Mendon Missouri Map
Explore Mendon, 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 Mendon, Missouri
How to Use This Mendon, Missouri Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Mendon, 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 Mendon.
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 | Mendon |
| State | Missouri (MO) |
| County | Chariton County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 39.589746 |
| Longitude | -93.134646 |
| Population | 163 |
| Density | 351.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 64660 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| County Seat | Keytesville |
| School District | Northwestern R-I School District |
About Mendon, Missouri
Mendon is a locality in Chariton County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 163. The population density is 351.6 people per km². Mendon is located at 39.5897°N, 93.1346°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Mendon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 64660.Mendon occupies a quiet expanse of the Missouri plains where the horizon stretches wide and unburdened under a sky that shifts from pale linen to deep indigo by evening. It lies 32.4 miles north of Marshall, MO (from Marshall, MO: bearing 6°T), and is situated 13.8 miles south-southwest of Brookfield. Hickory Branch traces a narrow, persistent line through the landscape, its banks providing a subtle, shaded corridor for the local wildlife that congregates near the nearby Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge. The earth here is firm and productive, favoring the rhythmic cycle of planting and harvest that defines the local atmosphere, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Stokes Mound serves as a silent, stationary anchor for the gaze. During the autumn months, the air takes on a crisp, metallic edge, sharpening the outline of the fields and turning the light into a thin, golden wash that settles over the prairie grasses.
Mendon maintains a steady, deliberate pace, anchored by a history of agricultural industry that has long prioritized the virtues of patience and self-reliance. Residents often find their way to South Lake for a moment of stillness, or traverse the Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge Habitat Trail to observe the seasonal migrations that animate the regional ecology. The economy remains tethered to the fertile soil, reflecting a plain-spoken commitment to the land that has persisted through generations of families who know the specific temper of these fields. Life in Mendon moves with the quiet confidence of a place that understands its own boundaries, valuing the slow accumulation of years and the simple, enduring utility of the work done between sunrise and dusk.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.8 mi, 000° N · 22k acres
- Yellow Creek Rna (Research Natural Area) — 0.8 mi, 000° N
- Yellow Creek Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 254° W
- Yellow Creek Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 254° W
- Swan Lake Amphitheater (Theatre) — 5.2 mi, 288° W
- Maxie, The World's Largest Goose (Public Artwork) — 7.4 mi, 306° NW
- Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.9 mi, 036° NE · 3,906 acres
- Bosworth Access (State Recreation Area) — 10.5 mi, 221° SW
- Pershing State Park (State Park) — 10.6 mi, 336° NW
- ATSF Depot (Attraction) — 13.2 mi, 049° NE
- Walt Disney Hometown Museum (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 049° NE
- War Memorial (Monument) — 14.1 mi, 013° N
- Unknown Park (Local Park) — 14.2 mi, 014° N
- Price Bridge Access (State Recreation Area) — 17.6 mi, 141° SE
- First Methodist Church (Monument) — 18.7 mi, 044° NE
- Time Capsule Stone (Monument) — 18.9 mi, 044° NE
- Van Meter State Park (State Park) — 21.3 mi, 197° S
- Old Fountain (Historic Ruins) — 25.2 mi, 231° SW
- Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 27.5 mi, 306° NW
- Jim the Wonder Dog Museum (Museum) — 32.5 mi, 186° S
- Old MKT Railroad Bridge (Attraction) — 47.0 mi, 154° SE
- Harley Park Lookout (Viewpoint) — 47.0 mi, 155° SE
- J.C. Penney Museum (Museum) — 47.1 mi, 283° W
- Kemper Museum (Museum) — 47.3 mi, 154° SE
- South Crawford School (historical) (Historic Ruins) — 49.2 mi, 019° N
- Truman State Art Gallery (Gallery) — 50.8 mi, 035° NE
- Gallery 104 (Gallery) — 51.0 mi, 035° NE
- Access Arts (Arts Centre) — 58.7 mi, 136° SE
- Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 70.3 mi, 133° SE · 1.5M acres
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About This Mendon Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mendon, Missouri. Coordinates: 39.589746, -93.134646. 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 Mendon includes the ZIP code (64660), telephone area code (816), county seat of Chariton County (Keytesville), and school district assignment (Northwestern 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. |
