Merwin Missouri Map
Explore Merwin, 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 Merwin, Missouri
How to Use This Merwin, Missouri Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Merwin, 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 Merwin.
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 | Merwin |
| State | Missouri (MO) |
| County | Bates County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 38.40474 |
| Longitude | -94.591066 |
| Population | 69 |
| Density | 181.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 64723 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| County Seat | Butler |
| School District | Miami R-I School District |
About Merwin, Missouri
Merwin is a locality in Bates County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 69. The population density is 181.2 people per km². Merwin is located at 38.4047°N, 94.5911°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Merwin is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 64723.Merwin occupies a quiet stretch of the Missouri plains where the horizon pulls wide and low, suggesting a landscape defined by the patient labor of wind and grass. It lies 28.3 miles south of Belton, MO (from Belton, MO: bearing 186°T), and is situated 19.4 miles southeast of Paola. Miami Creek carves a shallow, rhythmic path through the earth nearby, its banks fringed with thickets that hold the morning mist long after the sun has climbed the sky. To the far west, the faint, hazy silhouettes of the Philbrick Hills occasionally bruise the edge of the evening light, serving as a distant reminder of the rugged terrain beyond these flat, fertile fields. The air here carries the scent of turned soil and cured hay, a sensory map of a region that favors the steady pace of the seasons over the haste of modern industry.
Merwin maintains a spare, deliberate economy rooted in the resilience of its agricultural heritage, where the cycles of planting and harvest dictate the cadence of the days. The proximity of the La Cygne Wildlife Area draws those who appreciate the stillness of the grasslands, while the nearby waters of La Cygne Lake provide a reflective anchor for the local temperament. Life in Merwin flows with an unassuming gravity, shaped by the plain-spoken traditions of families who have worked these acres for generations. Even as the modern world encroaches, the quiet persistence of the fields remains, grounding the residents in a place where the shadows stretch long across the prairie and the stars appear with a clarity that renders the complexities of the outside world thin and distant.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- La Cygne Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 248° W
- Linn County Park (Local Park) — 3.9 mi, 250° W
- Linn Valley Lakes Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 6.3 mi, 249° W
- Louisburg-middlecreek State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 8.1 mi, 328° NW
- Middle Creek Lake Park (State Park) — 8.5 mi, 328° NW
- World War 2 Memorial (Monument) — 10.1 mi, 247° SW
- Marais Des Cygne Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.3 mi, 207° SW
- Miami State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 10.5 mi, 275° W
- Marais Des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.5 mi, 195° S · 15k acres
- Lt. Charles Garrison Memorial (Monument) — 13.8 mi, 093° E
- Fort Africa (Toothman Farm) (Historic Castle / Fort) — 14.2 mi, 145° SE
- Unknown Park (Local Park) — 15.6 mi, 342° N
- Louisburg Cider Mill (Attraction) — 17.4 mi, 329° NW
- John Brown (Public Artwork) — 20.9 mi, 288° W
- B&B Theatres (Cinema) — 21.2 mi, 034° NE
- Hillsdale Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 23.2 mi, 317° NW
- Hillsdale State Park (State Park) — 24.3 mi, 314° NW
- Bird Watching Blind (Viewpoint) — 27.8 mi, 349° N
- Ampitheatre (Theatre) — 27.9 mi, 349° N
- Ensor Park and Museum (Museum) — 29.4 mi, 337° NW
- Richards-Gebaur Memorial Airport (Historic Ruins) — 30.4 mi, 003° N
- Eva Reynolds Fine Art Gallery (Gallery) — 33.2 mi, 354° N
- Gardner Historical Museum (Museum) — 33.6 mi, 327° NW
- Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.9 mi, 130° SE · 3,906 acres
- Kansas Rocks (Theme Park) — 34.1 mi, 206° SW
- Wonderscope Children Museum (Museum) — 34.8 mi, 355° N
- The Rice Gallery of Fine Art (Gallery) — 35.1 mi, 356° N
- The White Theatre (Theatre) — 35.7 mi, 355° N
- The Pulse Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 35.9 mi, 000° N
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About This Merwin Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Merwin, Missouri. Coordinates: 38.40474, -94.591066. 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 Merwin includes the ZIP code (64723), telephone area code (816), county seat of Bates County (Butler), and school district assignment (Miami 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. |
