Nodaway County occupies a broad stretch of northwestern Missouri, with Maryville near the center and smaller communities spread toward the Iowa border and the county’s eastern and western edges. U.S. 71 provides the strongest north-south road reference through Maryville, while Routes 148, 113, 46, and 136 connect different parts of the rural county. Three long river valleys—the Nodaway River, the 102 River, and the Platte River—create the most obvious topographic pattern. High-resolution map files are available for download in the section below.
This page separates roads and boundaries, major settlement locations, waterways, and elevation into four map views. High-resolution JPG originals of the county map, city map, terrain-and-water map, and elevation map can also be downloaded together in one ZIP for closer inspection, A3 printing, classroom work, reports, or other large-format reference use.
Table of Contents
Maryville organizes the county’s main road references
Maryville is the easiest place to begin reading the general map. U.S. 71 runs north-south through the city, linking the Pickering and Hopkins side of the county to the Barnard direction in the south. Route 148 meets the U.S. 71 corridor north of Maryville and extends across the interior, giving the central part of the map a clear east-west reference.
Route 113 provides another north-south line in the western half, close to Burlington Junction and the southwest corner. Burlington Junction is a useful western anchor, with Elmo and Clearmont farther north. This side of the county has fewer large towns than the Maryville area, so numbered routes are especially helpful when locating small communities and creek valleys.
Ravenwood and Conception Junction help orient the eastern half. Route 46 reaches toward Parnell in the northeast, while Route 136 crosses the southeastern side near Conception Junction. As you move away from Maryville, the road network becomes a mix of state routes and smaller rural roads rather than one dominant highway corridor.
Most of the county boundary is composed of straight or stepped segments, although the southwest edge becomes more irregular near the Nodaway River. The contrast makes the large county outline easy to recognize on the map. For current navigation, construction, or road closures, the static county map should be supplemented with up-to-date transportation information.
Six highlighted communities show the county’s broad settlement pattern
The city map highlights Maryville, Ravenwood, Burlington Junction, Hopkins, Conception Junction, and Elmo. Maryville is ranked first and occupies the central part of the county. Ravenwood lies to the east, Burlington Junction to the northwest, Hopkins and Elmo farther north, and Conception Junction in the southeast.
The city index ranks Ravenwood second and Burlington Junction third, followed by Hopkins, Conception Junction, and Elmo. Those rankings are useful as a quick guide to the featured communities, but their geographic spread is more important when learning the county. The six labels reach from the northern border region to the southeastern interior and from the western road network to the eastern valleys.
Maryville and Ravenwood are relatively easy to compare across the central portion of the map, while Burlington Junction provides a separate western reference. Hopkins helps locate the northern U.S. 71 corridor, Elmo identifies the northwest countryside, and Conception Junction anchors the southeast. Once these positions are familiar, the denser creek and elevation maps become much easier to interpret.
The simplified city view intentionally leaves out many smaller roads and streams. Large blank-looking areas on this map are not empty terrain; they contain farms, local roads, and numerous creek valleys visible on the other maps. The city map is best used as an orientation layer before moving to the more detailed county and water views.
Nodaway River, 102 River, and Platte River create three long valley systems
The terrain-and-water map is dominated by long north-south waterways. The Nodaway River follows the western side of the county, the Old Hundred and Two River occupies a broad central-eastern valley, and the Platte River forms another major corridor farther east. Higher ridges separate these rivers, while smaller tributaries cut additional valleys across the uplands.
Along the Nodaway River side, the map labels Clear Creek, First Fork Nodaway Creek, Todds Creek, and Elkhorn Creek. White Cloud Creek forms a long interior drainage farther east. These streams help explain why the western half is not a smooth plain: many narrow valleys branch away from the larger river and divide the surrounding hills.
The central and eastern map includes Randall Lake near the 102 River corridor, Mozingo Creek farther east, and Honey Creek near the northeast. Long Branch appears in the southeast, with Lake Placid providing a small named waterbody nearby. Rather than memorizing every tributary, it is easier to begin with the three major rivers and then place the smaller creeks between them.
