Gasconade Missouri Map

About Gasconade, Missouri

Gasconade is a locality in Gasconade County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 172. The population density is 327.1 people per km². Gasconade is located at 38.6695°N, 91.5602°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Gasconade is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 65061, 65036.

Gasconade rests where the emerald currents of the Gasconade River curve sharply against the limestone bluffs, carving a deep, patient channel through the Missouri landscape. It lies 24.2 miles east-southeast of Fulton, MO (from Fulton, MO: bearing 120°T), and is situated 7.0 miles west-southwest of Hermann. The air here holds the weight of damp earth and river-stone, a stillness that seems to gather in the hollows and rise toward the jagged silhouette of Boland Knob in the distance. Sunlight strikes the water at an angle that turns the surface into hammered silver, illuminating the dense, tangled thickets that mark the boundary of Gasconade Park Access. Beyond the immediate banks, the land rises into a series of ridges and shallow depressions, a rugged terrain that keeps its own counsel, favoring the slow, deliberate growth of hardwoods over the frantic pace of the plains.

History lingers in the way the local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the water and the soil, echoing the German and Bohemian roots of those who first cleared the timber and worked the nearby Berger Bottom. Life in Gasconade moves with the quiet persistence of the river, an existence defined by the seasonal rise and fall of the banks and the maintenance of the quiet, sun-bleached structures that anchor the neighborhood. Residents might travel eight miles to the stillness of Paradise Lake for respite, yet the true center of gravity remains the river, a constant companion that has witnessed generations of labor and leisure alike. Even when the evening light flattens the landscape into shades of indigo and gray, the presence of the water provides a steady, low-frequency hum that defines the character of the place, grounding every movement in a tradition of plain-spoken resilience.

About This Gasconade Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gasconade, Missouri. Coordinates: 38.669489, -91.560167. 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 Gasconade includes the ZIP code (65061, 65036), telephone area code (573), county seat of Gasconade County (Hermann), and school district assignment (Gasconade 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.