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Oronogo Missouri Map

Explore Oronogo, 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 Oronogo, Missouri

How to Use This Oronogo, Missouri Map

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

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.

CityOronogo
StateMissouri (MO)
CountyJasper County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude37.188391
Longitude-94.470227
Population2,558
Density397.3 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Codes64855, 64870
Area Code816
County SeatCarthage
School DistrictWebb City R-VII School District

About Oronogo, Missouri

Oronogo is a locality in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,558. The population density is 397.3 people per km². Oronogo is located at 37.1884°N, 94.4702°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Oronogo is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 64855, 64870.

Oronogo stretches across a landscape where the flat, expansive plains of the north begin to yield to the subtle, limestone-threaded terrain typical of the region. It lies 2.9 miles north of Webb City, MO (from Webb City, MO: bearing 352°T), and is situated 7.6 miles north-northeast of Joplin. The air here holds a crisp, earthen weight, particularly in the quiet hours when the light flattens against the grasses and the horizon remains unbroken by any distant peak. Just a mile away, the waters of Center Creek carve a modest, persistent path through the soil, offering a steady, low murmur that underpins the stillness of the afternoon. Residents often find their way to Oronogo Park, a local space that serves as a communal anchor amidst the open fields. Beyond the immediate view, the land slopes toward the gentle depression of Lone Elm Hollow, and the nearby surface of Oscie Ora Acres Lake reflects the shifting, pale clouds of the Missouri sky with a mirror-like, silver clarity.

Oronogo carries the distinct marks of a past defined by the extraction of lead and zinc, an era that left the ground punctuated by the quiet, grassy mounds of old mining operations. This industrial heritage has faded, leaving behind a pace of life that favors the deliberate over the frantic, where the local economy now leans into the steady rhythm of trade and regional service. The character of the people reflects a plain-spoken resilience, a byproduct of a history built upon the labor of those who once looked into the earth for their livelihood. On quiet evenings, one might notice the way the setting sun catches the dust motes above the remaining gravel roads, casting an amber glow that briefly transforms the utilitarian landscape into something unexpectedly luminous. It is a place that does not ask for attention, preferring instead to exist in the honest, unadorned light of the working day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Oronogo Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 079° E
  • Stones Corner Access (State Recreation Area) — 2.6 mi, 237° SW
  • Webb City Parks & Rec Park (Local Park) — 3.3 mi, 173° S
  • Kneeling Miner Statue (Monument) — 3.3 mi, 173° S
  • Praying Hands (Monument) — 3.3 mi, 176° S
  • Mining Days Amphitheater (Theatre) — 3.5 mi, 175° S
  • Lakeside Disc Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 4.4 mi, 241° SW
  • Dover Soccer Fields (Local Recreation) — 6.0 mi, 205° SW
  • Carl Junction Access (State Recreation Area) — 6.3 mi, 254° W
  • Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 6.5 mi, 200° S
  • Schifferdecker home (Attraction) — 7.5 mi, 202° S
  • Route 66 Mural Park (Public Artwork) — 7.5 mi, 198° S
  • Everett J. Ritchie Tri-State Mineral Museum (Museum) — 8.2 mi, 213° SW
  • National Historical Cookie Cutter Exhibit (Gallery) — 8.2 mi, 212° SW
  • Dorothea B. Hoover Historical Museum (Museum) — 8.3 mi, 212° SW
  • Apple Park Water Tower (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 158° S
  • Samuel J. Butcher Museum (Museum) — 8.7 mi, 128° SE
  • Spring River Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.6 mi, 269° W
  • Red Oak 2 (Attraction) — 9.7 mi, 080° E
  • The house of Bonnie and Clyde (Attraction) — 9.8 mi, 195° S
  • Tow Mater (Attraction) — 11.9 mi, 231° SW
  • Diamond Grove Prairie Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.3 mi, 158° S
  • Galena Mining & Historical Museum (Museum) — 12.3 mi, 230° SW
  • George Washington Carver National Monument (National Monument) — 14.9 mi, 156° SE · 241 acres
  • Brush Creek Bridge (Viewpoint) — 16.9 mi, 242° SW
  • Baxter Springs Heritage Museum (Museum) — 18.3 mi, 233° SW
  • Prairie State Park (State Park) — 22.0 mi, 355° N
  • WWII ruin (Historic Ruins) — 24.8 mi, 166° S
  • Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.0 mi, 203° SW · 8,813 acres
  • Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 49.1 mi, 136° SE · 1.5M acres

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About This Oronogo Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oronogo, Missouri. Coordinates: 37.188391, -94.470227. 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 Oronogo includes the ZIP code (64855, 64870), telephone area code (816), county seat of Jasper County (Carthage), and school district assignment (Webb City R-VII School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

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.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.