Knob Lick Missouri Map
Explore Knob Lick, 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 Knob Lick, Missouri
How to Use This Knob Lick, Missouri Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Knob Lick, 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 Knob Lick.
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 | Knob Lick |
| State | Missouri (MO) |
| County | St. Francois County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 37.67533 |
| Longitude | -90.367343 |
| Population | 147 |
| Density | 57.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 63640, 63651 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| County Seat | Farmington |
| School District | Farmington R-VII School District |
About Knob Lick, Missouri
Knob Lick is a locality in St. Francois County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 147. The population density is 57.1 people per km². Knob Lick is located at 37.6753°N, 90.3673°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 63640, 63651.Knob Lick occupies a quiet corner of the Missouri landscape where the earth rises in slow, deliberate swells toward the distant silhouette of Grainer Ridge. It lies 7.9 miles south-southeast of Farmington, MO (from Farmington, MO: bearing 158°T), and is situated 8.9 miles north-northwest of Fredericktown. Musco Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the local terrain, its waters reflecting the shifting gray and amber tones of the sky as it moves past the dense timber of the nearby Fredericktown Ranger District. Just a short distance away, the quiet stillness of Eugene D Nims Lake offers a mirrored surface that catches the afternoon light, while the elevated ground at the Knob Lick Towersite provides a stark vantage point over the surrounding woods. The air here holds the scent of damp soil and drying leaves, a pervasive, earthy clarity that defines the transition from the low-lying basin of Possum Hollow to the higher, rocky ground.
Knob Lick carries the quiet weight of a place shaped by the extraction of its own mineral wealth, a history etched into the rugged character of the land itself. While the modern pace remains steady and unadorned, the influence of earlier industrial endeavors lingers in the abandoned shafts and the persistent, plain-spoken resilience of the people who remain. Residents often look toward the wider regional horizon, perhaps planning a day to traverse the Silver Mine Trail, yet they remain tethered to the daily rhythms of their immediate surroundings. There is a distinct, understated beauty in the way the shadows stretch across the fields at dusk, signaling a conclusion to the day that feels both ancient and entirely routine.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Knob Lick Towersite (State Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 223° SW
- Council Ring (Theatre) — 2.2 mi, 134° SE
- Syenite Access (State Recreation Area) — 2.4 mi, 281° W
- Huck's Cove (Theme Park) — 3.4 mi, 144° SE
- Engler Park (Local Park) — 6.1 mi, 324° NW
- Thompson Ford Access (State Recreation Area) — 8.0 mi, 178° S
- Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 8.1 mi, 207° SW · 1.5M acres
- Millstream Gardens Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.3 mi, 215° SW
- Pine Rock Overlook (Viewpoint) — 8.8 mi, 215° SW
- Saint Joe State Park (State Park) — 9.1 mi, 321° NW
- Hawn State Park (State Park) — 9.5 mi, 029° NE
- Old Time Flea Market (Attraction) — 10.0 mi, 334° NW
- Fine Arts Theater (Theatre) — 13.4 mi, 332° NW
- Pilot Knob National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.4 mi, 255° W · 192 acres
- Rockpile Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 14.9 mi, 186° S · 4,281 acres
- Memorial (Attraction) — 17.6 mi, 265° W
- Bonne Terre Mine (Museum) — 19.8 mi, 330° NW
- Mina Sauk Falls (Attraction) — 21.9 mi, 249° W
- Bell Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 24.8 mi, 265° W · 9,183 acres
- Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.0 mi, 055° NE · 16k acres
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 27.3 mi, 078° E
- Taum Sauk Nature Museum (Museum) — 27.4 mi, 247° SW
- Center for French Colonial Life (Museum) — 27.4 mi, 040° NE
- Perry Park Center (Cinema) — 28.3 mi, 083° E
- Modoc Rock Shelter National Historic Site (Historic Ruins) — 31.5 mi, 032° NE
- Bonnie "Willow" Shiun (Monument) — 32.6 mi, 342° N
- Ozark Trail Northern John Roth Memorial (Monument) — 32.7 mi, 273° W
- Pertoglyphs (Historic Ruins) — 32.8 mi, 328° NW
- Pontoon Rides (Attraction) — 36.0 mi, 302° NW
- Swayne Hollow SNA (Nature Reserve) — 41.9 mi, 069° E
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About This Knob Lick Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Knob Lick, Missouri. Coordinates: 37.67533, -90.367343. 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 Knob Lick includes the ZIP code (63640, 63651), telephone area code (816), county seat of St. Francois County (Farmington), and school district assignment (Farmington R-VII School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
