Lancaster Missouri Map
Explore Lancaster, 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 Lancaster, Missouri
How to Use This Lancaster, Missouri Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lancaster, 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 Lancaster.
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 | Lancaster |
| State | Missouri (MO) |
| County | Schuyler County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 40.520863 |
| Longitude | -92.527966 |
| Population | 675 |
| Density | 175.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 63548 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| County Seat | Lancaster |
| School District | Schuyler County R-I School District |
About Lancaster, Missouri
Lancaster is a locality in Schuyler County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 675. The population density is 175.4 people per km². Lancaster is located at 40.5209°N, 92.5280°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lancaster is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 63548.Lancaster sits amidst a landscape of quiet, expansive prairie that stretches toward the horizon, where the land settles into a series of gentle, undulating swells. It lies 22.7 miles north of Kirksville, MO (from Kirksville, MO: bearing 7°T), and is situated 17.0 miles south-southwest of Bloomfield. A mile away, the water of Lancaster City Lake reflects the pale, wide-open sky, offering a stillness that mirrors the modest pace of the surroundings. To the west, the North Fork Middle Fabius River meanders through the lowlands, its path marked by the shifting green of riparian brush and the occasional shadow of birds circling above. Eight miles in the distance, the silhouette of White Oak Ridge rises against the twilight, a muted, earthen spine that anchors the view and gives the horizon a sense of permanence.
Lancaster serves as a center for the surrounding agricultural life, where the rhythm of the year is dictated by the turning of soil and the harvest of the fields. The history of the region is written in the sturdy, pragmatic architecture of its buildings and the resilience of those who have made a living from the deep, fertile earth. Residents often gather near the Lancaster (New City Lake) for a moment of respite, finding a singular beauty in the way the late afternoon light catches the tall grasses at the water's edge. Life here maintains an unadorned, plain-spoken character, shaped by the cycles of the seasons and the steady, persistent work that sustains the local economy.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Rebel's Cove Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.7 mi, 288° W
- Archangel Access (State Recreation Area) — 8.5 mi, 254° W
- Sedan Bottoms Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.0 mi, 309° NW
- Moulton Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 14.1 mi, 327° NW
- Mullanix Ford Access (State Recreation Area) — 14.8 mi, 214° SW
- Davis County Historical Museum (Museum) — 17.0 mi, 021° N
- Barnette Statue (Monument) — 19.3 mi, 103° E
- Gorin Schoolhouse Bell (Monument) — 19.3 mi, 103° E
- Pheasant Aircraft Mural (Public Artwork) — 19.3 mi, 103° E
- Lake Wapello State Park (State Park) — 19.8 mi, 349° N
- Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 22.0 mi, 186° S
- Ray Klinginsmith Amphitheater (Theatre) — 22.1 mi, 187° S
- Gallery 104 (Gallery) — 22.7 mi, 187° S
- Thousand Hills State Park (State Park) — 23.0 mi, 193° S
- University Theatre (Theatre) — 23.1 mi, 187° S
- Truman State Art Gallery (Gallery) — 23.1 mi, 187° S
- Historical and Coal Mining Museum (Museum) — 23.3 mi, 309° NW
- Appanoose County Museum and Old Jail (Museum) — 23.5 mi, 309° NW
- Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 42.3 mi, 162° S · 3,906 acres
- Great River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 55.4 mi, 103° E · 10k acres
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About This Lancaster Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lancaster, Missouri. Coordinates: 40.520863, -92.527966. 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 Lancaster includes the ZIP code (63548), telephone area code (816), county seat of Schuyler County (Lancaster), and school district assignment (Schuyler County R-I 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. |
