La Monte Missouri Map

About La Monte, Missouri

La Monte is a locality in Pettis County, Missouri, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,014. The population density is 360.8 people per km². La Monte is located at 38.7742°N, 93.4252°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. La Monte is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 65337.

La Monte emerges from the expansive Missouri horizon as a quiet collection of rooftops and grain silos punctuating the vast, level expanse of the prairie. It lies 11.7 miles west-northwest of Sedalia, MO (from Sedalia, MO: bearing 294°T), and is situated 7.8 miles east-northeast of Whiteman AFB. The landscape surrounding La Monte is defined by the steady, unyielding presence of fertile soil, where the earth stretches flat toward the distant silhouette of Cooks Knob, a singular rise that anchors the otherwise level sky. A mile to the east, Beaverdam Creek carves a thin, vital vein through the terrain, its banks lined with the modest, hardy vegetation that thrives in this central corridor. The light here at dusk possesses a peculiar, heavy clarity, turning the fields into a deep, bruised violet before the stars assert themselves over the open plains.

Railroad tracks remain the primary artery of La Monte, serving as a persistent reminder of the mid-nineteenth-century expansion that brought commerce to this intersection of land and transit. Agriculture dictates the rhythm of the days, with the local economy tethered to the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest that ripple through the community like wind across tall grass. While the stillness of the region suggests a permanent pause, the proximity of Unknown Park, seven miles distant, provides a quiet sanctuary of untamed space, and the waters of Horseshoe Lake offer a rare, reflective break in the topography thirteen miles away. Life in La Monte moves with a deliberate, plain-spoken gravity, shaped by the sturdy work of those who cultivate the land and the enduring, practical silence of the high plains.

About This La Monte Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of La Monte, Missouri. Coordinates: 38.774181, -93.42521. 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 La Monte includes the ZIP code (65337), telephone area code (573), county seat of Pettis County (Sedalia), and school district assignment (La Monte R-IV 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.