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Monroe City Missouri Map

Explore Monroe City, 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 Monroe City, Missouri

How to Use This Monroe City, Missouri Map

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

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	Monroe City
State	Missouri (MO)
County	Monroe County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	39.653653
Longitude	-91.734606
Population	2,652
Density	339.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	63456
Area Code	314
County Seat	Paris
School District	Monroe City R-I School District

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About Monroe City, Missouri

Monroe City is a locality in Monroe County, Missouri, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,652. The population density is 339.2 people per km². Monroe City is located at 39.6537°N, 91.7346°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Monroe City is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 63456.

Monroe City holds the quiet, stubborn stillness of the high prairie, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a sky that seems to possess more depth than the earth beneath it. It lies 20.4 miles west of Hannibal, MO (from Hannibal, MO: bearing 259°T), and is situated 14.8 miles southwest of Palmyra. The landscape around Monroe City is defined by the slow, deliberate work of the wind and the patient persistence of the soil, marked by the modest, winding path of Sharpsburg Branch that cuts through the surrounding fields. When the light fades, the shadows lengthen across the open expanses, turning the color of dried wheat and slate, while the distant, darker silhouettes of Elmslie Memorial State Forest provide a jagged contrast to the otherwise leveled plains. Five miles to the west, the expansive waters of Mark Twain Lake offer a vast, reflective stillness that draws the eye toward the horizon, far from the reach of any mountain peak like The Mound.

Agriculture remains the pulse of this place, a rhythm dictated by the turning of the seasons and the heavy, fertile dirt that has sustained generations since the railroad first anchored the settlement to the map. The local economy relies on the steady labor of the fields and the industrious hum of small-scale manufacturing, keeping the pace of life measured and deliberate, much like the slow drift of water through the nearby hollows. On weekends, the focus shifts toward the recreational expanse of Mark Twain Lake, where the air carries the scent of damp earth and tall grass. Life here retains a plain-spoken integrity, grounded in the traditions of the Midwest, where the memory of earlier settlers lingers in the names of local roads and the enduring, straightforward character of the people who continue to work the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mark Twain Lake (Recreation Area) — 4.8 mi, 169° S
Elmslie Memorial Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 358° N
Hunnewell Lake Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 299° NW
Indian Creek (Theatre) — 8.8 mi, 175° S
Mark Twain State Park (State Park) — 10.0 mi, 201° S
Clara's View Overlook (Viewpoint) — 11.8 mi, 194° S
Callaghan Mound Access (State Recreation Area) — 11.9 mi, 347° N
Black Hawk Access (State Recreation Area) — 13.7 mi, 013° N
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 14.6 mi, 045° NE
Dr. J.W. Well Nature Park (Nature Reserve) — 15.2 mi, 045° NE
Bay Island Conservation Area (Nature Reserve) — 19.6 mi, 073° E
Samuel Langhorne Clemens "Mark Twain" Statue (Monument) — 20.1 mi, 076° E
William Henry Hatch (Monument) — 20.3 mi, 079° E
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 20.4 mi, 078° E
Tom & Huck Statue (Public Artwork) — 20.4 mi, 078° E
Art Gallery 310 (Gallery) — 20.5 mi, 079° E
Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 20.9 mi, 051° NE
History Museum on the Square (Museum) — 25.8 mi, 042° NE
Lincoln-Douglas Debate Museum (Museum) — 25.9 mi, 042° NE
Wakonda State Park (State Park) — 26.1 mi, 025° NE
Vandalia Historical Center (Museum) — 27.2 mi, 151° SE
All Wars Museum (Museum) — 27.2 mi, 040° NE
Emmons Hall (Theatre) — 33.9 mi, 194° S
Graceland - Audrain County Historical Society, American Saddle Horse Museum (Museum) — 34.5 mi, 194° S
Canton CB&Q Depot (Attraction) — 34.9 mi, 019° N
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.5 mi, 018° N · 3,906 acres
Welcome to Mexico MO (Attraction) — 35.8 mi, 193° S
John Stoeckley's Reflections of Missouri Gallery (Gallery) — 39.0 mi, 111° E
Great River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 41.1 mi, 110° E · 10k acres
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 53.5 mi, 199° S · 1.5M acres

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