Homestead Missouri Map
Homestead, Missouri — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Homestead, Ray County.
Interactive Map of Homestead, Missouri
| City | Homestead |
| State | Missouri (MO) |
| County | Ray |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 39.362783 |
| Longitude | -94.200778 |
| Population | 146 |
| Density | 121.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Homestead, Missouri
Homestead is a locality in Ray County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 146. The population density is 121.2 people per km². Homestead is located at 39.3628°N, 94.2008°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 64024.
Homestead lies in a gentle embrace of rolling Missouri farmland, where the sky stretches wide and the horizon is often softened by the haze of summer heat. It lies 14.2 miles north-east of Liberty, MO (from Liberty, MO: bearing 55°T), and is situated 8.6 miles east of Kearney. The land here is a tapestry of cultivated fields, their emerald and gold hues shifting with the seasons, interspersed with stands of mature oak and maple that offer pockets of cool, dappled shade. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the sweet, earthy scent of turned soil and ripening corn, a fragrance that speaks of the land’s enduring fertility. Ditches bordering the country roads are often thick with Queen Anne's Lace and wild phlox, their delicate white and purple blooms a subtle testament to nature's persistent beauty. The history of Homestead is tied to the fertile soil that has sustained generations of farmers, a legacy evident in the sturdy, well-maintained farmsteads that dot the landscape. While no grand monuments mark its past, the quiet diligence of its inhabitants has shaped the character of Homestead, a place where hard work and community spirit are deeply ingrained. The local economy, primarily agricultural, revolves around the bounty of the land, with crops like soybeans and corn forming the backbone of its prosperity. The rhythm of life in Homestead is governed by the cycles of planting and harvest, a steady, predictable cadence that offers a sense of grounding and continuity, a quiet strength that has seen it through the passage of years.
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About This Homestead Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Homestead, Missouri with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Homestead and Ray County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Homestead is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Homestead is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
