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Glenwood Missouri Map

Explore Glenwood, 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 Glenwood, Missouri

How to Use This Glenwood, Missouri Map

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

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.

CityGlenwood
StateMissouri (MO)
CountySchuyler County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude40.517528
Longitude-92.576301
Population181
Density94.7 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code63541
Area Code816
County SeatLancaster
School DistrictSchuyler County R-I School District

About Glenwood, Missouri

Glenwood is a locality in Schuyler County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 181. The population density is 94.7 people per km². Glenwood is located at 40.5175°N, 92.5763°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Glenwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 63541.

Glenwood occupies a quiet stretch of land where the horizon settles into a vast, unhurried expanse of prairie and farmland. It lies 22.3 miles north of Kirksville, MO (from Kirksville, MO: bearing 1°T), and is situated 18.3 miles south-southwest of Bloomfield. The terrain here relies on the subtle geometry of the earth, defined by the slow, deliberate curves of Elm Creek as it carves a path through the soil just a mile away. To the west, the faint, hazy silhouette of White Oak Ridge marks the limit of the view, while the immediate surroundings offer a stillness punctuated by the shimmer of Ursel Gingerich Lake. During the golden hour, the light stretches thin across the fields, turning the dry grasses to a pale, brittle copper that seems to hold the warmth of the day long after the sun has dipped low.

Glenwood maintains a rhythm dictated by the cycles of the harvest and the steady, quiet labor of those who tend the surrounding acreage. The presence of Lancaster (New City Lake) provides a modest focal point for the region, offering a space where the local focus remains firmly on the land and the preservation of a traditional way of life. History here is not written in grand monuments but in the sturdy architecture of the farmsteads and the long, straight lines of road that connect neighbors across the open plains. In the cool air of a Missouri autumn, the atmosphere carries a distinct clarity, reflecting a heritage built on persistence and the quiet, plain-spoken dignity of people who measure their lives by the seasons rather than the clock.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Rebel's Cove Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 299° NW
  • Archangel Access (State Recreation Area) — 6.1 mi, 250° W
  • Sedan Bottoms Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.3 mi, 319° NW
  • Moulton Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 13.1 mi, 336° NW
  • Mullanix Ford Access (State Recreation Area) — 13.3 mi, 206° SW
  • Lake Fisher Park (Local Park) — 17.0 mi, 023° NE
  • Davis County Historical Museum (Museum) — 18.2 mi, 028° NE
  • Lake Wapello State Park (State Park) — 19.7 mi, 356° N
  • Stephens State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 20.4 mi, 351° N
  • The Majestic Theater (Theatre) — 21.5 mi, 314° NW
  • Historical and Coal Mining Museum (Museum) — 21.6 mi, 314° NW
  • Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 21.7 mi, 180° S
  • Barnette Statue (Monument) — 21.7 mi, 101° E
  • Ray Klinginsmith Amphitheater (Theatre) — 21.7 mi, 180° S
  • Appanoose County Museum and Old Jail (Museum) — 21.7 mi, 314° NW
  • Gorin Schoolhouse Bell (Monument) — 21.7 mi, 101° E
  • Pheasant Aircraft Mural (Public Artwork) — 21.7 mi, 101° E
  • South Crawford School (historical) (Historic Ruins) — 22.1 mi, 217° SW
  • Thousand Hills State Park (State Park) — 22.2 mi, 189° S
  • Gallery 104 (Gallery) — 22.3 mi, 181° S
  • Truman State Art Gallery (Gallery) — 22.7 mi, 181° S
  • Rathbun Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 26.2 mi, 324° NW
  • Bessie's Barn (Attraction) — 26.3 mi, 306° NW
  • Moravia Wabash Depot Museum (Museum) — 29.0 mi, 333° NW
  • Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 42.9 mi, 159° S · 3,906 acres
  • Great River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 57.9 mi, 102° E · 10k acres
  • ATSF Depot (Attraction) — 58.8 mi, 200° S
  • Main Street Cinemas (Cinema) — 61.9 mi, 060° NE
  • Canton CB&Q Depot (Attraction) — 62.0 mi, 115° SE

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About This Glenwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Glenwood, Missouri. Coordinates: 40.517528, -92.576301. 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 Glenwood includes the ZIP code (63541), telephone area code (816), county seat of Schuyler County (Lancaster), and school district assignment (Schuyler County R-I 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.