Clarksdale Missouri Map

About Clarksdale, Missouri

Clarksdale is a locality in DeKalb County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 399. The population density is 250.0 people per km². Clarksdale is located at 39.8136°N, 94.5505°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 64430.

Clarksdale rests in the rolling heart of northern Missouri, a place where the sky seems to stretch further than you can recall. It lies 16.0 miles east-north-east of Saint Joseph, MO (from Saint Joseph, MO: bearing 79°T), and is situated 5.2 miles north-north-west of Stewartsville. The land here folds gently, not with dramatic drama, but with a quiet persistence that suggests the slow, steady work of water and wind over centuries. Fields of corn and soybeans, a patchwork of greens and golds under the broad, open sky, dominate the view, their straight rows a human counterpoint to the land's natural contours. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, sweet scent of ripening grain and damp earth, a fragrance that clings to the skin and whispers of the season’s progress. Small creeks, often no more than a silver thread glinting in the sun, weave through the low hills, their banks lined with a resilient scattering of trees, mostly oak and hickory, their leaves rustling with secrets only the wind understands. The history of Clarksdale is written in the grain silos that punctuate the horizon and the faded paint on the clapboard buildings lining its main street. This is a landscape shaped by agriculture, where generations have coaxed a living from the fertile soil. The local economy still leans heavily on the bounty of the land, with the rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the pulse of daily life. You can see it in the sturdy, no-nonsense architecture, built for endurance rather than show, and in the unhurried conversations that unfold on the porches of modest homes. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring spirit of its founders, who sought a place to build and grow, is as palpable as the rich, dark earth underfoot, a quiet testament to resilience.

About This Clarksdale Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Clarksdale, Missouri — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.813608, -94.550512. 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 Clarksdale and DeKalb County.

Detailed location data for Clarksdale includes the ZIP code (64430), telephone area code (816), county seat of DeKalb County (Maysville), and school district assignment (Maysville R-I 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 Clarksdale is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.