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Ellsinore Missouri Map

Explore Ellsinore, 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.

Interactive Map of Ellsinore, Missouri

How to Use This Ellsinore, Missouri Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Ellsinore, 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 Ellsinore.

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.

CityEllsinore
StateMissouri (MO)
CountyCarter County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude36.934219
Longitude-90.746788
Population416
Density317.4 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code63937
Area Code816
County SeatVan Buren
School DistrictEast Carter County R-II School District

About Ellsinore, Missouri

Ellsinore is a locality in Carter County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 416. The population density is 317.4 people per km². Ellsinore is located at 36.9342°N, 90.7468°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ellsinore is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 63937.

Ellsinore emerges from the dense, verdant expanse of the Mark Twain National Forest, where the landscape settles into a series of quiet, shadowed folds. It lies 23.1 miles west-northwest of Poplar Bluff, MO (from Poplar Bluff, MO: bearing 302°T), and is situated 15.5 miles south of Piedmont. Cane Creek carves a persistent path through the limestone-heavy earth, its waters mirroring the thick canopy of hardwoods that define the local horizon. To the west, the subtle rise of Bunkers Knob punctuates the skyline, casting long, bruised shadows across South Fork Hollow as the afternoon light wanes. The air here carries the scent of damp loam and decaying leaves, a persistent humidity that clings to the skin even when the wind stirs the oak branches. It is a place where the geography feels heavy and ancient, anchored by the slow, deliberate movement of water through the bedrock and the vast, silent reach of the surrounding timberland.

Ellsinore preserves a deliberate pace of life, its economy historically forged in the labor of the timber mills and the steady, quiet work of the land. The proximity to the Poplar Bluff Ranger District informs the daily rhythm of the residents, many of whom look toward the forest for both livelihood and sanctuary. While the industrial hum of the past has softened, the character of the settlement remains defined by the plain-spoken endurance of those who have long occupied these hills. Residents occasionally venture eleven miles toward the quiet expanse of Beaver Lake, yet the true gravity of the region remains firmly tethered to the local hollows and the persistent, unhurried flow of Cane Creek. The history of the area is written not in grand monuments, but in the small, functional structures that dot the landscape, reflecting a culture that values utility and the quiet, stubborn persistence of a life lived close to the forest edge.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 0.6 mi, 028° NE · 1.5M acres
  • Hunter Towersite (State Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 241° SW
  • Ozark National Scenic Riverways (Wild & Scenic River) — 8.1 mi, 253° W · 53k acres
  • Clearwater Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.2 mi, 347° N
  • Clearwater Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 13.1 mi, 358° N
  • Big Spring (Attraction) — 13.6 mi, 275° W
  • Cupola Pond National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 20.8 mi, 244° SW · 160 acres
  • Jesse James 1st train robbery (Monument) — 21.2 mi, 007° N
  • Lake Wappappello State Park (State Park) — 21.8 mi, 091° E
  • Sam A. Baker State Park (State Park) — 23.3 mi, 030° NE
  • Irish Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 24.1 mi, 240° SW · 17k acres
  • Mingo National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.9 mi, 089° E · 43k acres
  • Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 27.3 mi, 089° E · 7,890 acres
  • Eleven Point, Missouri Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 29.1 mi, 240° SW · 15k acres
  • 11 Point Overlook (Viewpoint) — 30.4 mi, 234° SW
  • Cross Country Trail Rides (Attraction) — 36.5 mi, 295° NW
  • Horseshoe Horse (Public Artwork) — 36.9 mi, 294° NW
  • Granite Obelisk Memorial (Monument) — 37.7 mi, 166° S
  • Taum Sauk Nature Museum (Museum) — 40.6 mi, 354° N
  • Mina Sauk Falls (Attraction) — 43.4 mi, 000° N
  • Caboose (Attraction) — 44.6 mi, 102° E
  • Ozark Trail Southern John Roth Memorial (Monument) — 47.0 mi, 340° N
  • Malden Army Airfield Museum (Museum) — 47.8 mi, 119° SE
  • Pfeiffer Museum (Museum) — 48.4 mi, 141° SE
  • Hemingway-Pfieffer Museum (Museum) — 48.5 mi, 141° SE
  • Huck's Cove (Theme Park) — 53.6 mi, 025° NE
  • Council Ring (Theatre) — 54.5 mi, 024° NE
  • Hardy History Museum (Museum) — 59.1 mi, 224° SW
  • Jones outdoor Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 61.9 mi, 142° SE
  • Malco (Cinema) — 65.0 mi, 093° E

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About This Ellsinore Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ellsinore, Missouri. Coordinates: 36.934219, -90.746788. 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 Ellsinore includes the ZIP code (63937), telephone area code (816), county seat of Carter County (Van Buren), and school district assignment (East Carter County R-II 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.