Worthington Missouri Map

About Worthington, Missouri

Worthington is a locality in Putnam County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 47. The population density is 144.0 people per km². Worthington is located at 40.4084°N, 92.6888°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Worthington is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 63567.

Worthington exists as a quiet confluence of prairie persistence and the slow, deliberate turning of the earth in northern Missouri. It lies 15.8 miles north-northwest of Kirksville, MO (from Kirksville, MO: bearing 339°T), and is situated 24.5 miles south-southeast of Centerville. The Chariton River marks the eastern flank of the landscape, carving a path through the silt and dark soil that dictates the rhythm of the local geography. To the west, the subtle rise of White Oak Ridge breaks the horizon, offering a muted silhouette against the wide, amber light of late afternoon. Those who walk the Jones Spur find the ground firm underfoot, a testament to the heavy, fertile clay that defines this expanse. Occasionally, the stillness is punctuated by the flight of birds moving toward the Public Water Supply District 1 L Reservoir, their wings catching the sun as they drift over the open fields.

Worthington carries the modest weight of an agricultural heritage, where the economy remains tethered to the cycles of planting and harvest. The land was settled by families who recognized the value in the deep, black earth, and their legacy persists in the orderly rows of crops that stretch toward the Mullanix Ford Access. Life here moves according to the seasons rather than the clock, with the local character shaped by a pragmatic, plain-spoken resilience common to the region. There is little fanfare in the daily commerce or the maintenance of the homesteads, yet the people possess a deep familiarity with the topography, knowing exactly where the drainage ditches run and how the frost settles upon the high ground of the ridge. Worthington remains a place where the horizon is wide enough to hold a person’s thoughts, and the work of the day is measured by the steady progress of the sun across the sky.

About This Worthington Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Worthington, Missouri. Coordinates: 40.40836, -92.688806. 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 Worthington includes the ZIP code (63567), telephone area code (816), county seat of Putnam County (Unionville), and school district assignment (Schuyler County R-I 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.