Elmo Missouri Map

About Elmo, Missouri

Elmo is a locality in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 114. The population density is 202.8 people per km². Elmo is located at 40.5183°N, 95.1155°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Elmo is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 64445.

Elmo marks the landscape with a quiet persistence, defined largely by the steady, unpretentious path of Mill Creek as it cuts through the surrounding expanse of Missouri farmland. It lies 17.5 miles northwest of Maryville, MO (from Maryville, MO: bearing 313°T), and is situated 16.0 miles south-southwest of Clarinda. The terrain here relies on the simple geometry of the plains, where the horizon remains wide and clear, broken only by the occasional cluster of trees or the silhouette of a distant grain elevator. Beyond the immediate fields, the earth shifts toward the deeper, more secluded topography of Toad Hollow, while the Tarkio Prairie Conservation Area stands five miles away as a preserved pocket of native grasses. When the light of late afternoon catches the tall stalks, the entire valley takes on a golden, burnished hue that softens the sharp lines of the fence rows and sheds.

Elmo carries the weight of a history rooted in the expansion of the rails and the necessity of the harvest, long serving as a quiet node for the regional agricultural economy. Life here moves in sync with the seasonal demands of planting and gathering, a rhythm established by generations who understood the value of soil and the reliability of the local water table. While the bustle of larger hubs remains distant, the identity of Elmo persists in the careful maintenance of its properties and the enduring stoicism of its inhabitants. Though the distant rise of The Mound provides a point of reference for the traveler, the focus remains on the immediate work at hand, where the legacy of the nineteenth-century settlers continues to inform the way the land is managed today.

About This Elmo Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Elmo, Missouri. Coordinates: 40.518326, -95.115532. 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 Elmo includes the ZIP code (64445), telephone area code (816), county seat of Nodaway County (Maryville), and school district assignment (West Nodaway County R-I 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.