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Centertown Missouri Map

Explore Centertown, 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 Centertown, Missouri

How to Use This Centertown, Missouri Map

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

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

Latitude	38.618642
Longitude	-92.41241
Population	284
Density	115.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	65023
Area Code	573
County Seat	Jefferson City
School District	Jefferson City Public Schools

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About Centertown, Missouri

Centertown is a locality in Cole County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 284. The population density is 115.7 people per km². Centertown is located at 38.6186°N, 92.4124°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Centertown is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 65023.

Centertown emerges from the quiet intersection of Missouri’s expansive, fertile plains and the subtle, muscular shifts of the inland terrain. It lies 13.2 miles west-northwest of Jefferson City, MO (from Jefferson City, MO: bearing 283°T), and is situated 8.3 miles east of California. The horizon here is defined by the steady, unpretentious rise of the earth, where the light at dusk bleeds into a bruised plum color, casting long shadows across the fields that seem to hold the heat of the day like a secret. A mile away, the modest waters of Strobel Branch cut through the soil, tracing a path that has long dictated the flow of local movement, while the broader, hushed surface of Woodward Lake remains a distant, reflective presence seven miles to the west. The air carries the scent of turned earth and drying stalks, a sensory reminder of the agrarian rhythm that dictates the passage of seasons. Beyond the immediate reach of the grid, the landscape softens toward the Smith (Roger V. And Viola Wachal) Conservation Area, a sanctuary where the wilder, unmanicured edges of the region offer a stark contrast to the disciplined rows of nearby agriculture.

Centertown maintains a character built upon the steady labor of those who recognize the value of a slow, deliberate harvest. History here is not found in grand monuments but in the persistent survival of a railroad-era foundation, where the economy still finds its pulse in the movement of goods and the maintenance of the land. The local identity is a composite of the plain-spoken pragmatism found throughout the Show-Me state, where neighbors trade in nods and long-standing familial ties rather than empty pleasantries. Life moves with a gravity that honors the past, yet it remains anchored in the practical necessities of the present, from the mechanical hum of small-scale industry to the quiet maintenance of the local school. Even as the decades have shifted the focus of regional commerce, Centertown retains a grounded, singular gravity, indifferent to the frantic pace of larger hubs and content to exist within the quiet, hard-won endurance of its own borders.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Smith (Roger V. And Viola Wachal) Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 354° N
Niekamp Park (Local Park) — 4.6 mi, 109° E
Marion Bottoms Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 028° NE
Joseph C Miller Park (Local Recreation) — 6.0 mi, 110° E
Hartsburg Access (State Recreation Area) — 6.9 mi, 034° NE
Stringtown Bridge Access (State Recreation Area) — 6.9 mi, 141° SE
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 7.6 mi, 276° W
Katy Trail (State Park) — 7.6 mi, 033° NE
Fairground Gate (Monument) — 8.1 mi, 278° W
Armed Forces Mural (Public Artwork) — 8.3 mi, 279° W
GQT Capital 8 (Cinema) — 9.1 mi, 104° E
Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.9 mi, 002° N · 32k acres
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 10.5 mi, 060° NE · 1.5M acres
Missouri State Museum (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 102° E
Missouri Law Enforcement Memorial (Monument) — 13.2 mi, 102° E
Liberty Bell (Monument) — 13.2 mi, 102° E
Scene One Theatre (Theatre) — 13.3 mi, 102° E
Lohman Building (Museum) — 13.3 mi, 102° E
Elizabeth Rozier Gallery (Gallery) — 13.4 mi, 102° E
Missouri Governor's Mansion Tours (Attraction) — 13.4 mi, 102° E
Capitol Remnants (Historic Ruins) — 13.5 mi, 102° E
Boathenge (Attraction) — 13.9 mi, 006° N
Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area (Nature Reserve) — 16.7 mi, 353° N
Cedar Creek Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 17.0 mi, 047° NE · 42 acres
Schnabel Woods Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 17.1 mi, 357° N
Rock Bridge Memorial State Park (State Park) — 17.3 mi, 015° N
Museum of Missouri Military History (Museum) — 19.0 mi, 105° E
Burr Oak (Attraction) — 19.6 mi, 352° N
Overlook (Viewpoint) — 21.7 mi, 008° N
Cote Sans Dessin (Attraction) — 22.8 mi, 096° E

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