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Knox Missouri Map

Explore Knox, 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 Knox, Missouri

How to Use This Knox, Missouri Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Knox, 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 Knox.

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	Knox
State	Missouri (MO)
County	Polk County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	37.474487
Longitude	-93.610482
Population	191
Density	N/A /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	65601
Area Code	417
County Seat	Bolivar

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About Knox, Missouri

Knox is a locality in Polk County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 191. Knox is located at 37.4745°N, 93.6105°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 65601.

Knox exists as a quiet confluence of earth and water where the King Branch carves a persistent, silver path through the landscape. It lies 14.6 miles southwest of Bolivar, MO (from Bolivar, MO: bearing 229°T), and is situated 15.4 miles northwest of Willard. The terrain around Knox reveals itself in broad, deliberate strokes of limestone and soil, where the atmosphere holds a heavy, sun-warmed stillness that seems to suspend the afternoon in a golden amber. To the west, the horizon catches the silhouette of Indian Ridge, a faint, serrated edge against the sky that anchors the vastness of the plains. Moisture from Stockton Lake, resting just a few miles away, drifts across the fields in thin, morning veils, cooling the tall grasses before the heat of the day takes hold.

Agriculture remains the primary pulse of Knox, driving a cadence of life dictated by the seasonal turning of the soil and the slow, steady work of the harvest. The proximity of the Stockton Recreation Area serves as a reminder of the region’s deep connection to the outdoors, where the land transitions from the rugged, forested pockets of Pea Ridge Hollow into managed, productive acreage. Historical threads here are thin but tough, rooted in the labor of those who cleared the timber and organized the first pastures near the creek banks. Life in Knox proceeds with a plain-spoken integrity, marked by the steady drone of machinery and the long, violet shadows that stretch across the barn doors as the day finally relinquishes its light.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Stockton Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 3.3 mi, 004° N
Stockton Lake (Recreation Area) — 3.9 mi, 006° N
Phenix Access (State Recreation Area) — 7.6 mi, 166° S
Stockton State Park (State Park) — 10.0 mi, 321° NW
Fiddlers Ford Access (State Recreation Area) — 12.0 mi, 239° SW
Bois D'Arc Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.3 mi, 159° S
Little Sac Woods Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.5 mi, 116° SE
Fantastic Caverns (Attraction) — 18.9 mi, 133° SE
Ozark Cavefish National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.4 mi, 194° S · 82 acres
Spencer's Gas Station (Attraction) — 20.7 mi, 194° S
Martin Luther King Jr Memorial (Monument) — 21.2 mi, 148° SE
Drury Panther Statue (Public Artwork) — 25.1 mi, 135° SE
Wilhoit Theatre (Theatre) — 25.2 mi, 135° SE
Randy Bacon Photography (Gallery) — 25.2 mi, 137° SE
The Moxie (Cinema) — 25.3 mi, 137° SE
History on the Square (Museum) — 25.3 mi, 136° SE
Formed Gallery (Gallery) — 25.5 mi, 136° SE
Transformation Gallery & Tattoo (Gallery) — 25.5 mi, 136° SE
Springfield Regional Arts Council (Arts Centre) — 25.6 mi, 135° SE
STL Costume Shop (Arts Centre) — 25.6 mi, 135° SE
Air & Military Museum (Museum) — 25.6 mi, 129° SE
Wommack Mill (Museum) — 26.0 mi, 104° E
Vietnam Memorial Garden (Monument) — 26.2 mi, 144° SE
NRA National Sporting Arms Museum (Museum) — 26.6 mi, 140° SE
Route of Union Advance & Withdrawal (West Overlook) (Viewpoint) — 27.2 mi, 157° SE
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.3 mi, 336° NW · 3,906 acres
Gibson's House site (Historic Ruins) — 27.4 mi, 156° SE
Pomme De Terre State Park (State Park) — 31.4 mi, 029° NE
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 45.7 mi, 147° SE · 1.5M acres
Piney Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 52.8 mi, 180° S · 8,184 acres

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