Jacksonville Missouri Map

About Jacksonville, Missouri

Jacksonville is a locality in Randolph County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 112. The population density is 224.1 people per km². Jacksonville is located at 39.5884°N, 92.4713°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 65260.

Jacksonville, a quiet collection of buildings, settles into the rolling Missouri landscape like a well-worn saddle. It lies 44.6 miles north of Columbia, MO (from Columbia, MO: bearing 351°T), and is situated 11.9 miles north of Moberly. The land here is an expanse of gently rising and falling ground, softened by decades of cultivation, where fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards the horizon, their green and gold hues shifting with the passing clouds. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint scent of turned earth and sun-baked hay, a testament to the agricultural heartbeat of the place. Roads, mostly unpaved, snake between farmsteads, their gravel surfaces whispering under the tires of the occasional pickup truck. The sky above is vast, an ever-changing canvas where sunsets can paint the western edge of the world in improbable shades of orange and rose. The history of Jacksonville is tied to the fertile soil and the pioneers who first sought to tame it, establishing a community built on hard work and self-reliance. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of good farmland, laid the foundations for the local economy, an economy that still largely depends on the bounty of the land. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring presence of its churches and the quiet dignity of its well-kept homes speak to a continuity of purpose. The rhythm of life in Jacksonville is dictated by the seasons and the demands of the fields, a steady, predictable cadence that has shaped its character over generations, fostering a sense of neighborly connection that feels both natural and deeply ingrained.

About This Jacksonville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Jacksonville, Missouri — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.588367, -92.471295. 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 Jacksonville and Randolph County.

Detailed location data for Jacksonville includes the ZIP code (65470), telephone area code (816, 573), county seat of Randolph County (Huntsville), and school district assignment (Northeast Randolph County R-IV School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Jacksonville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.