Viburnum Missouri Map

About Viburnum, Missouri

Viburnum is a locality in Iron County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 667. The population density is 150.0 people per km². Viburnum is located at 37.7153°N, 91.1351°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Viburnum is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 65566.

Viburnum emerges from the dense, verdant expanse of the Mark Twain National Forest like a quiet clearing carved into the limestone bedrock of the Ozark highlands. It lies 38.4 miles east-southeast of Rolla, MO (from Rolla, MO: bearing 115°T), and is situated 34.7 miles west-southwest of Bonne Terre. The landscape surrounding Viburnum is defined by the sharp, sudden dip of Cabin Hollow and the steady, low-frequency pulse of Possum Trot Creek as it carves a path through the limestone. To the west, the gentle rise of Dillard Hill provides a fixed point in the horizon, while the surface of Holiday Lake remains a still, reflective mirror for the shifting clouds. Sunlight here does not merely illuminate; it presses against the thick canopy of oak and hickory, creating a heavy, golden atmosphere that settles over the ridges long before the evening shadows arrive.

Lead mining serves as the bedrock of the local economy, a deep-seated industry that has shaped the rhythm of Viburnum since its industrial emergence. The town functions with the deliberate pace of a place built on extraction and endurance, where the heavy machinery of the mines hums beneath the surface of daily life. Residents move through the day with a plain-spoken pragmatism, their lives anchored by the proximity to the expansive tracts of Mark Twain National Forest that border the settlement. There is a singular, metallic tang in the air that speaks to the subterranean wealth of the region, a reminder that the character of Viburnum is defined as much by what lies beneath the soil as by the quiet, sun-drenched woods that press in from every side.

About This Viburnum Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Viburnum, Missouri. Coordinates: 37.715324, -91.135134. 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 Viburnum includes the ZIP code (65566), telephone area code (573), county seat of Iron County (Ironton), and school district assignment (Iron County C-4 School District).

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.