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Taos Missouri Map

Explore Taos, 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 Taos, Missouri

How to Use This Taos, Missouri Map

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

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.

CityTaos
StateMissouri (MO)
CountyCole County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude38.500084
Longitude-92.092069
Population1,150
Density69.0 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Codes64448, 65101
Area Code816, 573
County SeatJefferson City
School DistrictBlair Oaks R-II School District

About Taos, Missouri

Taos is a locality in Cole County, Missouri, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,150. The population density is 69.0 people per km². Taos is located at 38.5001°N, 92.0921°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Taos is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 64448, 65101.

Taos emerges from the central Missouri landscape where the water of Sanford Creek carves a persistent, winding path through the limestone-heavy soil. It lies 7.4 miles southeast of Jefferson City, MO (from Jefferson City, MO: bearing 131°T), and is situated 9.7 miles south-southeast of Holts Summit. The horizon is defined by the subtle, weathered rise of the Cote Sans Dessein, visible seven miles away as a faint, gray shadow against the evening sky. Beyond the creek’s immediate banks, the land stretches into a quiet mosaic of agricultural fields and patches of woodland that deepen in color as the sun dips low. Nearby, the water of Twehaus Lake mirrors the shifting clouds, while the grounds of Taos Countryside Park Lake offer a still, reflective reprieve from the rhythmic labor of the surrounding countryside.

Taos carries the quiet, industrious legacy of early settlers who recognized the fertility of these plains and established a life built on the cultivation of the earth. The local economy remains anchored to this tradition, with small-scale agriculture and regional trade forming the quiet pulse of daily life. In the distance, the dense canopy of Painted Rock State Forest marks the edge of the wilder, uncultivated terrain, while the distant depression of Brush Creek Hollow hints at the hidden complexity of the local topography. Life here moves with a steady, unforced consistency, defined by the plain-spoken nature of the people who tend to their own affairs and watch the seasonal shifts across the open, landlocked expanse of the Missouri interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Moreau 50 Access (State Recreation Area) — 2.9 mi, 346° N
  • Museum of Missouri Military History (Museum) — 3.6 mi, 017° N
  • Pikes Camp Access (State Recreation Area) — 4.3 mi, 244° SW
  • Smoky Waters Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 035° NE
  • Ellis Porter Park (Local Park) — 5.2 mi, 330° NW
  • Painted Rock Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 183° S
  • Katy Trail (State Park) — 5.6 mi, 359° N
  • Lincoln University Open Space (Local Recreation) — 6.1 mi, 318° NW
  • Soldiers' Memorial Plaza (Monument) — 6.1 mi, 317° NW
  • Sonny Liston Portrait (Public Artwork) — 6.2 mi, 323° NW
  • Missouri State Penitentiary Museum (Museum) — 6.3 mi, 322° NW
  • Unknown Park (Local Park) — 6.3 mi, 320° NW
  • Cole County War Memorial (Monument) — 6.7 mi, 321° NW
  • Scene One Theatre (Theatre) — 6.8 mi, 321° NW
  • Missouri Governor's Mansion Tours (Attraction) — 6.8 mi, 322° NW
  • Capitol Remnants (Historic Ruins) — 6.8 mi, 323° NW
  • Elizabeth Rozier Gallery (Gallery) — 6.9 mi, 322° NW
  • Lohman Building (Museum) — 6.9 mi, 322° NW
  • Lewis and Clark Monument (Monument) — 6.9 mi, 322° NW
  • Cote Sans Dessin (Attraction) — 8.0 mi, 042° NE
  • Quigg Commons (Local Recreation) — 8.0 mi, 324° NW
  • GQT Capital 8 (Cinema) — 10.4 mi, 305° NW
  • Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.0 mi, 050° NE · 32k acres
  • Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 14.4 mi, 341° N · 1.5M acres
  • Bluff Overlook (Viewpoint) — 14.7 mi, 050° NE
  • Veterans Memorial & Museum (Museum) — 25.2 mi, 017° N
  • Westminster Women's History Museum (Museum) — 25.2 mi, 017° N
  • Boathenge (Attraction) — 27.1 mi, 324° NW
  • Rock Bridge Memorial State Park (State Park) — 27.2 mi, 337° NW
  • Stark Caverns (Attraction) — 30.9 mi, 241° SW

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About This Taos Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Taos, Missouri. Coordinates: 38.500084, -92.092069. 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 Taos includes the ZIP code (64448, 65101), telephone area code (816, 573), county seat of Cole County (Jefferson City), and school district assignment (Blair Oaks R-II 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.