Redings Mill Missouri Map

About Redings Mill, Missouri

Redings Mill is a locality in Newton County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 164. The population density is 315.0 people per km². Redings Mill is located at 37.0217°N, 94.5222°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Redings Mill is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 64804.

Redings Mill occupies a limestone-heavy corridor where the earth yields to the persistent, rhythmic carving of Shoal Creek. It lies 4.3 miles south of Joplin, MO (from Joplin, MO: bearing 186°T), and is situated 9.2 miles south-southwest of Webb City. The landscape here is characterized by the rugged, rocky outcrops of the Wildcat Glades Natural Area, which press directly against the margins of Redings Mill to create an environment of sharp, chert-strewn slopes and dense, deep-rooted woodlands. Sunlight filters through the canopy in thin, pale ribbons, illuminating the mossy stones that line the water’s edge near the tumbling cascades of Shoal Creek Falls. Far to the south, the distant, hazy silhouette of Pleasant Ridge breaks the horizon, serving as a reminder of the broader, undulating terrain that defines this corner of the state.

History remains embedded in the strata of the region, echoing the era when water-powered milling first harnessed the flow of the creek to drive the local economy. While the original industry has long since given way to a quieter, residential pace of life, the remnants of that mechanical age persist in the way the current bends around the old foundation sites. Residents often find their way toward the nearby Tanyard Hollow or seek the stillness found eight miles distant at the Austin Harrison Reservoir, finding that the character of the land dictates a life lived in accordance with the seasons. A particular stillness settles over the woods at dusk, when the air cools and the shadows stretch long across the glades, marking the end of another day in a place that measures time by the steady, unceasing passage of the water.

About This Redings Mill Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Redings Mill, Missouri. Coordinates: 37.021729, -94.522168. 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 Redings Mill includes the ZIP code (64804), telephone area code (816), county seat of Newton County (Neosho), and school district assignment (Joplin 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.