Moundville Missouri Map

About Moundville, Missouri

Moundville is a locality in Vernon County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 78. The population density is 185.9 people per km². Moundville is located at 37.7642°N, 94.4522°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Moundville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 64771.

Moundville occupies a quiet stretch of earth where the Hackberry Branch carves a persistent, narrow path through the limestone-flecked soil. It lies 41.3 miles north of Carthage, MO (from Carthage, MO: bearing 349°T), and is situated 7.4 miles southwest of Nevada. The horizon line holds the modest elevation of Martin Mound to the south, a silent landmark that anchors the view against the vast, open sky of the plains. Here, the light at dusk has a way of thickening, turning the tall grasses into a pale, bruised gold that seems to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has slipped behind the western rise. It is a landscape defined by the deliberate pace of agriculture, where the wind carries the dry scent of cured stalks and the low, steady hum of insects rising from the damp margins of the creek bed.

Moundville retains the stubborn, plain-spoken character of the frontier, a place where the economy remains tethered to the patient yield of the surrounding fields. Residents often look toward the Bushwacker Lake Conservation Area for a reprieve from the labor of the season, finding in its managed wildness a reflection of the unadorned life practiced by earlier generations. History here is not found in grand monuments, but in the slow accumulation of chores and the maintenance of fences that define the boundaries of the local holdings. While the world beyond moves with a frantic, digitized urgency, Moundville persists in the quiet work of sustaining itself, grounded by a geography that asks for little more than endurance and a steady hand.

About This Moundville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Moundville, Missouri. Coordinates: 37.764208, -94.452175. 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 Moundville includes the ZIP code (64771), telephone area code (816), county seat of Vernon County (Nevada), and school district assignment (Bronaugh R-VII 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.