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Linneus Missouri Map

Explore Linneus, 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 Linneus, Missouri

How to Use This Linneus, Missouri Map

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

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.

CityLinneus
StateMissouri (MO)
CountyLinn County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude39.878633
Longitude-93.188817
Population281
Density101.8 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code64653
Area Code816
County SeatLinneus
School DistrictLinn County R-I School District

About Linneus, Missouri

Linneus is a locality in Linn County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 281. The population density is 101.8 people per km². Linneus is located at 39.8786°N, 93.1888°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Linneus is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 64653.

Linneus anchors itself firmly within the expansive, fertile expanse of north-central Missouri, where the horizon stretches wide under a sky that feels vast and unburdened. It lies 38.8 miles southwest of Kirksville, MO (from Kirksville, MO: bearing 236°T), and is situated 8.9 miles northwest of Brookfield. The terrain around Linneus consists of quiet, working fields and patches of woodland that soften the transition between the level plains and the more rugged country to the south. Shallow, meandering watercourses like Couch Branch carve thin, earthen veins through the loamy soil, while the nearby Linneus Reservoir offers a still, reflective surface that gathers the amber light of late afternoon. On the distant horizon, one might trace the faint, hazy suggestion of Hog Ridge, a reminder of the shifting topography that defines the wider regional landscape.

Agriculture remains the quiet pulse of Linneus, as the local economy continues to draw its strength from the cycles of planting and harvest that have ordered life here for generations. The proximity of Pershing State Park provides a protected sanctuary of bottomland timber and tallgrass, preserving a glimpse of the prairie as it stood before the arrival of the plow. Residents maintain a steady, plain-spoken pace of life, reflecting a heritage built on the labor of the land and the endurance of small-scale commerce. In the deep quiet of a Linneus evening, the air carries the scent of turned earth and drying hay, grounding the daily experience in a rhythm that remains stubbornly, and perhaps purposefully, removed from the frantic pace of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Pershing State Park (State Park) — 4.8 mi, 210° SW
  • Purdin Radio Facility (State Recreation Area) — 5.9 mi, 042° NE
  • Cordgrass Bottoms Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 190° S
  • American War Mothers Memorial (Public Artwork) — 8.1 mi, 190° S
  • War Memorial (Monument) — 8.6 mi, 136° SE
  • Unknown Park (Local Park) — 8.7 mi, 135° SE
  • City Park (Local Park) — 10.3 mi, 140° SE
  • Fountain Grove Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.1 mi, 198° S
  • Rocky Ford Access (State Recreation Area) — 12.8 mi, 005° N
  • Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.1 mi, 150° SE · 3,906 acres
  • Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.2 mi, 174° S · 22k acres
  • Walt Disney Hometown Museum (Museum) — 17.0 mi, 131° SE
  • ATSF Depot (Attraction) — 17.0 mi, 131° SE
  • Time Capsule Stone (Monument) — 17.2 mi, 112° E
  • Bucklin History Monument (Monument) — 17.2 mi, 112° E
  • Swan Lake Amphitheater (Theatre) — 18.4 mi, 186° S
  • Yellow Creek Rna (Research Natural Area) — 18.8 mi, 173° S
  • Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 19.9 mi, 258° W
  • Crowder State Park (State Park) — 28.5 mi, 302° NW
  • South Crawford School (historical) (Historic Ruins) — 32.6 mi, 035° NE
  • Truman State Art Gallery (Gallery) — 38.7 mi, 056° NE
  • Gallery 104 (Gallery) — 38.8 mi, 056° NE
  • Old Fountain (Historic Ruins) — 39.5 mi, 205° SW
  • East Valley Overlook (Viewpoint) — 41.1 mi, 279° W
  • J.C. Penney Museum (Museum) — 43.9 mi, 258° W
  • Jim the Wonder Dog Museum (Museum) — 52.3 mi, 181° S
  • Bessie's Barn (Attraction) — 60.4 mi, 010° N
  • Prairie Trails Museum (Museum) — 61.1 mi, 354° N
  • Wayne County Museum Library (Museum) — 61.1 mi, 354° N

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About This Linneus Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Linneus, Missouri. Coordinates: 39.878633, -93.188817. 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 Linneus includes the ZIP code (64653), telephone area code (816), county seat of Linn County (Linneus), and school district assignment (Linn 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 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.