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Findlay Illinois Map

Explore Findlay, Illinois, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Findlay, Illinois

How to Use This Findlay, Illinois Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Findlay, Illinois. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Illinois or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Findlay.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Findlay
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Shelby County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	39.522537
Longitude	-88.753682
Population	664
Density	277.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62534
Area Code	217
County Seat	Shelbyville
School District	Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302

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About Findlay, Illinois

Findlay is a locality in Shelby County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 664. The population density is 277.5 people per km². Findlay is located at 39.5225°N, 88.7537°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Findlay is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62534.

Findlay occupies a quiet expanse of the Illinois prairie where the earth flattens into an endless, fertile stretch of horizon. It lies 20.5 miles west of Mattoon, IL (from Mattoon, IL: bearing 278°T), and is situated 8.3 miles north-northeast of Shelbyville. The landscape surrounding Findlay is defined by the steady, industrious pulse of agriculture, where the geometry of soybean and corn fields dictates the rhythm of the seasons. To the west, the subtle rise of Corley Ridge marks the distant boundary of the plains, while the local terrain is softened by the proximity of Eagle Creek, a waterway that carved its path long before the first settlers arrived. The air here carries the scent of damp loam and turned soil, often shimmering under a high, wide sky that changes from pale gold to a deep, bruised violet as the sun retreats.

History in Findlay remains tethered to the slow transformation of the land, evolving from early agrarian roots into a place that balances a modest, grounded economy with the natural draw of the outdoors. The presence of Lake Shelbyville, resting only two miles away, provides a vast, reflective mirror for the clouds, while the nearby Recreation Area offers a patch of preserved quietude for those seeking to observe the turning of the leaves. Economic life remains tethered to the cycles of the harvest and the maintenance of the rural grid, supported by a pace of existence that favors the deliberate over the hurried. Beyond the immediate fields, the deeper woodlands of Hidden Springs State Forest and the geological curiosity of the Eagle Lake Basin offer a starker, wilder contrast to the manicured rows of the local farms, grounding Findlay in a landscape that feels both ancient and enduring.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 1.3 mi, 103° E
Lake Shelbyville (Recreation Area) — 1.6 mi, 105° E
Margaret Guzy Pothole Wetlands State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 297° NW
Shelbyville Sunken Garden Aquatic Center Park (Local Park) — 7.3 mi, 194° S
Civil War Monument (Monument) — 8.4 mi, 006° N
Illinois Central Depot (Attraction) — 8.6 mi, 005° N
Ball Field (Local Recreation) — 8.7 mi, 199° S
Wyman Park (Local Park) — 9.6 mi, 054° NE
Hidden Springs State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 13.2 mi, 160° S
Two Story Outhouse (Attraction) — 14.4 mi, 108° E
Grove Branch Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 14.7 mi, 311° NW
Prairie Wind (State Recreation Area) — 14.9 mi, 026° NE
Spitler Woods (State Park) — 18.3 mi, 342° N
CE&I Depot (Attraction) — 19.7 mi, 243° SW
Sand Creek Open Space Reservation (Local Recreation) — 19.8 mi, 333° NW
NYC-IC RR Signal Tower (Attraction) — 19.8 mi, 243° SW
Roseland Theatre (Cinema) — 19.8 mi, 242° SW
Burgess-Osborne Auditorium (Theatre) — 20.3 mi, 098° E
WW2 Tank (Monument) — 21.2 mi, 097° E
Cheetahs (Viewpoint) — 22.5 mi, 338° N
Decatur 9/11 Memorial (Monument) — 23.2 mi, 337° NW
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 23.2 mi, 338° N
Staley Museum (Museum) — 24.8 mi, 334° NW
Hieronymus Mueller Museum (Museum) — 24.9 mi, 334° NW
Raggedy Ann and Andy Statue (Public Artwork) — 26.2 mi, 065° NE
Christian County Coal Mine Museum (Museum) — 28.9 mi, 274° W
Taylorville Cinema (Cinema) — 28.9 mi, 274° W
Effingham County Cultural Center and Museum (Museum) — 29.9 mi, 158° S
Douglas County Museum (Museum) — 31.0 mi, 053° NE
Fox Ridge State Park (State Park) — 31.5 mi, 103° E

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