Prairie Home Missouri Map

About Prairie Home, Missouri

Prairie Home is a locality in Cooper County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 251. The population density is 260.5 people per km². Prairie Home is located at 38.8131°N, 92.5905°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 65068.

Prairie Home unfolds across a landscape of gentle, rolling farmland, where the earth breathes a quiet, fertile sigh under an immense Missouri sky. It lies 16.8 miles south-west of Columbia, MO (from Columbia, MO: bearing 235°T), and is situated 13.8 miles south-east of Boonville. The land here is a study in soft contours, a mosaic of cultivated fields that stretch towards horizons often softened by the haze of distant summer heat. Oak and hickory trees, sturdy and ancient, punctuate the fields like weathered sentinels, their branches reaching out to embrace the wide-open spaces. In the cool of the evening, the air hangs heavy with the scent of freshly turned soil and the faint perfume of ripening corn, a sensory signature of this place. The history of Prairie Home is as deeply rooted as the old oaks that grace its fields, a story of settlers drawn to the rich, dark soil that promised sustenance and a new beginning. Agriculture has long been the lifeblood of Prairie Home, with generations of families cultivating the land, their livelihoods tied to the predictable cycles of planting and harvest. While no grand monuments mark its past, the quiet dignity of weathered barns and the enduring patterns of farmsteads whisper tales of resilience and hard work. The local economy, though modest, thrives on this agricultural foundation, a testament to the enduring strength of community and the bounty of the land.

About This Prairie Home Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Prairie Home, Missouri — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.813085, -92.590467. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Prairie Home and Cooper County.

Detailed location data for Prairie Home includes the ZIP code (65068), telephone area code (573), county seat of Cooper County (Boonville), and school district assignment (Prairie Home R-V School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Prairie Home is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.