Catron Missouri Map

About Catron, Missouri

Catron is a locality in New Madrid County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 59. The population density is 69.5 people per km². Catron is located at 36.6114°N, 89.7031°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 63833.

Catron rests on the Missouri landscape, a place where the Ozark foothills begin their gentle descent northward, yielding to flatter, more open country. It lies 19.4 miles south-southwest of Sikeston, MO (from Sikeston, MO: bearing 199°T), and is situated 9.9 miles west of New Madrid. The land here is a study in subtle shifts: the earth, a rich, dark loam, supports a mosaic of cultivated fields and woodlands, where oak and hickory trees stand sentinel. Creeks, often no more than a silver whisper in the summer heat, carve meandering paths through the terrain, their banks fringed with wild plum and the whispery grace of sumac. Even the air seems to possess a peculiar clarity, a clean, cool quality that carries the scent of damp soil and distant pine, particularly potent in the early morning or as twilight softens the hard edges of the day. The history of Catron is less a grand narrative and more a collection of quiet lives lived and stories passed down, a lineage woven from the robust practicality of early settlers drawn to the fertile ground. The local economy, once more heavily reliant on agriculture, has seen a gradual diversification, though the spirit of the land still informs its character. Small farms still dot the periphery, their fields yielding corn and soybeans, while a scattering of local businesses, often family-run, provide the essential services and goods that sustain the neighborhood. There is a distinct absence of hurriedness in Catron; life unfolds at a pace dictated by the seasons and the steady, unassuming hum of a community that knows its own worth without needing to trumpet it.

About This Catron Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Catron, Missouri — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 36.611448, -89.703137. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Catron and New Madrid County.

Detailed location data for Catron includes the ZIP code (63833), telephone area code (816), county seat of New Madrid County (New Madrid), and school district assignment (New Madrid County R-I School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Catron is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.