Rives Missouri Map

About Rives, Missouri

Rives is a locality in Dunklin County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 42. The population density is 44.4 people per km². Rives is located at 36.0937°N, 90.0134°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Rives is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 63855, 63875.

Rives unfolds across the flat, fertile expanse of the Bootheel, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered by the shadow of any distant peak. It lies 10.1 miles south-southeast of Kennett, MO (from Kennett, MO: bearing 167°T), and is situated 9.5 miles north-northwest of Gosnell. The earth here is dark and heavy, a testament to the ancient silt that defines this low-lying landscape, and the air carries a persistent, humid weight that softens the edges of the afternoon. A mile from the center, the waters of Elk Chute Ditch trace a quiet, purposeful line through the fields, acting as a reminder of the constant work required to keep the soil productive. Eight miles to the west, the faint, hazy suggestion of Sand Ridge rises against the sky, providing the only vertical relief in a world defined by the horizontal. On clear evenings, the light catches the moisture rising from the ground, turning the fields into a blurred wash of gold and deep green before the indigo of dusk settles in.

Rives draws its character from the rhythms of agriculture, where the seasonal cycle of planting and harvest dictates the tempo of the day. The proximity to the Hornersville Swamp Conservation Area, just four miles away, offers a glimpse into the wilder, untamed remnants of the region, where the dense growth stands in contrast to the manicured order of the surrounding cotton and soybean rows. History here is marked by the labor of those who cleared the timber and drained the land to make way for the plow, a legacy that remains visible in the steady, pragmatic pace of life in Rives. Further afield, the stillness of Swan Hole waits nine miles away, a quiet pocket of water that reflects the changing clouds. There is a profound, unadorned honesty in the way the local economy anchors itself to the earth, creating a life that is measured not by grand gestures, but by the reliability of the season and the endurance of the land.

About This Rives Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rives, Missouri. Coordinates: 36.09368, -90.013424. 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 Rives includes the ZIP code (63855, 63875), telephone area code (816), county seat of Dunklin County (Kennett), and school district assignment (Senath-Hornersville C-8 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.