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Bates County.

Bates County has 836.7 square miles of land in Missouri. 2 mapped landscape regions meet across Bates County: Wooded Osage Plains, Cherokee Plains.

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Bates County, Missouri county courthouse
A VIEW OF THE AREA

Bates County, Missouri county courthouse

Photo & credit
THE SETTINGWooded Osage Plains
COMMUNITIES IN THE ATLAS35 listed localities
YOUR STARTING POINTOpen Bates County on the map

THE BATES COUNTY LAND BRIEF

Land in the
Wooded Osage Plains setting.

Bates County has 836.7 square miles of land in Missouri. 2 mapped landscape regions meet across Bates County: Wooded Osage Plains, Cherokee Plains.

Irregular plains form a transition between northern agricultural country and more wooded uplands to the south and east. Grassland and forest historically mixed, with wider woodland belts beside streams.

Regional context: Central Irregular Plains ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint

Where the landscape changes

Bates County intersects 2 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:

  1. Wooded Osage Plains86.9%
  2. Cherokee Plains13.1%
Percent of the county footprint covered by the regional layer, which covers approximately 100% of its cartographic area. Regional units do not define individual parcels.

Finding your parcel within Bates County

The atlas lists 35 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Bates County, including Pleasant Gap, Hudson, Walnut. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.

Bates County

Bates County by land and water

The Census records 14.7 square miles of water within Bates County, or 1.7% of its total area. That share is close to Bates County’s 1.7%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.

For scale, Bates County has 205.7 times the land area of nearby Butler city (4.07 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

The Census boundary meets Cass County, Henry County, St. Clair County, Vernon County within Missouri. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

FROM LOCAL CONTEXT TO YOUR PARCEL

Three questions for
Bates County land.

These starting questions follow this location’s jurisdiction, regional setting, and nearby geography. The answers come from the property itself.

01

Locate the parcel within Bates County

Use a tax bill, deed, or assessor’s parcel number to pin down the land in Bates County. The county includes 35 listed community geographies; a nearby community name does not prove the parcel is inside its limits.

02

Read the Wooded Osage Plains setting

Wooded Osage Plains belongs to Central Irregular Plains. How are open ground, streamside woodland and rolling terrain distributed within the surveyed tract?

03

Check the route, beyond Butler

Butler is 0.1 miles north of the Bates County reference point. That geographic proximity does not establish a drivable route or legal access. Which road reaches your land, and is the right to use it recorded?

OPEN THE RIGHT MAP. FIND THE RIGHT RECORD.

Bates County resources,
ready to explore.

The topographic link opens at this location’s reference point. Government links identify the actual named jurisdiction in the Census directory.

MAP CENTERED ON BATES COUNTY

USGS National Map

Begin at 38.2572° N, 94.3392° W. Locate your parcel and inspect the available terrain and geographic layers.

Explore Bates County ↗CENSUS-LISTED GOVERNMENT WEBSITE

County Of Bates

Use this county government’s site to identify the relevant office and its current instructions. Confirm that it administers the record or land-use question for your parcel.

Open County Of Bates ↗THIS GEOGRAPHY’S CENSUS PROFILE

Bates County data

View Census information selected by this county’s geographic identifier. Available statistics depend on the geography and survey.

View the geography profile ↗THE REGIONAL MAP SOURCE

Wooded Osage Plains

Explore the agency mapping behind the Central Irregular Plains context in this guide. Use the detailed map to identify the unit at your actual property.

View regional mapping ↗
Additional Missouri landowner resources

Missouri sinkhole and geology resources

DNR guidance with links to GeoSTRAT and documented sinkhole information.

Missouri well-log resources

State guidance for locating groundwater logs and related geological records.

FEMA flood mapsUSDA Web Soil SurveyWetlands mapper

PLACES, DISTANCES & CONNECTIONS

The communities of Bates County.

Butler lies about 0.1 miles north of Bates County by reference-point distance. The diagram locates nearby community reference points within the county geography.

WITHIN THE COUNTY GEOGRAPHY

Bates County in context

NSEWButler · 0.1 miles1Mount Pleasant · 0.9 miles2Passaic · 4.5 miles3Lone Oak · 5.6 miles4Summit · 5.9 miles5Charlotte · 6.3 miles6OUTER RING: 6.3 MILES
  1. 1
    Butler0.1 mi · city
  2. 2
    Mount Pleasant0.9 mi · legal township
  3. 3
    Passaic4.5 mi · town
  4. 4
    Lone Oak5.6 mi · legal township
  5. 5
    Summit5.9 mi · legal township
  6. 6
    Charlotte6.3 mi · legal township
Positions are calculated from Census reference points. Crowded labels use a leader line to their exact dot. Straight-line distances within Missouri; no roads, travel times, or service boundaries are implied.
Adriancity
Amoretcity
Amsterdamcity
Butlercity
Charlottelegal township
Deepwaterlegal township
Deer Creeklegal township
Drexelcity
East Boonelegal township
Elkhartlegal township
Fostervillage
Grand Riverlegal township
Homerlegal township
Howardlegal township
Hudsonlegal township
Humetown
Lone Oaklegal township
Merwinvillage
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QUESTIONS GROUNDED IN THIS PLACE

Your Bates County
land questions.

Have a tax bill, an inherited deed, or simply a map pin? Start with what you have.

What should I send for land in Bates County?+

Send the parcel number or legal description, approximate acreage, and a map pin showing the property in Bates County. Bates County’s 836.7 square miles of land include many different property situations; the exact parcel is what we review.

Does Wooded Osage Plains describe all of Bates County?+

The county’s mapped footprint intersects 2 regional units; Wooded Osage Plains is the largest mapped share. County-scale information cannot establish the soil, slope, drainage, or development potential of one tract.

Can I use Butler as a reference for my land?+

It can help explain the location: its Census point is about 0.1 miles north of Bates County’s. That distance is not a driving route, utility connection, or comparable-sale adjustment. Share the actual access road and parcel records so we can review your property on its own facts.

Can I request an offer without being near Bates County?+

Yes. Begin online with the property location and ownership details. Tell Larry G and the team what you know about the land, access, and any co-owners. We review the parcel before deciding whether to propose a purchase; if a sale moves forward, the closing company can explain remote signing arrangements.

Sources for this guide. 2025 U.S. Census geography supplies local names, area measurements, reference points, and map boundaries. Regional context uses EPA Level IV ecoregions mapping. Government links come from the Census 2026 Government Units Listing and are not individually certified by USA Land Offers. Read the mapping methods, coverage, and source details →

This guide describes a service area, not a local office. Maps and regional facts do not establish an individual parcel’s boundaries, permitted use, risk, or value.

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Your land in Bates County.
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