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Wardsville Missouri Map

Explore Wardsville, 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 Wardsville, Missouri

How to Use This Wardsville, Missouri Map

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

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	Wardsville
State	Missouri (MO)
County	Cole County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	38.488923
Longitude	-92.174348
Population	1,599
Density	177.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	65101
Area Code	573
County Seat	Jefferson City
School District	Blair Oaks R-II School District

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About Wardsville, Missouri

Wardsville is a locality in Cole County, Missouri, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,599. The population density is 177.9 people per km². Wardsville is located at 38.4889°N, 92.1743°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Wardsville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 65101.

Wardsville emerges from the Missouri landscape as a quiet intersection of open fields and modest woodland, defined primarily by the slow, persistent movement of the Herbrandt Branch. It lies 6.1 miles south of Jefferson City, MO (from Jefferson City, MO: bearing 180°T), and is situated 10.8 miles south-southwest of Holts Summit. The air here holds the scent of damp earth and drying corn stalks, a sensory reminder of the expansive plains that stretch toward the northern horizon. To the south, the terrain begins to shift, hinting at the distant presence of the Cote Sans Dessein, which marks the edge of the visible world in a hazy, blue-gray silhouette. Residents often look toward the tree line near the Pikes Camp Access when the light turns amber at dusk, watching the shadows lengthen across the tall grasses that thrive in the rich, dark soil of this region.

Wardsville retains the sturdy, practical character of a settlement built on the labor of the land, where the economy remains tethered to the cycles of harvest and seasonal growth. History here is felt in the spacing of the fence rows and the deliberate placement of farmsteads that have weathered decades of Missouri summers. While the stillness of the countryside dominates, the proximity of Painted Rock State Forest provides a permanent anchor for the local ecology, offering a dense, timbered contrast to the cleared acreage. Even in the middle of a workday, the atmosphere in Wardsville remains measured, reflecting a life governed more by the demands of the soil and the quietude of the surrounding fields than by the hurried pace of larger centers.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Pikes Camp Access (State Recreation Area) — 1.1 mi, 176° S
Honey Creek Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 270° W
Green Berry Acres (Local Park) — 3.5 mi, 004° N
Jeff City Radio Facility (State Recreation Area) — 4.8 mi, 334° NW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 4.9 mi, 332° NW
Lincoln University Open Space (Local Recreation) — 5.0 mi, 002° N
Soldiers' Memorial Plaza (Monument) — 5.2 mi, 003° N
Painted Rock Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 149° SE
Sonny Liston Portrait (Public Artwork) — 5.7 mi, 007° N
Missouri State Penitentiary Museum (Museum) — 5.8 mi, 006° N
Cole County War Memorial (Monument) — 6.0 mi, 002° N
Scene One Theatre (Theatre) — 6.1 mi, 001° N
Missouri Governor's Mansion Tours (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 002° N
Lewis and Clark Monument (Monument) — 6.2 mi, 001° N
Elizabeth Rozier Gallery (Gallery) — 6.2 mi, 002° N
Lohman Building (Museum) — 6.2 mi, 002° N
Capitol Remnants (Historic Ruins) — 6.2 mi, 003° N
Legion Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 6.8 mi, 313° NW
Museum of Missouri Military History (Museum) — 6.9 mi, 053° NE
Katy Trail (State Park) — 7.4 mi, 021° N
GQT Capital 8 (Cinema) — 7.9 mi, 329° NW
Cote Sans Dessin (Attraction) — 11.9 mi, 056° NE
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 14.4 mi, 358° N · 1.5M acres
Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.1 mi, 057° NE · 32k acres
Bluff Overlook (Viewpoint) — 18.8 mi, 057° NE
Boathenge (Attraction) — 25.5 mi, 333° NW
Stark Caverns (Attraction) — 26.7 mi, 238° SW
Veterans Memorial & Museum (Museum) — 27.5 mi, 025° NE
Westminster Women's History Museum (Museum) — 27.6 mi, 025° NE
Lake Of The Ozarks State Park (State Park) — 31.3 mi, 217° SW

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