Rothville Missouri Map

About Rothville, Missouri

Rothville is a locality in Chariton County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 63. The population density is 123.5 people per km². Rothville is located at 39.6534°N, 93.0641°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Rothville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 64676.

Rothville occupies a quiet expanse of north-central Missouri where the land stretches out in wide, rhythmic fields that hold the light of the setting sun like a basin. It lies 37.1 miles west-northwest of Moberly, MO (from Moberly, MO: bearing 296°T), and is situated 9.1 miles south of Brookfield. Yellow Creek carves a dark, meandering ribbon through the soil less than a mile from the center, its banks lined with dense thickets that soften the sharp edges of the horizon. A short distance away, the quietude of the Floyd (Nannie B.) Memorial Conservation Area offers a sanctuary of native grasses and timber, providing a stark contrast to the cultivated rows of grain that define the local topography. At dusk, the air carries a faint, sharp scent of damp earth and cooling stalks, a sensory mark of a landscape that prioritizes the steady, patient work of the seasons over the haste of the modern world.

Rothville remains anchored to the patterns of the agrarian economy that first took root when the rails brought commerce and connection to these plains. The history of the region is written in the sturdy architecture of local structures and the persistent, plain-spoken character of those who maintain the surrounding acreage. While the pace of life here is dictated by the turning of the soil and the cycles of the harvest, the proximity to the Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge Habitat Trail, located nine miles away, serves as a reminder of the vast, migratory rhythms that pass overhead each year. Residents often look toward the distant silhouette of Stokes Mound, twenty-three miles away, as a familiar anchor in the distance, while the nearby waters of South Lake provide a localized point of stillness eight miles from the center of Rothville.

About This Rothville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rothville, Missouri. Coordinates: 39.653358, -93.064089. 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 Rothville includes the ZIP code (64676), telephone area code (816), county seat of Chariton County (Keytesville), and school district assignment (Northwestern R-I 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.