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Mount Vernon Missouri Map

Explore Mount Vernon, 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 Mount Vernon, Missouri

How to Use This Mount Vernon, Missouri Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Mount Vernon, 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 Mount Vernon.

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	Mount Vernon
State	Missouri (MO)
County	Lawrence County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	37.103667
Longitude	-93.81854
Population	4,526
Density	435.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	65712
Area Code	417
County Seat	Mount Vernon
School District	Mount Vernon R-V School District

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About Mount Vernon, Missouri

Mount Vernon is a locality in Lawrence County, Missouri, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,526. The population density is 435.0 people per km². Mount Vernon is located at 37.1037°N, 93.8185°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Mount Vernon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 65712.

Mount Vernon rests upon the limestone-rich foundations of the Missouri plateau, where the rhythmic currents of Williams Creek carve a persistent path through the surrounding limestone and clay. It lies 18.7 miles west of Republic, MO (from Republic, MO: bearing 267°T), and is situated 13.9 miles north-northeast of Monett. The landscape here favors the modest elevation of the prairie, a terrain that stretches toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Center Ridge when the air clears after a summer thunderstorm. Within the quiet perimeter of Gibbs Park, the light at dusk settles in long, amber slats across the grass, grounding the atmosphere in a stillness that feels both ancient and immediate. While the jagged, dramatic peaks of the west remain a world away, the earth here holds its own weight, offering a textured expanse of fields and thickets that transition into the deeper, shadowed recesses of Browning Hollow to the east.

Mount Vernon carries the quiet weight of a regional seat, its identity forged through the steady persistence of agriculture and the small-scale commerce that anchors a rural life. The local economy draws its pulse from the soil and the legacy of mid-continental trade, where the exchange of goods and the slow, deliberate work of the seasons define the calendar. Life in Mount Vernon moves with a plain-spoken clarity, reflected in the brick-and-mortar storefronts and the communal stewardship of the public spaces that serve as the local center of gravity. Though the rush of the great urban centers pulls elsewhere, the inhabitants here cultivate a deliberate pace, finding a particular beauty in the way the morning fog clings to the banks of Williams Creek before the heat of the day dissolves the mist into the pale blue of the Missouri sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Spirit Of '76 Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 014° N
Wynne Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 177° S
Mt. Vernon Prairie (Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 032° NE
Talbot (Robert E) Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 314° NW
Spencer's Gas Station (Attraction) — 8.5 mi, 049° NE
Paris Springs Access (State Recreation Area) — 8.9 mi, 045° NE
Ozark Cavefish National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.3 mi, 046° NE · 82 acres
Kickapoo Prairie Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.0 mi, 317° NW
Stockton Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 20.9 mi, 004° N
Route of Union Advance & Withdrawal (West Overlook) (Viewpoint) — 22.2 mi, 088° E
Totten's Battery (Historic Ruins) — 22.3 mi, 089° E
Sinkhole (Historic Ruins) — 22.4 mi, 090° E
Sigel's Second Position (Registered Battlefield) — 22.6 mi, 092° E
Sigel's First Position (Registered Battlefield) — 23.1 mi, 093° E
Martin Luther King Jr Memorial (Monument) — 23.9 mi, 071° E
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 25.8 mi, 173° S · 1.5M acres
Missouri Institute of Natural Science (Museum) — 27.0 mi, 089° E
Calvary Hill;Đồi Canvê (Monument) — 27.1 mi, 277° W
Vietnamese Martyrs;Các Thánh Tử Đạo Việt Nam (Public Artwork) — 27.2 mi, 278° W
Vietnam Memorial Garden (Monument) — 27.3 mi, 080° E
Red Oak 2 (Attraction) — 27.3 mi, 286° W
Aetos Center For The Performing Arts (Theatre) — 27.7 mi, 100° E
Fantastic Caverns (Attraction) — 28.3 mi, 063° NE
Samuel J. Butcher Museum (Museum) — 29.0 mi, 271° W
NRA National Sporting Arms Museum (Museum) — 29.2 mi, 079° E
Piney Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 29.4 mi, 158° S · 8,184 acres
Randy Bacon Photography (Gallery) — 29.6 mi, 076° E
The Moxie (Cinema) — 29.7 mi, 076° E
George Washington Carver National Monument (National Monument) — 30.3 mi, 255° W · 241 acres
Hercules-Glades Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 53.8 mi, 120° SE · 12k acres

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