Pinhook Missouri Map

About Pinhook, Missouri

Pinhook is a locality in Gentry County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 6. The population density is 16.3 people per km². Pinhook is located at 36.7380°N, 89.2695°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Pinhook is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 64402, 63845.

Pinhook occupies a level stretch of Missouri earth where the low-slung horizon gives way to the persistent, rhythmic pulse of Panther Creek. It lies 28.7 miles east of Maryville, MO (from Maryville, MO: bearing 96°T), and is situated 16.1 miles west of Bethany. The land here holds a quiet intensity, characterized by vast, open fields that catch the late afternoon light and stretch toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Pinhook Hills. Beyond the immediate reach of the drainage basin, the terrain softens into the quietude of Possum Hollow, where the air grows heavy with the scent of damp loam and wild grasses. The sky over Pinhook often appears immense, a pale, vaulted expanse that emphasizes the solitude of the surrounding plains and the subtle, shifting textures of the soil.

Agriculture remains the primary anchor of the local economy, with the daily life of Pinhook tethered to the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest that have defined this region for generations. Residents often travel toward the greenery of the Grand Trace State Forest or the quiet waters of Sowards Ford Access, finding a respite from the labor of the fields in the shade of the timber or the stillness of the riverbank. While Lee Lake remains a solitary, quiet feature five miles away, the character of the locality is shaped less by grand landmarks and more by the plain-spoken endurance of those who work the dirt. It is a place where the passage of time is marked by the deepening of the shadows across the furrows and the slow, deliberate pace of a life lived in harmony with the temperamental Missouri climate.

About This Pinhook Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pinhook, Missouri. Coordinates: 36.73804, -89.26948. 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 Pinhook includes the ZIP code (64402, 63845), telephone area code (816), county seat of Gentry County (Albany), and school district assignment (East Prairie R-II 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.