Merwin Missouri Map

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.

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).

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.