Mine La Motte Missouri Map

About Mine La Motte, Missouri

Mine La Motte is a locality in Madison County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 364. The population density is 43.0 people per km². Mine La Motte is located at 37.6156°N, 90.2898°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 63645.

Mine La Motte emerges from the verdant, uneven terrain of the Missouri interior, defined by the persistent, winding course of the Sweetwater Branch that carves a path through the humid, timbered landscape. It lies 13.5 miles south-southeast of Farmington, MO (from Farmington, MO: bearing 148°T), and is situated 3.9 miles north of Fredericktown. The ground here shifts in elevation, rising toward the modest height of Little Peg Knob two miles to the west, while the horizon is marked by the encroaching shadows of the Fredericktown Ranger District. Light in this region possesses a heavy, amber quality during the late afternoon, catching the mineral-rich dust that lingers over the basin of Seton Hollow. Beyond the immediate perimeter, the land settles into a quiet, terrestrial stillness, far removed from any maritime influence, favoring instead the deep, quiet gravity of the inland woods and the slow, deliberate movement of local creeks.

Mine La Motte bears the weight of a long tenure defined by the extraction of lead, an industry that once dictated the pulse of the earth and the rhythm of those who labored beneath its surface. The legacy of these early excavations remains a quiet ghost in the landscape, a reminder of the frontier spirit that sought fortune in the dark, heavy veins of the soil. Residents today look toward the nearby Fredericktown City Lake for recreation, finding a communal stillness that contrasts with the industrial echoes of the past. The pace of life here adheres to an older, internal clock, indifferent to the hurried progress of distant urban centers, moving instead with the steady, unyielding patience of a place that has long since made its peace with the quiet, persistent earth.

About This Mine La Motte Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mine La Motte, Missouri. Coordinates: 37.615608, -90.289841. 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 Mine La Motte includes the ZIP code (63645), telephone area code (816), county seat of Madison County (Fredericktown), and school district assignment (Fredericktown 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.