Horine Missouri Map

About Horine, Missouri

Horine is a locality in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 657. The population density is 356.3 people per km². Horine is located at 38.2667°N, 90.4246°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 63070.

Horine emerges from the verdant, limestone-rich floor of Jefferson County, where the low-slung canopy of hardwood forests catches the amber slant of the afternoon sun. It lies 3.5 miles north-northwest of Festus, MO (from Festus, MO: bearing 334°T), and is situated 7.0 miles south-southeast of Antonia. Sandy Creek carves a deliberate path through the landscape, its waters pulling cool, dark silt past the roots of sycamores that lean heavily toward the current. Beyond the immediate banks, the terrain rises into the quiet, wooded swells that define the local geography, offering a glimpse of the distant Sand Ridge as a hazy blue line against the northern horizon. The air here holds the scent of damp earth and decaying leaves, a stillness that is only broken by the occasional rustle of brush near the boundaries of Ellis Bage Park.

Horine retains the quiet gravity of a place that once served as a vital junction for the iron rails, its history etched into the weathered embankments and the remnants of old sidings that still trace the valley floor. The local economy shifted long ago from the clamor of the tracks to a more modest pace, characterized by small-scale enterprise and the slow, steady maintenance of private acreage. Residents find a familiar solitude at the margins of Lake Horine, where the water mirrors the shifting gray of the sky, or within the deep, silent folds of Moss Hollow. Life in Horine moves with the seasons, guided by the persistent flow of the creek and the rhythmic demands of a rural landscape that has surrendered its industrial ambition to the quiet patience of the soil.

About This Horine Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Horine, Missouri. Coordinates: 38.266722, -90.424566. 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 Horine includes the ZIP code (63070), telephone area code (314), county seat of Jefferson County (Hillsboro), and school district assignment (Dunklin R-V 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.