Waverly Missouri Map

About Waverly, Missouri

Waverly is a locality in Lafayette County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 784. The population density is 240.1 people per km². Waverly is located at 39.2095°N, 93.5177°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Waverly is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 64096.

Waverly commands a position of quiet authority above the broad, silt-heavy currents of the Missouri River, where the earth gives way to wide, fertile bottomlands that stretch toward the horizon. It lies 18.2 miles west-northwest of Marshall, MO (from Marshall, MO: bearing 289°T), and is situated 14.3 miles northeast of Higginsville. Here, the landscape is defined by the deliberate, inexorable flow of the water and the way the light catches the tall grasses of the Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge, turning the expanse into a shifting mosaic of pale gold and muted green. Shields Hill rises in the distance as a steady, silent anchor to the landscape, while the quiet waters of Cooks Lake sit ten miles away, offering a still counterpoint to the restless movement of the river nearby. The air feels heavy with the scent of damp soil and the deep, persistent silence of the plains, a stillness that seems to amplify the rustle of leaves as the sun dips low against the trees.

Agriculture forms the bedrock of Waverly, an economy historically rooted in the deep, dark soil that yields apples in such abundance they have long defined the local identity. Orchards climb the slopes with geometric precision, their rows marking the passage of the seasons and the enduring labor of those who tend the land. The history of the place is etched into the modest brick facades and the straight, purposeful lines of the streets, reflecting a culture of plain-spoken industry that values the harvest over fanfare. Even as the modern world pulls at the edges of the region, Waverly maintains a distinct, deliberate pace, where the rhythm of life is set by the planting and the gathering, and the town remains a persistent presence amidst the vast, enduring character of the Missouri landscape.

About This Waverly Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Waverly, Missouri. Coordinates: 39.209464, -93.517712. 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 Waverly includes the ZIP code (64096), telephone area code (816), county seat of Lafayette County (Lexington), and school district assignment (Santa Fe R-X 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.