Arthur Indiana Map

About Arthur, Indiana

Arthur is a locality in Pike County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 299. The population density is 172.8 people per km². Arthur is located at 38.3406°N, 87.2458°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Petersburg) timezone. ZIP code: 47598.

Arthur emerges from the flat, industrious expanse of the Indiana plains as a quiet intersection of corn rows and gravel veins. It lies 17.4 miles west-southwest of Jasper, IN (from Jasper, IN: bearing 258°T), and is situated 5.4 miles east of Oakland City. Barren Ditch traces a thin, muddy line through the soil just a mile from the center, acting as a patient artery for the surrounding fields. Beyond the immediate reach of the silos, the land tilts toward the rugged silhouettes of Devils Backbone on the horizon, while the verdant expanse of Sugar Ridge Fish And Wildlife Area provides a constant, wild border for the local landscape. Light here has a way of lingering, turning the dust kicked up by passing machinery into a fine, golden haze that settles over the stalks at the end of a long, humid afternoon.

Arthur maintains a singular character defined by the legacy of extraction and the slow, deliberate work of the earth. The nearby Hoskins Pits serve as a reminder of the industrial roots that once anchored the local economy, long before the modern transition to the vast, mosaic farmland that now stretches toward the timberline of Pike State Forest. Residents often look toward the shimmering, still surface of Augusta Lake when the heat becomes absolute, finding a reprieve in the quiet shadows of the shoreline. Life in Arthur moves to the cadence of the seasons, where the harvest and the changing color of the woodlots dictate the rhythm of the day more surely than any clock.

About This Arthur Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Arthur, Indiana. Coordinates: 38.340605, -87.245842. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Arthur includes the ZIP code (47598), telephone area code (812), county seat of Pike County (Petersburg), and school district assignment (Pike County School Corporation).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.