This terrain-and-water map is intended for geographic reference, not for flood determination, water-depth analysis, navigation, parcel boundaries, or legal water boundaries. Current flood risk, reservoir conditions, and stream levels should be checked through the appropriate official hydrologic or emergency-management source.
Elevation ranges from about 257 to 373 meters
The elevation map reports an actual range of roughly 257 to 373 meters and a mean near 320 meters. The lowest greens follow the Nodaway River in the west, the 102 River corridor through the center-east, and the Platte River valley near the eastern side. Because the major rivers run mostly north-south, their low valleys appear as long vertical bands on the map.
Higher brown and tan terrain occupies the broad ridges between those river corridors. The central-northern and northeastern parts of the county contain especially extensive uplands, but even those ridges are repeatedly cut by smaller tributary valleys. Maryville itself sits within this rolling landscape rather than on a completely flat surface.
The Nodaway River lowland remains visible from the north toward the southwest corner, while the 102 River creates another broad green belt through the interior. The Platte River marks a third low corridor on the east. Comparing the water and elevation maps makes the relationship easy to see: most major waterways occupy the same lower bands highlighted by the elevation colors.
This elevation layer is suitable for comparing broad county-scale relief, not for survey-grade or engineering measurements. Construction, drainage design, property-level elevation work, and other site-specific decisions require more detailed official elevation data or field surveying.
Choose the map by the question you need to answer
Start with the general county map when roads and settlement locations matter most. Maryville and U.S. 71 provide an immediate framework, after which Burlington Junction, Hopkins, Ravenwood, and Conception Junction are easy to place. The city map is cleaner when you only need the relative distribution of the six highlighted communities.
For rivers and terrain, begin with the Nodaway River, 102 River, and Platte River on the water map. Then compare the elevation map to see how their low green corridors are separated by higher ridges. The repeating north-south pattern is the clearest physical feature of Nodaway County and is much easier to understand when the two maps are viewed together.
The downloadable JPG originals contain more pixels than the WebP previews embedded on the page, making them better for enlargement, A3 printing, classroom handouts, reports, and personal reference. They remain general-purpose maps, however. Legal boundaries, land ownership, live road restrictions, flood status, and precise site elevations should be verified with the appropriate current official source.
For presentations or printed reports, the county map works well as the location overview, while the city map provides a clean settlement summary. The terrain-and-water map is more useful for explaining river systems, and the elevation map shows the ridges between those valleys. Keeping those purposes separate makes the labels easier to read and allows each map to answer a different question.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which road is the easiest reference through Maryville?
U.S. 71 is the clearest reference. It runs north-south through Maryville and continues toward Pickering and Hopkins to the north and Barnard to the south. Route 148 adds a useful east-west reference just north of the city.
How much elevation change is shown across Nodaway County?
The elevation map shows an actual range of about 257 to 373 meters and a mean near 320 meters. The Nodaway, 102, and Platte river valleys are lower, while the ridges between them rise to higher elevations.
Which waterways are the best starting points on the terrain map?
The Nodaway River in the west, the Old Hundred and Two River in the center-east, and the Platte River farther east are the three clearest references. Smaller creeks and named lakes can then be located between those major valley systems.
Map File Information
The download ZIP contains high-resolution JPG versions of the Nodaway County general map, city map, terrain-and-water map, and elevation map.
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Sources and References
Boundary and road reference data are supported by U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line, water features by USGS National Hydrography, and elevation data by the USGS 3D Elevation Program. These maps are general geographic references and are not substitutes for legal surveys or current operational data.
Green Map creates custom-edited map images using open geographic data sources such as geoBoundaries, Natural Earth, OpenStreetMap, and government open data. These maps are edited visual materials, not raw data files, and are provided for education, documents, presentations, and graphic reference.
