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Kelso Missouri Map

Explore Kelso, Missouri, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Kelso, Missouri

How to Use This Kelso, Missouri Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Kelso, Missouri. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Missouri or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Kelso.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Kelso
State	Missouri (MO)
County	Scott County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	37.190606
Longitude	-89.549533
Population	554
Density	674.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	63758, 63780
Area Code	816
County Seat	Benton
School District	Kelso C-7 School District

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About Kelso, Missouri

Kelso is a locality in Scott County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 554. The population density is 674.8 people per km². Kelso is located at 37.1906°N, 89.5495°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Kelso is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 63758, 63780.

Kelso sits amidst a sprawling expanse of fertile earth where the horizon stretches wide under a sky that often turns the color of hammered copper at dusk. It lies 8.1 miles south-southwest of Cape Girardeau, MO (from Cape Girardeau, MO: bearing 192°T), and is situated 2.3 miles southwest of Scott City. The landscape surrounding Kelso is defined by the steady, rhythmic persistence of farmland that yields to the distant silhouette of the Santa Fe Hills, which loom like a low, charcoal-colored promise against the western edge of the world. Nearby, the quiet progress of Ramsey Creek carves a thin, silver thread through the fields, a moisture-heavy passage that keeps the dark soil supple even when the summer heat presses down hard upon the stalks of corn. Residents often gather in the open spaces of City Park, where the air carries the dry, sweet scent of cut hay and the persistent, low-frequency hum of insects that thrives in the heavy humidity of the plains.

History in Kelso remains etched into the architecture of the older buildings and the steadfast nature of its agricultural foundation, a legacy built by families who recognized the value of this deep, productive ground. While the economy remains anchored to the rhythms of seasonal planting and harvest, the influence of the region is felt in the steady, plain-spoken character of those who work the land. Beyond the immediate fields, the terrain dips toward the Black Land Bottom, a basin that holds the memory of ancient floods and provides a stark, fertile contrast to the higher ground. Those who venture two miles out might find the stillness of Diebold Orchards Lake Section 13, a place where the water reflects the stillness of the afternoon and the slow, deliberate pace of life that defines the daily experience of being here.

Nearby Outdoor Places

City Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 143° SE
Shady Grove Park (Local Park) — 2.1 mi, 040° NE
Big Bucks Ball Park (Local Recreation) — 3.2 mi, 049° NE
Headwaters Access (Local Recreation) — 3.8 mi, 348° N
Cape Lacroix Bluffs Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 030° NE
(former Site) Terrace Inn (Historic Ruins) — 4.9 mi, 352° N
Cape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 059° NE
World’s Largest Fountain Drink Cup (Monument) — 7.0 mi, 350° N
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 7.0 mi, 055° NE · 274k acres
Fort D (Monument) — 7.0 mi, 010° N
Middle Mississippi Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 7.4 mi, 038° NE · 3,877 acres
Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center (Attraction) — 10.8 mi, 348° N
Horseshoe Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 13.5 mi, 115° SE
Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.1 mi, 093° E · 33k acres
Trail Of Tears State Park (State Park) — 17.1 mi, 012° N
Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 19.4 mi, 012° N
Malco (Cinema) — 21.5 mi, 183° S
Shawnee Veterans Memorial Wall (Monument) — 21.7 mi, 018° N
Ozark Hills Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 23.1 mi, 028° NE
Bald Knob Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 24.4 mi, 022° N · 5,830 acres
Cairo River Wall Murals (Public Artwork) — 24.6 mi, 121° SE
GEM Theatre (Cinema) — 24.8 mi, 122° SE
Caboose (Attraction) — 24.9 mi, 121° SE
Clear Springs Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 25.8 mi, 018° N · 4,739 acres
Cobden Museum (Museum) — 28.8 mi, 034° NE
Ceremonial Mound (Historic Ruins) — 29.4 mi, 121° SE
Alto Clay Works (Attraction) — 29.4 mi, 025° NE
Cotton Belt Caboose (Attraction) — 29.8 mi, 162° S
Shawnee Cave Amphitheater (Theatre) — 34.3 mi, 021° N
Amplitheatre (Theatre) — 40.3 mi, 027° NE

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