Edgar Springs Missouri Map

About Edgar Springs, Missouri

Edgar Springs is a locality in Phelps County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 199. The population density is 163.8 people per km². Edgar Springs is located at 37.7045°N, 91.8665°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Edgar Springs is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 65462.

Edgar Springs emerges from the quiet landscape of the Ozark plateau, where the horizon is defined by the subtle, persistent elevation of the terrain. It lies 16.4 miles east of Fort Leonard Wood, MO (from Fort Leonard Wood, MO: bearing 95°T), and is situated 17.8 miles south-southwest of Rolla. The land slopes toward the nearby Jackson Branch, a waterway that cuts through the limestone bedrock and feeds into the dense, timbered reaches of the Mark Twain National Forest. To the west, the distant profile of Pilot Knob marks the sky, while the deep shade of Mathis Hollow offers a damp, cool sanctuary for local flora. Sunlight here carries a pale, amber quality during the late afternoon, catching the dust of gravel roads and the silver-green leaves of oaks that dominate the surrounding wilderness.

Edgar Springs retains the character of a settlement built upon the necessity of the frontier, where the economy has long been anchored to the land and the timber harvests provided by the Rolla - Houston Ranger Districts. Generations of families have maintained a steady, self-reliant pace, finding their rhythms in the cycles of the seasons rather than the demands of distant markets. While the proximity to the Blossom Rock Trail draws the occasional traveler looking to traverse the rugged terrain, the daily life of Edgar Springs remains defined by the quiet labor of those who work the soil and manage the forest. Even on humid summer evenings, when the air grows heavy and still, the community persists with a plain-spoken endurance, far removed from the bustle of the larger world and anchored firmly to the limestone earth.

About This Edgar Springs Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Edgar Springs, Missouri. Coordinates: 37.704486, -91.866545. 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 Edgar Springs includes the ZIP code (65462), telephone area code (573), county seat of Phelps County (Rolla), and school district assignment (Phelps County 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.