Gideon Missouri Map

About Gideon, Missouri

Gideon is a locality in New Madrid County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 780. The population density is 168.2 people per km². Gideon is located at 36.4444°N, 89.9060°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Gideon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 63848.

Gideon stretches across the flat, fertile expanse of the Bootheel, where the horizon remains wide and unencumbered by the distant, hazy silhouette of Cane Ridge. It lies 16.7 miles north-northeast of Kennett, MO (from Kennett, MO: bearing 27°T), and is situated 7.7 miles south-southeast of Malden. The earth here is dark and heavy, a profound sediment that demands labor and rewards patience, mirroring the slow, deliberate movement of the sky above. Three miles east, the straight, utilitarian channel of Ditch Number 9 slices through the fields, marking the landscape with a sharp, artificial geometry that directs the runoff of the rains. Beyond the immediate reach of the plow, the air holds a stillness that gathers as the light fails, turning the fields into a muted palette of gray and charcoal before the stars begin their sharp, cold ascent.

Gideon emerged from the timber-rich promise of the early twentieth century, an economy forged in the rhythmic bite of the sawmill and sustained by the resilience of the surrounding cotton rows. The legacy of those early industrial days lingers in the sturdy, unadorned architecture that defines the local streetscape, a quiet testament to the pragmatism of its founders. While the bustle of the mill has long since ceded its place to the steady hum of modern agriculture, the inhabitants maintain a plain-spoken connection to the soil that once dictated the survival of their ancestors. On quieter afternoons, the residents find respite at Beckwith Park, a place where the social fabric of the neighborhood remains visible in the simple arrangement of benches and open grass. Farther afield, the deeper, untamed quiet of Wilhelmina State Forest waits for those seeking the shade of older timber, while the waters of Devasia Lake provide a still, reflective glass for the changing seasons, grounding the life of Gideon in the enduring, predictable patterns of the land.

About This Gideon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gideon, Missouri. Coordinates: 36.444405, -89.906009. 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 Gideon includes the ZIP code (63848), telephone area code (816), county seat of New Madrid County (New Madrid), and school district assignment (Gideon 37 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.