plains of Dunklin County, where the land itself seems to sigh with a gentle, almost imperceptible swell. It lies 11.4 miles east of Paragould, AR (from Paragould, AR: bearing 94°T), and is situated 7.9 miles north-north-west of Leachville. The horizon here is a generous sweep, often softened by the haze of summer heat or the muted glow of a distant sunset, where the sky bleeds into the flat expanse of fields. Towering cottonwood trees, their leaves a vibrant green in the warmer months and a burnished gold in autumn, stand sentinel along the occasional drainage ditch or bordering the scattered farmsteads. The air, particularly in the early morning or late afternoon, carries the rich, earthy scent of turned soil and ripening crops, a testament to the land's enduring productivity. Even the silence here has a texture, a deep stillness broken only by the drone of cicadas or the distant rumble of a tractor. The story of Cardwell is deeply intertwined with the agricultural bounty of the Bootheel region, a place where the rich alluvial soil has long been the bedrock of its economy. For generations, the rhythm of life in Cardwell has been dictated by the planting and harvesting cycles, with cotton and soybeans being the dominant crops that carpet the surrounding landscape for miles. The faint, almost ghostly echoes of an earlier era can still be felt in the weathered barns and the occasional abandoned silo, remnants of a time when farming was perhaps even more a way of life than a business. While the agricultural legacy remains strong, the quiet industriousness of its residents underpins the daily life of Cardwell, a steady hum of activity that sustains its modest presence in this corner of Missouri.

About This Cardwell Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Cardwell, 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 Cardwell and Dunklin County.

Detailed location data for Cardwell includes the ZIP code (63829), telephone area code (816), county seat of Dunklin County (Kennett), and school district assignment (Southland C-9 School District). 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 Cardwell is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.