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Gerald Missouri Map

Explore Gerald, 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 Gerald, Missouri

How to Use This Gerald, Missouri Map

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

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	Gerald
State	Missouri (MO)
County	Franklin County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	38.399771
Longitude	-91.330709
Population	1,361
Density	355.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	63037
Area Code	314
County Seat	Union
School District	Gasconade County R-II School District

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About Gerald, Missouri

Gerald is a locality in Franklin County, Missouri, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,361. The population density is 355.5 people per km². Gerald is located at 38.3998°N, 91.3307°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Gerald is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 63037.

Gerald occupies a quiet stretch of land where the persistent Cedar Fork carves a path through the earth, marking the terrain with a slow and steady gravity. It lies 17.8 miles west of Union, MO (from Union, MO: bearing 259°T), and is situated 10.0 miles east-northeast of Owensville. The landscape here favors the modest elevation of the Missouri plateau, where the horizon is often defined by the distant, hazy silhouette of Loesche Ridge rising against the expansive sky. At dusk, the light catches the limestone dust of the backroads, turning the fields a pale, muted gold that feels both ancient and immediate. While the terrain remains largely defined by open expanses and dense thickets, the occasional stillness of the air is broken only by the rustle of dry grasses or the distant, rhythmic hum of a passing freight train.

Gerald retains the pragmatic character of a place built upon the labor of the soil and the iron of the railroad. The local economy persists in the steady work of manufacturing and agriculture, reflecting a legacy of German-influenced industry that values utility and plain-spoken endurance. Life here moves with a deliberate pace, far removed from the bustle of the urban centers to the east, finding its recreation in the proximity of Melody Lake or the quiet trails near Mill Rock Access. Residents move through their days with a familiar, unpretentious confidence, grounded by a history of hard work and the persistent, quiet beauty of the surrounding plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mill Rock Access (State Recreation Area) — 5.0 mi, 163° S
Port Hudson Lake Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 032° NE
Wenkel Ford Access (State Recreation Area) — 6.6 mi, 144° SE
Lions Park (Local Park) — 9.1 mi, 249° W
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 9.7 mi, 247° SW
Long Ridge Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.1 mi, 127° SE
Meramec State Park (State Park) — 15.9 mi, 134° SE
Meramec Caverns (Attraction) — 17.0 mi, 130° SE
Blue Star Memorial Highway (Monument) — 17.1 mi, 081° E
Veterans Memoria (Monument) — 17.8 mi, 080° E
9-11 Memorial (Monument) — 17.9 mi, 080° E
Benjamin Franklin (Public Artwork) — 17.9 mi, 080° E
Katy Trail (State Park) — 18.1 mi, 019° N
Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.1 mi, 000° N · 32k acres
Old Bus Stop and Gallery Route 66 (Attraction) — 19.1 mi, 100° E
Caldwell Franklin County Museum (Museum) — 20.2 mi, 068° E
MMTAS Art Gallery (Gallery) — 20.5 mi, 057° NE
Machine Shop Gallery (Gallery) — 20.8 mi, 059° NE
Blue Springs Creek Conservation Area (Nature Reserve) — 21.0 mi, 158° S
Clara Eitmann Messmer Amphitheater (Theatre) — 21.7 mi, 345° N
Crawford County Historical (Museum) — 23.6 mi, 190° S
Haunted Emmaus Asylum (Attraction) — 24.9 mi, 047° NE
World's largest rocker (Attraction) — 26.1 mi, 197° S
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 27.3 mi, 177° S · 1.5M acres
Sod House (Historic Ruins) — 28.0 mi, 080° E
Indian Teepee (Historic Ruins) — 28.1 mi, 080° E
Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 28.3 mi, 080° E
Battle of Pacific (Registered Battlefield) — 32.3 mi, 079° E
Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 53.2 mi, 098° E · 16k acres
Bell Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 56.1 mi, 154° SE · 9,183 acres

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