Granby Missouri Map

About Granby, Missouri

Granby is a locality in Newton County, Missouri, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,050. The population density is 178.9 people per km². Granby is located at 36.9192°N, 94.2552°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Granby is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 64844.

Granby occupies a landscape defined by the quiet tenacity of the Ozark plateau, where the horizon stretches in long, steady lines toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Old Foot Ridge. It lies 7.1 miles east-northeast of Neosho, MO (from Neosho, MO: bearing 61°T), and is situated 18.2 miles southeast of Joplin. The earth here possesses a distinct, mineral-heavy character, punctuated by the slow, deliberate movement of Shoal Creek as it winds through the limestone bedrock. Sunlight at dusk catches the dust motes above the fields, turning the air a pale, bruised gold that lingers long after the shadows have claimed the lower ground of Shannon Hollow. Beyond the immediate clearings, the woods thicken into a dense, quiet congregation of oaks and hickories, offering a stillness that seems to absorb the modern hum of the world. Those seeking the water’s edge might venture toward the stillness of Williams Pond, or find the more deliberate, managed solitude provided by the Cherry Corner Access.

Granby emerged from the earth itself, built upon a foundation of lead and zinc deposits that once drew prospectors into the subterranean dark to carve out a living. This industrial heritage informs the local temperament, favoring a blunt, plain-spoken resilience over artifice or ornamentation. While the heavy machinery of the mining era has long since retreated, the economy persists through a pragmatic connection to the land and the modest commerce of a working population. The rhythm of daily life moves with the measured pace of a long-settled place, where the architecture of the older streets reflects a midwestern austerity, stripped of unnecessary flourish. Even now, the soil retains the memory of the pick and shovel, grounding the people of Granby in a reality that values the tangible, the earned, and the enduring.

About This Granby Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Granby, Missouri. Coordinates: 36.919232, -94.255217. 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 Granby includes the ZIP code (64844), telephone area code (816), county seat of Newton County (Neosho), and school district assignment (East Newton County R-VI 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.