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Salem Missouri Map

Explore Salem, 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.

Interactive Map of Salem, Missouri

How to Use This Salem, Missouri Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Salem, 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 Salem.

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	Salem
State	Missouri (MO)
County	Lewis County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	37.639863
Longitude	-91.534684
Population	4,608
Density	560.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	63447, 65560
Area Code	314, 573
County Seat	Monticello
School District	Salem R-80 School District

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About Salem, Missouri

Salem is a locality in Lewis County, Missouri, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,608. The population density is 560.4 people per km². Salem is located at 37.6399°N, 91.5347°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Salem is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 63447, 65560.

Salem reveals itself through the low, limestone-heavy contours of the Ozark plateau, where the horizon is defined by the shadowed silhouette of Bee Ridge rising in the distance. It lies 36.9 miles northwest of Hannibal, MO (from Hannibal, MO: bearing 307°T), and is situated 27.5 miles west-northwest of Quincy. The landscape here favors thick stands of hardwood timber interspersed with clearings of stubborn, clay-rich soil that holds the heat of the afternoon sun long after the light begins to fail. Seebers Branch carves a quiet, narrow path through the local terrain, its waters moving with a deliberate, hushed persistence that mirrors the measured pace of the surrounding countryside. A few miles away, the stillness of Laura M Baker Lake offers a mirror to the sky, while the nearby Sever (Henry) Lake Conservation Area protects the wilder, scrub-brushed edges of the woods where deer move with the cautious grace of inhabitants who know every fold of the earth.

Salem maintains a character forged by the steady cycles of agriculture and the extraction of mineral wealth that defined the early growth of this region. The economy remains anchored to the land, drawing from the timber trade and the practical, plain-spoken industry that has long sustained the families who settled these hills. Life in Salem follows the rhythms of the seasons, marked by the arrival of autumn mists that cling to the hollows and the brief, bright intensity of a Missouri summer. There is a specific, grounded resilience in the way the local storefronts and grid-patterned streets meet the encroaching forest, reflecting a history of hard work and the persistent, quiet pride of those who choose to build their lives in the shadow of the ridge.

Nearby Outdoor Places

The Gassy Pig (Attraction) — 0.1 mi, 356° N
The Deer Statue (Attraction) — 0.3 mi, 198° S
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 0.4 mi, 189° S · 1.5M acres
Dent county museum (Museum) — 0.5 mi, 027° NE
Civil War Memorial (Monument) — 0.7 mi, 354° N
City Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 310° NW
Shawnee Mac Lakes Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 064° NE
SHS Tiger Tank (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 295° NW
SHS Football (Monument) — 1.0 mi, 300° NW
Athletic Fields (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 267° W
Salem Maintenance Center (State Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 260° W
Short Bend Access (State Recreation Area) — 9.3 mi, 037° NE
Ozark National Scenic Riverways (Wild & Scenic River) — 13.4 mi, 199° S · 53k acres
Sinkin Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 13.7 mi, 122° SE
Montauk State Park (State Park) — 14.4 mi, 212° SW
Welch Spring (Attraction) — 17.1 mi, 187° S
Devil's Backbone (Viewpoint) — 17.8 mi, 185° S
Current River State Park (State Park) — 21.9 mi, 167° S
Canoe Tower (Public Artwork) — 24.5 mi, 023° NE
Ozark Actors Theatre (Theatre) — 24.9 mi, 329° NW
Old Derby gas station (Attraction) — 25.3 mi, 350° N
Paddy Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 28.5 mi, 258° W · 7,080 acres
Crawford County Historical (Museum) — 30.1 mi, 013° N
U.S. Army Engineer, Chemical, and Military Police Museum (Museum) — 32.4 mi, 283° W
Bell Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 34.2 mi, 091° E · 9,183 acres
Blue Springs Creek Conservation Area (Nature Reserve) — 38.1 mi, 030° NE
Old Stagecoach Stop (Museum) — 38.7 mi, 290° W
Taum Sauk Nature Museum (Museum) — 39.7 mi, 102° E
Hawkins Homestead (Historic Ruins) — 39.8 mi, 057° NE
Pertoglyphs (Historic Ruins) — 55.4 mi, 057° NE

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