Henry County, Missouri Map
Explore Henry County, Missouri with this interactive street and satellite map. Browse all 11 cities and towns in Henry County below.
Interactive Map of Henry County, Missouri
| County | Henry |
| State | Missouri (MO) |
| County Seat | Clinton |
| Country | United States of America |
| Latitude | 38.388354 |
| Longitude | -93.785189 |
| Cities & Towns | 11 |
| Area Codes | 573, 816 |
About Henry County, Missouri
Henry County marks the transition where the flat, fertile prairies of the north begin to yield to the more assertive, timbered geography of the Ozark plateau. The landscape is defined by the slow, deliberate movement of water, as the South Grand River and its tributaries carve shallow, limestone-bottomed paths through the soil. The climate here holds a heavy, humid weight during the summer months, a quality that makes the air feel thick and tangible against the skin, while the autumn light often turns a pale, translucent gold that lingers long over the corn stubble. This is a land of broad horizons and expansive sky, where the horizon line is frequently broken only by the silhouettes of old oaks or the stark, utilitarian geometry of grain silos.
Henry County emerged from the early nineteenth-century push westward, organized by settlers who arrived with the plain-spoken tenacity of those accustomed to carving homes from unyielding sod. The establishment of the county seat was a matter of practical necessity, centered on a location chosen for its access to water and the relative convenience of its central position for farmers traveling by wagon. The architecture of the older town squares reflects a time when brick and stone were meant to outlast the generations that laid them, showing a stubborn, utilitarian grace. These early residents carried with them the traditions of the upper South and the Midwest, blending these influences into a community that values self-reliance and a quiet, observational approach to the passing of time.
Agriculture remains the primary pulse of the region, dictating the tempo of the year through the cycles of planting and harvest. The presence of large reservoirs, created by the damming of regional waterways, has altered the local economy and introduced a more recreational character to the shoreline, where the water often reflects the bruised purple of an impending storm. Life here moves with a steady, predictable gravity, grounded in the maintenance of fences, the upkeep of machinery, and the seasonal shifts that dictate the texture of the workday. On quiet evenings, the sound of a distant train or the hum of a tractor engine carries for miles across the open fields, emphasizing the vast, sparsely occupied spaces that define the character of this corner of the state.
Cities and Towns in Henry County
About This Henry County Map Page
This page provides an interactive map of Henry County, Missouri alongside links to detailed street maps for 11 cities and towns. The county seat is Clinton. Each city and town map page includes live weather, local news and precise GPS coordinates.
The Search Maps button below the county map opens USGS topographic maps and aerial imagery as base layers, with a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a single-fix GPS readout giving your USNG grid reference and latitude and longitude.
Location data is sourced from the USGS GNIS database and verified by coordinates, not name matching alone.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | USGS GNIS database; coordinates matched to 2020 US Census records |
