Wheaton Missouri Map

About Wheaton, Missouri

Wheaton is a locality in Barry County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 672. The population density is 510.7 people per km². Wheaton is located at 36.7628°N, 94.0560°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Wheaton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 64874.

Wheaton occupies a quiet expanse of land where the flat plains begin their slow, deliberate surrender to the rugged character of the Ozark foothills. It lies 18.7 miles east-southeast of Neosho, MO (from Neosho, MO: bearing 113°T), and is situated 13.1 miles south-southwest of Monett. The horizon is defined by the distant silhouette of Pine Log Ridge, a jagged reminder of the earth’s ancient, upward pressure that keeps the local climate anchored in a cycle of humid summers and crisp, biting winters. Only a mile away, Middle Indian Creek carves a narrow, serpentine path through the limestone-heavy soil, its waters providing a steady, rhythmic pulse to the surrounding fields. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the terrain dips into the sheltered quiet of Candy Hollow, where the shadows grow long and cool well before the sun actually dips behind the western rise.

Wheaton functions as a sturdy anchor for the surrounding agricultural life, where the economy remains tethered to the productivity of the soil and the methodical labor of the seasons. History here is measured in the persistence of family homesteads and the modest, utilitarian architecture that defines the streetscape, reflecting a heritage built on plain-spoken industry rather than grandiosity. Residents often look toward the Flag Spring Conservation Area for a reprieve from the daily grind, finding in its managed wildness a reflection of the landscape that existed before the plow and the fence. The pace of life is dictated by the turning of the crops and the infrequent, sharp whistle of the wind moving across the open meadows, a reminder that in this corner of the interior, the land still commands the primary attention of those who inhabit it.

About This Wheaton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wheaton, Missouri. Coordinates: 36.762845, -94.056041. 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 Wheaton includes the ZIP code (64874), telephone area code (816), county seat of Barry County (Cassville), and school district assignment (Wheaton 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.