Explore Doniphan, 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 Doniphan, 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 Doniphan.
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 | Doniphan |
| State | Missouri (MO) |
| County | Ripley County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 36.620892 |
| Longitude | -90.823455 |
| Population | 1,781 |
| Density | 499.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 63935 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| County Seat | Doniphan |
| School District | Doniphan R-I School District |
Doniphan emerges from the floor of the valley where the persistent currents of Quick Creek carve a path through the limestone-heavy earth. It lies 25.6 miles west-southwest of Poplar Bluff, MO (from Poplar Bluff, MO: bearing 249°T), and is situated 20.0 miles northwest of Corning. The landscape surrounding Doniphan is defined by the rugged ascent toward the Devils Backbone, a silhouette that darkens the western horizon as the afternoon light wanes into a deep, bruised violet. To the north, the terrain softens into the quiet, wooded expanses of the Fourche Creek State Forest, while the nearby depths of Pine Hill Hollow gather the morning mist, holding it against the cooling soil long after the sun has climbed. Beyond the immediate reach of the streets, the Current River Purchase Unit stands as a sentinel of undisturbed timber and wildlife, offering a stillness that seems to permeate the very air of the region.
Economic life in Doniphan has long been tethered to the timber and agrarian cycles of the Ozark foothills, a legacy of resilience that persists in the plain-spoken character of its inhabitants. Local industry maintains a steady, deliberate pace, reflecting a history of settlement that prioritized self-sufficiency and a grounded connection to the land. Residents often find respite in the proximity of Smith Dam, a place where the water remains glassy and reflective, mirroring the changing leaves of the surrounding canopy. The collective memory of the place is held in its modest architecture and the patient, cyclical nature of a life lived away from the frantic pressures of larger urban centers. Here, the passage of time is marked not by the clock, but by the slow, seasonal shifts in the quality of the light as it filters through the dense, verdant cover of the Missouri woodlands.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Doniphan, Missouri. Coordinates: 36.620892, -90.823455. 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 Doniphan includes the ZIP code (63935), telephone area code (816), county seat of Ripley County (Doniphan), and school district assignment (Doniphan R-I 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. |