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Vandiver Missouri Map

Explore Vandiver, 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 Vandiver, Missouri

How to Use This Vandiver, Missouri Map

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

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.

CityVandiver
StateMissouri (MO)
CountyAudrain County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude39.163096
Longitude-91.843503
Population63
Density78.0 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code65265
Area Code573
County SeatMexico
School DistrictMexico 59 School District

About Vandiver, Missouri

Vandiver is a locality in Audrain County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 63. The population density is 78.0 people per km². Vandiver is located at 39.1631°N, 91.8435°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Vandiver is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 65265.

Vandiver stretches across a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of Missouri farmland and the wide, open sky of the plains. It lies 2.2 miles east-southeast of Mexico, MO (from Mexico, MO: bearing 102°T), and is situated 16.1 miles east-southeast of Centralia. The terrain here is shaped by the gentle, rhythmic swells of the earth, where the golden light of late afternoon catches the stubble of harvested fields and turns the horizon into a soft, monochromatic amber. Only a mile away, the South Fork Salt River carves a deliberate, winding path through the soil, offering a cool relief to the dense thickets that line its banks. Nearby, the still, reflective surface of Blackmore Lake mirrors the passing clouds, while the nearby Teal Lake Park provides a modest, verdant retreat for those who seek the shade of oaks and the stillness of the inland air.

Vandiver maintains a character rooted in the practical, plain-spoken industry of agriculture that has sustained families here for generations. The economy remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding soil, a heritage reflected in the sturdy architecture of local barns and the steady, unpretentious pace of daily labor. Far to the south, the distant, hazy silhouette of Devils Backbone provides a singular, jagged reference point on the horizon, serving as a reminder of the more rugged topography beyond these plains. Life in Vandiver follows the turning of the seasons, marked by the arrival of planting or harvest, and an enduring respect for the land that has dictated the rhythm of existence here since the earliest settlers first turned the prairie sod.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Teal Lake Park (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 250° W
  • Lowe (William) Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 239° SW
  • Green Estates Park (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 250° W
  • Presser Arts Center (Theatre) — 2.1 mi, 273° W
  • Heather Brandow Memorial (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 248° W
  • Brian C. K. MacFarlane, Purple Leaf Plum Tree (Monument) — 2.2 mi, 288° W
  • Frederick Whitcomb Fountain (Monument) — 2.2 mi, 287° W
  • Graceland - Audrain County Historical Society, American Saddle Horse Museum (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 279° W
  • Simmons Stables (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 271° W
  • Audrain County School (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 278° W
  • Welcome to Mexico MO (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 248° W
  • Emmons Hall (Theatre) — 2.7 mi, 292° W
  • White (Robert M., II) Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.9 mi, 354° N
  • Mark Twain Lake (Recreation Area) — 15.6 mi, 006° N
  • Moore's Mill Access (State Recreation Area) — 17.3 mi, 176° S
  • Mark Twain State Park (State Park) — 20.3 mi, 007° N
  • Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 20.4 mi, 216° SW · 1.5M acres
  • Vandalia Historical Center (Museum) — 21.5 mi, 062° NE
  • Buzzard's Roost (Viewpoint) — 21.5 mi, 007° N
  • B. Fishback Museum (Museum) — 22.3 mi, 194° S
  • Winston Churchill Entrance Statue (Public Artwork) — 22.5 mi, 195° S
  • Finger Lakes State Park (State Park) — 25.3 mi, 260° W
  • Historic Costume Gallery (Gallery) — 29.5 mi, 241° SW
  • Resident Arts (Arts Centre) — 29.7 mi, 241° SW
  • Sager Reeves Gallery (Gallery) — 29.7 mi, 241° SW
  • Ragtag Cinema (Cinema) — 29.7 mi, 241° SW
  • Courthouse Columns (Historic Ruins) — 29.8 mi, 241° SW
  • Cedar Creek Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 31.4 mi, 215° SW · 42 acres
  • Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.4 mi, 177° S · 32k acres
  • Great River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 48.7 mi, 066° NE · 10k acres

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About This Vandiver Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Vandiver, Missouri. Coordinates: 39.163096, -91.843503. 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 Vandiver includes the ZIP code (65265), telephone area code (573), county seat of Audrain County (Mexico), and school district assignment (Mexico 59 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.