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Licking Missouri Map

Explore Licking, Missouri, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Licking, MO street map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

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CityLicking
StateMissouri (MO)
CountyTexas
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude37.499488
Longitude-91.857098
Population2,858
Density510.2 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code(s)65542
Area Code573
County SeatHouston
School DistrictLicking R-VIII School District

About Licking, Missouri

Licking is a locality in Texas County, Missouri, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,858. The population density is 510.2 people per km². Licking is located at 37.4995°N, 91.8571°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 65542.

Licking emerges from the high ground of the Ozark plateau where the land breaks into a mosaic of limestone outcrops and dense, scrubby woodland. It lies 22.9 miles southeast of Fort Leonard Wood, MO (from Fort Leonard Wood, MO: bearing 133°T), and is situated 13.1 miles north-northeast of Houston. Spring Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the immediate vicinity, its waters feeding the quiet moisture that sustains the persistent green of the low-lying thickets. To the west, the earth drops away into the geological anomaly of Zenender Sink, a reminder of the porous, shifting limestone foundation beneath the soil. Beyond the local canopy, the silhouette of Cabbage Head rises thirteen miles away, a solitary marker against the pale, expansive Missouri sky that shifts from the sharp clarity of morning to a bruised, violet haze at dusk. History in Licking remains tethered to the timber and agricultural roots that first drew settlers to these timbered corridors. The economy maintains a steady, modest pace, supported by the quiet output of the White (George O.) Sf Nursery four miles away, where the cultivation of saplings shapes the future of the regional landscape. Life moves with a deliberate, plain-spoken gravity, dictated more by the turning of the seasons and the cycle of the local harvest than by the frantic pulse of distant urban centers. Residents often look toward the distant, managed quiet of Cedar Grove State Forest or the stillness of Harke Lake to find a reprieve from the daily work of keeping a small, inland settlement viable in a changing world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • White (George O.) Sf Nursery (Recreation Easement) — 3.5 mi, 334° NW
  • Quercus Flatwoods Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 329° NW
  • Mason Bridge Access (State Recreation Area) — 6.9 mi, 274° W
  • Boiling Spring Access (State Recreation Area) — 7.6 mi, 248° W
  • Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 7.7 mi, 335° NW · 1.5M acres
  • White River Trace Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.3 mi, 042° NE
  • Montauk State Park (State Park) — 9.4 mi, 108° E
  • Paddy Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 10.1 mi, 277° W · 7,080 acres
  • Ozark National Scenic Riverways (Wild & Scenic River) — 10.6 mi, 109° E · 53k acres
  • Hoodoo (Viewpoint) — 11.7 mi, 281° W
  • Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 16.8 mi, 077° E
  • Welch Spring (Attraction) — 17.2 mi, 115° SE
  • Jeanie B. Weaver Dialysis Unit (Monument) — 19.3 mi, 055° NE
  • Dr. Martin Hart Plaque (Monument) — 19.3 mi, 055° NE
  • The Deer Statue (Attraction) — 20.0 mi, 062° NE
  • The Gassy Pig (Attraction) — 20.2 mi, 061° NE
  • Dent county museum (Museum) — 20.5 mi, 060° NE
  • U.S. Army Engineer, Chemical, and Military Police Museum (Museum) — 22.0 mi, 321° NW
  • Current River State Park (State Park) — 25.5 mi, 117° SE
  • Frog Rock (Attraction) — 29.1 mi, 321° NW
  • Old Stagecoach Stop (Museum) — 29.5 mi, 321° NW
  • Ozark Actors Theatre (Theatre) — 31.5 mi, 009° N
  • Millennium People (Public Artwork) — 31.6 mi, 008° N
  • Ritz 7 (Cinema) — 45.3 mi, 285° W
  • Crawford County Historical (Museum) — 46.0 mi, 032° NE
  • Bell Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 52.3 mi, 082° E · 9,183 acres
  • Eleven Point, Missouri Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 52.4 mi, 160° S · 15k acres
  • Blue Springs Creek Conservation Area (Nature Reserve) — 56.2 mi, 040° NE
  • Taum Sauk Nature Museum (Museum) — 56.5 mi, 088° E
  • Hawkins Homestead (Historic Ruins) — 59.9 mi, 059° NE

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About This Licking Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Licking, Missouri — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 37.499488, -91.857098. 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 Licking and Texas County.

Detailed location data for Licking includes the ZIP code (65542), telephone area code (573), county seat of Texas County (Houston), and school district assignment (Licking R-VIII 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 Licking is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedAugust 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone.