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Alfordsville Indiana Map

Explore Alfordsville, Indiana, 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 Alfordsville, Indiana

How to Use This Alfordsville, Indiana Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Alfordsville, Indiana. 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 Indiana 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 Alfordsville.

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	Alfordsville
State	Indiana (IN)
County	Daviess County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Vincennes)

Latitude	38.560607
Longitude	-86.948335
Population	65
Density	380.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	47553
Area Code	812
County Seat	Washington
School District	Barr-Reeve Community School Corporation

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About Alfordsville, Indiana

Alfordsville is a locality in Daviess County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 65. The population density is 380.3 people per km². Alfordsville is located at 38.5606°N, 86.9483°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Vincennes) timezone. Alfordsville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 47553.

Alfordsville endures as a quiet convergence of gravel roads and open sky, where the horizon is defined by the steady, rhythmic rise of the landscape. It lies 11.7 miles north of Jasper, IN (from Jasper, IN: bearing 355°T), and is situated 8.3 miles south-southwest of Loogootee. Sugar Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the soil just one mile away, its presence marked by the thick growth of sycamores that catch the pale, amber light of late afternoon. To the west, the distant outline of Coal Mine Ridge provides a jagged, charcoal-colored silhouette against the deepening blue of the dusk, while the nearby expanse of White Hollow creates a subtle, sheltered depression that traps the morning mist. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and drying corn stalks, a sensory reminder of the deep, inland silence that settles over the fields long before the sun disappears behind the trees.

Alfordsville remains tethered to the slow cycles of the earth, its economy tied to the quiet persistence of agriculture and the maintenance of the surrounding woodlots. The legacy of those who first cleared this land is mirrored in the weathered barns and the persistent vitality of the Glendale Fish And Wildlife Area nearby, a place that draws the observant traveler to the quiet waters of Baver Lake. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, occasionally punctuated by the distant, rushing sound of Hindostan Falls or the quiet labor of those who manage the forest lands toward the Martin County State Forest. In Alfordsville, history is not a written record but a series of small, daily gestures—the way a fence line holds true against the slope or how the local light softens the hard edges of the landscape, turning the ordinary work of the day into something enduring.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Glendale Fish And Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 261° W
Portersville Bridge Public Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 4.0 mi, 197° S
Hindostan Falls Public Fishing Area (State Recreation Area) — 6.7 mi, 049° NE
Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 6.8 mi, 067° NE · 204k acres
Wening-Sherritt Seep Springs (Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 182° S
Houghntan Memorial bridge (Monument) — 6.9 mi, 029° NE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 8.3 mi, 013° N
Bluffs of Beaver Bend (State Conservation Area) — 9.3 mi, 044° NE
Daviess - Martin County Park (West Boggs) (Local Park) — 10.8 mi, 004° N
Jug Rock (Attraction) — 11.7 mi, 043° NE
Astra Theatre (Theatre) — 11.8 mi, 176° S
Jasper Desk Community Service Placard (Monument) — 11.9 mi, 174° S
Lions Club Park (Monument) — 12.1 mi, 175° S
Martin State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 13.8 mi, 048° NE
Daviess County Museum (Museum) — 13.8 mi, 299° NW
Soldier's Monument (Public Artwork) — 13.9 mi, 299° NW
Old Mans Nose (Attraction) — 15.5 mi, 047° NE
Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.1 mi, 212° SW · 20k acres
French Lick West Baden Museum (Museum) — 17.7 mi, 092° E
Indiana Railway Museum (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 091° E
FLWB Indoor Karting (Theme Park) — 18.2 mi, 090° E
Springs Stadium (Cinema) — 18.4 mi, 093° E
Farm Service Agency Interest Of In (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.1 mi, 259° W · 462 acres
Springs Valley State Fish and Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 22.0 mi, 104° E
Traditional Arts Today (Arts Centre) — 23.7 mi, 169° S
Bluespring Caverns (Attraction) — 27.2 mi, 053° NE
Richland-Plummer Creek Covered Bridge (Attraction) — 29.9 mi, 001° N
Robeson Hills Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 33.0 mi, 288° W
Tulip Viaduct (Viewpoint) — 36.0 mi, 008° N
Charles C. Deam Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 42.7 mi, 044° NE · 13k acres

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