Explore Clever, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Clever, 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 Clever.
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 | Clever |
| State | Missouri (MO) |
| County | Christian County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 37.030333 |
| Longitude | -93.472971 |
| Population | 2,918 |
| Density | 750.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 65631 |
| Area Code | 417 |
| County Seat | Ozark |
| School District | Clever R-V School District |
Clever occupies a quiet expanse of the Missouri plateau, where the horizon stretches wide and the light at dusk settles in long, bruised ribbons of violet and gold across the fields. It lies 6.2 miles south of Republic, MO (from Republic, MO: bearing 176°T), and is situated 9.9 miles west of Nixa. The terrain manifests as a series of gentle, limestone-rich undulations, punctuated by the occasional limestone outcropping and the dense, rhythmic shade of oak and hickory thickets. Just a mile away, the limestone bed of Dry Crane Creek carries the seasonal runoff, its presence marked by the silver flash of water through the undergrowth during the wet months. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the land deepens into the rugged shadows of Cave Hollow, while the elevation rises slightly toward the ridges near Bloody Hill, six miles distant, where the air feels thinner and carries the scent of damp earth and cooling stone.
Clever remains defined by the steady, pragmatic pace of an agricultural legacy that shifted gradually toward the commuter rhythms of the modern era. The daily life of the locality hums with a plain-spoken consistency, echoing the traditions of those who first broke the stubborn prairie soil to establish a foothold in the region. Residents often look toward the regional centers for commerce, yet the local character retains a distinct independence, shaped by the proximity to the Delaware Town Access and the quiet, winding paths of the Manley Uplands Trail. On humid afternoons, the atmosphere turns heavy and still, a reminder of the vast, landlocked heart of the continent that exerts a quiet pressure on everything that grows here, from the rows of corn to the modest, well-kept houses that define the neighborhood grid.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Clever, Missouri. Coordinates: 37.030333, -93.472971. 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 Clever includes the ZIP code (65631), telephone area code (417), county seat of Christian County (Ozark), and school district assignment (Clever R-V School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |