Deepwater Missouri Map

About Deepwater, Missouri

Deepwater is a locality in Henry County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 355. The population density is 161.6 people per km². Deepwater is located at 38.2606°N, 93.7730°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Deepwater is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 64740.

Deepwater exists as a quiet accumulation of wood and stone amidst the vast, terrestrial expanse of the Missouri interior. It lies 34.8 miles south of Warrensburg, MO (from Warrensburg, MO: bearing 183°T), and is situated 7.5 miles south of Clinton. The landscape surrounding Deepwater is defined by the heavy, loamy soil of the plains, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered until the faint, jagged silhouette of Golden Ridge rises in the distance. The air here holds a particular, heavy clarity, especially when the afternoon sun slants across the tall grasses, turning the fields into a sea of muted gold. Only a mile away, the surface of June-Bug Lake mirrors the shifting clouds, while the persistent, rhythmic trickle of Marshall Creek carves a narrow path through the earth two miles to the east, feeding the moisture into the thirsty roots of the surrounding timber.

Deepwater occupies a significant portion of the Harry Truman Recreation Area, a designation that dictates the slow, deliberate pace of life within its borders. The economy remains tethered to the land, reflecting a history of agricultural persistence that has survived the transition from early settlement to modern conservation management. While the deeper, more rugged topography of Butler Hollow lies ten miles away, the immediate terrain of Deepwater offers a flatter, more accessible character that has long shaped the habits of its inhabitants. Local life is measured by the seasonal cycles of the recreation area, where the silence of the woods provides a counterpoint to the industrious, plain-spoken nature of those who work the soil or maintain the grounds. Here, the passage of time is marked not by grand monuments, but by the subtle, darkening shift of the sky at twilight and the steady, quiet endurance of the Missouri plains.

About This Deepwater Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Deepwater, Missouri. Coordinates: 38.26058, -93.77299. 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 Deepwater includes the ZIP code (64740), telephone area code (816), county seat of Henry County (Clinton), and school district assignment (Lakeland R-III School District).

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.