Chilhowee, Missouri — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Chilhowee, Johnson County.
| City | Chilhowee |
| State | Missouri (MO) |
| County | Johnson |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 38.588904 |
| Longitude | -93.854383 |
| Population | 232 |
| Density | 320.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
Chilhowee is a locality in Johnson County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 232. The population density is 320.7 people per km². Chilhowee is located at 38.5889°N, 93.8544°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 64733.
Chilhowee spreads itself across a landscape of rolling Missouri farmland, where the land gently slopes toward the wide, slow-moving Missouri River. It lies 36.1 miles south-east of Lee's Summit, MO (from Lee's Summit, MO: bearing 128°T), and is situated 8.6 miles west of Leeton. The air here, especially after a rain, carries the deep, rich scent of turned earth and ripening corn, a perfume that clings to the broad fields and the scattered groves of oak and hickory. Sunsets can be a spectacle, bleeding hues of bruised purple and fiery orange across the vast, open sky, painting the silos and barn roofs in strokes of ephemeral gold. The character of Chilhowee is one of quiet persistence, a place where the seasons dictate the pace of life, and the horizon feels like an ever-present companion. The history of Chilhowee is tied to the fertile lands that have sustained generations, a place where farming has always been the bedrock of its economy, from the early days of corn and cattle to the modern era of soybeans and hog operations. The nearby Missouri River, a grand artery of the continent, once facilitated steamboat traffic, though that era has faded, leaving behind a ghost of commerce in the quietude of the waterway. While no grand monuments mark its past, the weathered barns and the sturdy, unpretentious homes speak of a lineage of hard work and resilience. The local character is one of practicality, tempered by a neighborly spirit, where community events, often tied to the agricultural calendar, bring people together under the vast, indifferent sky of central Missouri.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Chilhowee, 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 Chilhowee and Johnson County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Chilhowee is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Chilhowee is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |