Gilliam Missouri Map

About Gilliam, Missouri

Gilliam is a locality in Saline County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 324. The population density is 152.1 people per km². Gilliam is located at 39.2334°N, 93.0046°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 65330.

Gilliam lies low in the Missouri landscape, a collection of weathered buildings gathered along a quiet stretch of road, hemmed in by fields that stretch to the horizon. It lies 40.9 miles west-north-west of Columbia, MO (from Columbia, MO: bearing 299°T), and is situated 3.6 miles east-north-east of Slater. The land here is a study in patient agriculture, gently rolling terrain that in summer bakes under a wide, indifferent sky, and in autumn surrenders to the muted golds and browns of harvested corn and soybeans. The air itself often carries the scent of turned earth and the distant, sweetish aroma of drying hay, a fragrance that clings to the faded paint of the grain elevator and the screen doors of the few homes that comprise Gilliam. The story of Gilliam is one of quiet perseverance, tied to the rich, dark soil that has sustained generations. Its economy, like so many places of its kind, has long been tethered to the bounty of the land, with the grain elevator standing as a silent sentinel to the ebb and flow of harvests and prices. While no grand monuments mark its history, the very act of planting and reaping, of enduring the long, hot summers and the biting winter winds, forms the bedrock of this locality's character, a subtle testament to the enduring spirit of those who have called Gilliam home.

About This Gilliam Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gilliam, Missouri — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.233359, -93.004637. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Gilliam and Saline County.

Detailed location data for Gilliam includes the ZIP code (65330), telephone area code (573), county seat of Saline County (Marshall), and school district assignment (Gilliam C-4 School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Gilliam is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.