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South Gifford Missouri Map

Explore South Gifford, 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 South Gifford, Missouri

How to Use This South Gifford, Missouri Map

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

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	South Gifford
State	Missouri (MO)
County	Macon County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	40.0258
Longitude	-92.6829
Population	22
Density	41.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	63549
Area Code	816
County Seat	Macon
School District	La Plata R-II School District

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About South Gifford, Missouri

South Gifford is a locality in Macon County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 22. The population density is 41.4 people per km². South Gifford is located at 40.0258°N, 92.6829°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. South Gifford is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 63549.

South Gifford anchors itself upon the quiet expanse of the Missouri plains, where the Chariton River carves a deliberate, winding path through the silt and heavy clay of the surrounding fields. It lies 12.8 miles south-southwest of Kirksville, MO (from Kirksville, MO: bearing 204°T), and is situated 22.5 miles north-northwest of Macon. The horizon is vast and uninterrupted, save for the distant, hazy silhouette of White Oak Ridge that marks the far edge of the world. Beyond the reach of the immediate farmsteads, the terrain softens into the timbered slopes of Hidden Hollow Conservation Area, a space where the air settles cold and heavy in the low-lying pockets of the earth. At dusk, the light here possesses a peculiar, amber quality, catching the tall grasses of the meadows and turning the dormant furrows of the soil into a textured map of shadow and gold.

South Gifford emerged from the necessity of the rail and the plow, its history tied to the steady output of the agrarian economy that still defines the rhythm of the day. The local character is shaped by the labor of the harvest and the solitary nature of the surrounding acreage, where the silence is broken only by the mechanical hum of machinery or the shifting of the wind. A few miles away, the quiet surface of Taylor Hole reflects the changing seasons, just as the deeper woods of Sugar Creek State Forest offer a reprieve from the open, sun-drenched expanses of the working fields. Life in South Gifford moves with a deliberate, measured pace, reflecting a resilience born of the land and a quiet, inward-looking focus that remains indifferent to the frantic noise of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hidden Hollow Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 133° SE
Sugar Creek Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 018° N
Cook Access (State Recreation Area) — 6.8 mi, 355° N
Thousand Hills State Park (State Park) — 9.0 mi, 007° N
Long Branch Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 12.4 mi, 138° SE
Truman State Art Gallery (Gallery) — 12.5 mi, 026° NE
University Theatre (Theatre) — 12.6 mi, 026° NE
Gallery 104 (Gallery) — 12.8 mi, 024° NE
Dodd Access (State Recreation Area) — 13.1 mi, 180° S
Ray Klinginsmith Amphitheater (Theatre) — 13.5 mi, 025° NE
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 13.6 mi, 025° NE
Long Branch Lake (Recreation Area) — 14.1 mi, 142° SE
Long Branch State Park (State Park) — 16.4 mi, 148° SE
South Crawford School (historical) (Historic Ruins) — 18.1 mi, 335° NW
Bucklin History Monument (Monument) — 19.8 mi, 213° SW
Time Capsule Stone (Monument) — 19.8 mi, 213° SW
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.1 mi, 106° E · 3,906 acres
Walt Disney Hometown Museum (Museum) — 25.6 mi, 213° SW
ATSF Depot (Attraction) — 25.6 mi, 213° SW
Tiger Statue (Public Artwork) — 25.7 mi, 213° SW
Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.8 mi, 223° SW · 22k acres
Moulton Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 46.0 mi, 000° N
Historical and Coal Mining Museum (Museum) — 49.8 mi, 348° N
Appanoose County Museum and Old Jail (Museum) — 50.1 mi, 348° N
Bessie's Barn (Attraction) — 51.7 mi, 342° N
Davis County Historical Museum (Museum) — 52.0 mi, 016° N
Clara's View Overlook (Viewpoint) — 60.4 mi, 128° SE
Canton CB&Q Depot (Attraction) — 62.2 mi, 083° E

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