Explore Frankclay, 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 Frankclay, 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 Frankclay.
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 | Frankclay |
| State | Missouri (MO) |
| County | St. Francois County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 37.861717 |
| Longitude | -90.615127 |
| Population | 194 |
| Density | 118.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 63601 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| County Seat | Farmington |
| School District | West St. Francois County R-IV School District |
Frankclay occupies a rugged patch of the Missouri landscape where the land shifts into a quiet, mineral-heavy stillness. It lies 11.9 miles west-northwest of Farmington, MO (from Farmington, MO: bearing 298°T), and is situated 5.3 miles west of Park Hills. Hayden Creek wanders through the low ground just a mile away, its presence marked by the silver-gray light that settles over the brush during the late afternoon. Beyond the immediate terrain, the silhouette of Redman Ridge defines the distant horizon, a reminder of the geologic pressure that shaped this expanse. The air here holds a distinct sharpness, carrying the scent of damp earth and cooling limestone, while the proximity to Lac Marseilles adds a quiet, reflective depth to the surrounding woods.
Frankclay carries the weight of a legacy tied to the earth, having emerged from a tradition of mining that once defined the economic pulse of the region. The remnants of that era persist in the topography, where the land bears the subtle, uneven marks of extraction that time has slowly smoothed over with persistent scrub and grass. Residents often spend their leisure hours toward the Leadwood Access, a space that serves as a necessary connection to the quiet, unadorned outdoors. Life in Frankclay moves with a deliberate, steady cadence, reflecting a culture that values the plain-spoken endurance of those who remain tethered to the terrain, finding a modest beauty in the way the sun slips behind the hills to leave the fields in sudden, cool shadow.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Frankclay, Missouri. Coordinates: 37.861717, -90.615127. 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 Frankclay includes the ZIP code (63601), telephone area code (816), county seat of St. Francois County (Farmington), and school district assignment (West St. Francois County R-IV 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. |