Westphalia Missouri Map

About Westphalia, Missouri

Westphalia is a locality in Osage County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 378. The population density is 274.9 people per km². Westphalia is located at 38.4420°N, 91.9993°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Westphalia is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 65085.

Westphalia commands a sturdy prominence over the limestone bluffs that rise above the winding, silt-heavy path of the Maries River. It lies 13.2 miles southeast of Jefferson City, MO (from Jefferson City, MO: bearing 135°T), and is situated 15.2 miles south-southeast of Holts Summit. The landscape here is defined by the deep, shadowed creases of Brush Creek Hollow and the distant, hazy blue outline of Pea Ridge marking the horizon. Beyond the immediate fields, the terrain softens into dense, timbered thickets that lead toward the rugged expanse of Painted Rock State Forest. At dusk, the light catches the limestone outcroppings, turning the pale rock to a bruised violet hue, while the air carries the cool, damp scent of deep earth and moving water. Two miles away, the quiet surface of Pinnell Lake remains undisturbed, reflecting the heavy canopy of oak and hickory that characterizes this stretch of the Missouri interior.

Westphalia preserves the quiet, industrious spirit of the nineteenth-century German immigrants who cleared these slopes to build limestone foundations and steep-roofed homes. The local economy persists in a slow, deliberate cadence, anchored by family-run farms and a long-standing reverence for the craftsmanship of earlier generations. Residents maintain a connection to the land through the nearby Bruns (Dr. Bernard) Access, a space that invites a quiet walk or an afternoon of stillness away from the main roads. Life in Westphalia is marked by the recurring rhythm of the seasons, from the hard frost that silences the woods to the humid, golden heat that ripens the corn. Here, the legacy of its founders remains evident in the careful stonework and the plain, honest architecture that defines the village skyline against the vast, open sky.

About This Westphalia Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Westphalia, Missouri. Coordinates: 38.441984, -91.999343. 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 Westphalia includes the ZIP code (65085), telephone area code (573), county seat of Osage County (Linn), and school district assignment (Osage County R-III 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.