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Leawood Missouri Map

Explore Leawood, 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 Leawood, Missouri

How to Use This Leawood, Missouri Map

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

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.

CityLeawood
StateMissouri (MO)
CountyNewton County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude37.037006
Longitude-94.496891
Population620
Density194.1 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code64804
Area Code816
County SeatNeosho
School DistrictJoplin School District

About Leawood, Missouri

Leawood is a locality in Newton County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 620. The population density is 194.1 people per km². Leawood is located at 37.0370°N, 94.4969°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Leawood is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 64804.

Leawood defines the quiet transition where the heavy, humid air of the lower Midwest settles against the limestone-rich earth. It lies 3.4 miles south-southeast of Joplin, MO (from Joplin, MO: bearing 165°T), and is situated 7.8 miles south-southwest of Webb City. Silver Creek carves a persistent, winding path through the local topography, its banks marked by the persistent growth of hardwoods that catch the low, amber light of late afternoon. Beyond the immediate tree line, the landscape stretches toward the faint, serrated silhouette of Old Foot Ridge on the distant horizon, while the terrain itself remains a subtle collection of elevations and depressions. Residents often find their way to Mcindoe Park, where the stillness of the woods provides a necessary contrast to the steady, rhythmic pace of the surrounding fields. The nearby presence of Tanyard Hollow creates a distinct drainage basin that dictates the flow of the land, grounding Leawood in a geography that feels both ancient and utilitarian.

Industry in Leawood reflects a history rooted in the pragmatic use of the land, moving from the early labor of agrarian cycles to a quiet, modern economy that values steady, regional commerce. The local character is shaped by a plain-spoken sensibility, a byproduct of generations who have learned to read the seasons by the color of the silt in Silver Creek or the retreat of the frost from the fields. Visitors seeking the local natural landmarks might travel three miles to witness Shoal Creek Falls, where the water drops in a rhythmic, percussive display that serves as a focal point for the surrounding quietude. Life in Leawood moves in accordance with these physical markers, favoring a deliberate, measured pace that respects the limitations and the beauty of the interior plains. Even the light seems to linger longer here, filtered through the dust of rural roads and the canopy of the timber, casting the daily work of the community in a soft, honest clarity.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Mcindoe Park (Local Park) — 1.5 mi, 256° W
  • Bluff Trail Park (Local Recreation) — 1.5 mi, 219° SW
  • The house of Bonnie and Clyde (Attraction) — 1.5 mi, 313° NW
  • Wildcat Glades Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 243° SW
  • Saint Mary's Catholic Church Cross (Monument) — 2.2 mi, 325° NW
  • Murphy Boulevard Park (Local Recreation) — 2.3 mi, 017° N
  • Butterfly Mural (Public Artwork) — 2.4 mi, 314° NW
  • Mcclelland Park (Local Park) — 2.5 mi, 275° W
  • Walter Woods Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 196° S
  • Schifferdecker home (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 339° N
  • Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 4.4 mi, 350° N
  • National Historical Cookie Cutter Exhibit (Gallery) — 4.6 mi, 320° NW
  • Dorothea B. Hoover Historical Museum (Museum) — 4.6 mi, 320° NW
  • Everett J. Ritchie Tri-State Mineral Museum (Museum) — 4.6 mi, 320° NW
  • Tipton Ford Access (State Recreation Area) — 4.7 mi, 139° SE
  • Apple Park Water Tower (Monument) — 5.4 mi, 059° NE
  • Tristate Marker (Attraction) — 7.2 mi, 248° W
  • Mining Days Amphitheater (Theatre) — 7.2 mi, 014° N
  • Praying Hands (Monument) — 7.3 mi, 013° N
  • George Washington Carver National Monument (National Monument) — 8.2 mi, 112° E · 241 acres
  • Tow Mater (Attraction) — 8.4 mi, 291° W
  • Galena Mining & Historical Museum (Museum) — 8.4 mi, 288° W
  • Samuel J. Butcher Museum (Museum) — 9.8 mi, 058° NE
  • Baxter Springs Heritage Museum (Museum) — 13.1 mi, 267° W
  • Brush Creek Bridge (Viewpoint) — 13.7 mi, 281° W
  • Ozark Cavefish National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.1 mi, 148° SE · 82 acres
  • WWII ruin (Historic Ruins) — 15.5 mi, 151° SE
  • Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.0 mi, 209° SW · 8,813 acres
  • Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 43.3 mi, 125° SE · 1.5M acres
  • Ozark National Forest (National Forest) — 59.8 mi, 178° S · 1.1M acres

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About This Leawood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Leawood, Missouri. Coordinates: 37.037006, -94.496891. 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 Leawood includes the ZIP code (64804), telephone area code (816), county seat of Newton County (Neosho), and school district assignment (Joplin 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.