Koshkonong Missouri Map

About Koshkonong, Missouri

Koshkonong is a locality in Oregon County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 196. The population density is 422.8 people per km². Koshkonong is located at 36.5959°N, 91.6457°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Koshkonong is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 65692.

Koshkonong occupies a quiet stretch of land where the earth rises into the steady, limestone-flecked elevations of the Ozark foothills. It lies 14.7 miles southeast of West Plains, MO (from West Plains, MO: bearing 129°T), and is situated 7.7 miles northwest of Thayer. Bay Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the local terrain, its waters often running low and clear against the limestone beds that define the regional geology. To the north, the ground dips into the cool, shadowed depression of Wet Hollow, while the profile of Turkeypen Ridge provides a dark, serrated horizon against the afternoon sun. The air here carries the scent of dry grass and turned soil, a crisp atmosphere that seems to sharpen the outlines of the trees as daylight fades into a deep, violet-gray dusk.

Settlement in Koshkonong grew from the necessity of the rail line and the abundance of the surrounding timber, shaping an economy long tethered to the harvest of the woods and the stubborn productivity of the soil. The rhythm of daily life moves with the deliberate pace of those who work the land, mindful of the seasons and the proximity of the Cover (Dan And Maureen) Prairie Conservation Area, where the native grasses remain undisturbed. Residents occasionally travel toward Myatt Pond for a change of scenery, yet the local character remains anchored to the quiet persistence of the interior plains. It is a place of modest permanence, where the work of the day leaves a faint, honest exhaustion and the silence of the evening feels earned.

About This Koshkonong Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Koshkonong, Missouri. Coordinates: 36.595895, -91.645699. 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 Koshkonong includes the ZIP code (65692), telephone area code (417), county seat of Oregon County (Alton), and school district assignment (Oregon-Howell R-III 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.