Explore Rutledge, Missouri, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Rutledge, Missouri. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Missouri or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Rutledge.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Rutledge |
| State | Missouri (MO) |
| County | Scotland County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 40.313649 |
| Longitude | -92.088234 |
| Population | 86 |
| Density | 249.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 63563 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| County Seat | Memphis |
| School District | Scotland County R-I School District |
Rutledge holds its place upon the quiet, expansive plains of Missouri where the horizon stretches wide and the sky claims the greater portion of the view. It lies 27.4 miles east-northeast of Kirksville, MO (from Kirksville, MO: bearing 72°T), and is situated 32.5 miles west-northwest of Canton. The Long Branch carves a soft, winding path through the local terrain, its waters moving with a deliberate, unassuming pace that mirrors the stillness of the surrounding fields. On clear days, the silhouette of Deer Ridge rises against the distant western sky, a faint, jagged line that anchors the vastness of the prairie. Moisture hangs heavy in the air near the banks of the Long Branch, where the soil is dark and deep, feeding the grasses that sway in the persistent wind. Sunlight here possesses a particular clarity, sharpening the edges of every fence post and grain silo until the landscape feels as steady and honest as a well-worn tool.
Rutledge maintains a rhythm dictated by the seasons and the cycle of the soil, grounded in an economy that favors the yield of the earth and the perseverance of those who work it. The nearby Ewing (Ella) Lake Conservation Area offers a sanctuary for the local wildlife, serving as a quiet counterpoint to the busy machinery of the harvest. Just a few miles away, the waters of the Ella Ewing Reservoir remain a constant, reflective presence, holding the image of the clouds in a stillness that invites a pause in the day’s labor. Life in Rutledge moves with a plain-spoken sincerity, shaped by the legacy of generations who recognized that true value is found in the reliability of the land. Whether in the quiet of a morning frost or the golden heat of a summer afternoon, the character of Rutledge remains tied to the cycles of the plains and the enduring patience required to call this landscape home.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rutledge, Missouri. Coordinates: 40.313649, -92.088234. 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 Rutledge includes the ZIP code (63563), telephone area code (816), county seat of Scotland County (Memphis), and school district assignment (Scotland County R-I School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |