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Tallapoosa Missouri Map

Explore Tallapoosa, 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 Tallapoosa, Missouri

How to Use This Tallapoosa, Missouri Map

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

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	Tallapoosa
State	Missouri (MO)
County	New Madrid County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	36.508116
Longitude	-89.819252
Population	78
Density	67.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	63878
Area Code	816
County Seat	New Madrid
School District	Gideon 37 School District

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About Tallapoosa, Missouri

Tallapoosa is a locality in New Madrid County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 78. The population density is 67.5 people per km². Tallapoosa is located at 36.5081°N, 89.8193°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Tallapoosa is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 63878.

Tallapoosa emerges from the flat, industrious horizon of the Missouri Bootheel as a quiet convergence of expansive agricultural fields and wide, unshadowed skies. It lies 22.9 miles northeast of Kennett, MO (from Kennett, MO: bearing 35°T), and is situated 8.8 miles east-southeast of Malden. The earth here is dark and heavy, a productive legacy of the fertile plains that stretch outward, interrupted only by the pragmatic, straight-edged geometry of irrigation channels and local infrastructure like Ditch Number 1. To the west, the distant, hazy silhouette of Cane Ridge offers the only vertical relief against an otherwise horizontal world, while the air carries a persistent, dry clarity that sharpens the edges of every farmhouse and barn at dusk. Whether one looks toward the horizon or down at the rich, loamy soil, the landscape possesses a stark, functional elegance that demands a measured pace of life.

Tallapoosa maintains a character defined by the cyclical demands of its regional economy, where the rhythm of the seasons is set entirely by the planting and harvesting of crops. The legacy of the land is preserved in the modest, well-tended plots that surround the residents, providing a sense of continuity that spans generations of local labor. Those seeking a respite from the intensity of the fields often look toward the quiet expanse of Devasia Lake or the modest, shaded respite of Meatte Park for an afternoon of stillness. Life here remains unadorned and direct, reflecting a communal spirit that values the plain-spoken reliability of neighbors and the enduring, quiet beauty of a sun-drenched harvest.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Park) — 10.9 mi, 305° NW
Veterans Wall of Honor (Monument) — 11.2 mi, 305° NW
Malden Army Airfield Museum (Museum) — 11.4 mi, 304° NW
Morris State Park (State Park) — 12.2 mi, 281° W
Black Island Ca (Stephen C Bradford Unit) (State Conservation Area) — 16.2 mi, 152° SE
Frisbee Cutoff Access (State Recreation Area) — 17.8 mi, 232° SW
Battle of Island 10 (Monument) — 19.5 mi, 103° E
Saint Francis Sunken Lands (State Conservation Area) — 20.3 mi, 224° SW
Caboose (Attraction) — 21.2 mi, 339° N
Reelfoot (State Park) — 22.0 mi, 109° E
Pfeiffer Museum (Museum) — 22.8 mi, 249° W
Hemingway-Pfieffer Museum (Museum) — 22.8 mi, 248° W
Jones outdoor Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 23.4 mi, 215° SW
Lake Isom National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.8 mi, 124° SE · 3,626 acres
Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.1 mi, 090° E · 16k acres
Malco (Cinema) — 29.1 mi, 028° NE
Cotton Belt Caboose (Attraction) — 30.6 mi, 052° NE
Cooter Auxillary Army Airfield (Historic Ruins) — 32.7 mi, 176° S
Lee Morris Memorial (Monument) — 33.9 mi, 140° SE
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 34.4 mi, 311° NW · 1.5M acres
HWY 51 Overlook (Viewpoint) — 36.7 mi, 333° NW
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 37.1 mi, 329° NW · 7,890 acres
John Sappington Marmaduke Memorial Sign (Attraction) — 38.5 mi, 235° SW
Burgess Chapel School (Historic Ruins) — 38.5 mi, 145° SE
Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 40.0 mi, 205° SW · 2,280 acres
Dyer County Historical Society (Museum) — 40.7 mi, 143° SE
Davy Crockett (Public Artwork) — 41.8 mi, 096° E
The Fear Factory (Attraction) — 42.7 mi, 097° E
GEM Theatre (Cinema) — 49.6 mi, 047° NE
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 51.3 mi, 025° NE · 274k acres

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