Leasburg Missouri Map

About Leasburg, Missouri

Leasburg is a locality in Crawford County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 326. The population density is 291.4 people per km². Leasburg is located at 38.0920°N, 91.2965°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Leasburg is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 65535.

Leasburg occupies a quiet stretch of land where the Little Bourbeuse River carves a slow, deliberate path through the limestone-rich soil of the Missouri interior. It lies 27.6 miles east-northeast of Rolla, MO (from Rolla, MO: bearing 69°T), and is situated 6.2 miles east-northeast of Cuba. The landscape unfolds in a series of gentle swells that eventually rise toward the prominence of Lea Hill, casting long, violet shadows across the fields as the sun dips low. At the Leasburg Towersite, the air carries a crisp, metallic edge, offering a high vantage point to observe the way the light catches the tall grasses of the surrounding plains. Nearby, the water of Ford Lake remains still and dark, reflecting the changing sky with a clarity that marks the transition from the humid warmth of afternoon to the cooling relief of dusk.

Leasburg grew from the sturdy ambition of settlers who recognized the potential in the timber and the fertile soil of the nearby Avery Hollow. The economy has long been tethered to the rhythm of the land and the modest commerce of a crossroads, where the sound of a distant engine serves as a rhythmic reminder of the world beyond the horizon. Residents maintain a plain-spoken diligence, tending to the work of the day with a patience inherited from generations who navigated the seasonal shifts of the Midwest. This existence is defined by the steady, unadorned patterns of rural life, where the passage of time is measured not by grand events, but by the slow turning of the seasons and the enduring presence of the earth.

About This Leasburg Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Leasburg, Missouri. Coordinates: 38.09199, -91.296534. 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 Leasburg includes the ZIP code (65535), telephone area code (573), county seat of Crawford County (Steelville), and school district assignment (Crawford County R-I 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.