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Bainbridge Indiana Map

Explore Bainbridge, 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 Bainbridge, Indiana

How to Use This Bainbridge, Indiana Map

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

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.

CityBainbridge
StateIndiana (IN)
CountyPutnam County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)
Latitude39.761157
Longitude-86.811952
Population684
Density658.6 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code46105
Area Code260
County SeatGreencastle
School DistrictNorth Putnam Community Schools

About Bainbridge, Indiana

Bainbridge is a locality in Putnam County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 684. The population density is 658.6 people per km². Bainbridge is located at 39.7612°N, 86.8120°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. Bainbridge is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 46105.

Bainbridge asserts its presence as a quiet expanse of Indiana soil, defined by a horizon that stretches flat and wide, broken only by the deliberate geometry of cornfields and the occasional stand of hardwoods. It lies 4.9 miles north of Putnam, IN (from Putnam, IN: bearing 6°T), and is situated 8.5 miles north-northeast of Greencastle. The air here holds the scent of damp earth and cooling asphalt, particularly as the sun drops low and casts long, thin shadows across the fields that extend toward the distant profile of Devils Backbone. To the east, the landscape softens into the protected acreage of Big Walnut, where the canopy thickens and the undergrowth thrives in the silence of the woods. Nearby, the waters of Bledsoe Branch cut a singular, modest path through the silt, providing a persistent, low-frequency hum that anchors the stillness of the rural afternoon.

Bainbridge functions as a waypoint for the quiet commerce of the plains, its identity shaped by the steady, seasonal labor of the surrounding agricultural mosaic. The history of the place is marked by the persistence of its people, who have long looked toward the nearby Baire Lake for a brief respite from the labor of the harvest or the demands of the shop floor. While Vermillion Falls remains a distant attraction for those seeking the drama of falling water, the daily rhythm here is defined by the more immediate concerns of the school calendar and the shifting weight of the grain markets. Life moves with the deliberate pace of a pendulum, reflecting a culture that values the endurance of brick and timber over the fleeting trends of the outside world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Big Walnut (Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 089° E
  • Big Walnut Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 091° E
  • Big Walnut Addition Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 042° NE
  • Lincoln Park (Local Park) — 5.5 mi, 108° E
  • Heritage Lake Park (Local Park) — 5.6 mi, 114° SE
  • Cecil M. Harden Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 8.0 mi, 284° W
  • Putnam County Train Museum (Museum) — 8.2 mi, 200° S
  • World War I Memorial (Monument) — 8.6 mi, 199° S
  • World War II Memorial (Monument) — 8.6 mi, 199° S
  • Cecil M. Hardin Lake (Recreation Area) — 10.3 mi, 278° W
  • Raccoon Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 13.8 mi, 268° W
  • Shades State Park (State Park) — 17.5 mi, 312° NW
  • Millcut Backbone (Attraction) — 17.6 mi, 315° NW
  • The Slide (Attraction) — 17.7 mi, 315° NW
  • Devil's Backbone (Attraction) — 17.7 mi, 315° NW
  • Turkey Backbone (Attraction) — 17.7 mi, 314° NW
  • Prospect Point (Viewpoint) — 18.4 mi, 312° NW
  • Bachner Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 19.1 mi, 330° NW
  • Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Monument) — 20.0 mi, 346° N
  • Turkey Run State Park (State Park) — 21.5 mi, 294° NW
  • Plainfield Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 22.1 mi, 100° E
  • Community Theatre of Clay County, Inc. (Theatre) — 23.5 mi, 226° SW
  • AMC Perry Crossing 18 (Cinema) — 24.2 mi, 098° E
  • Echo Hollow Nature Park (Nature Reserve) — 25.5 mi, 107° E
  • Mooresville Movies (Cinema) — 25.8 mi, 115° SE
  • Tom Duffy - Harvesting Limestone (Gallery) — 27.5 mi, 097° E
  • Kind Gallery (Public Artwork) — 27.7 mi, 096° E
  • Owen County Art Guild (Arts Centre) — 33.2 mi, 176° S
  • Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.9 mi, 158° S · 16k acres
  • Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 49.2 mi, 157° SE · 204k acres

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About This Bainbridge Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bainbridge, Indiana. Coordinates: 39.761157, -86.811952. 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 Bainbridge includes the ZIP code (46105), telephone area code (260), county seat of Putnam County (Greencastle), and school district assignment (North Putnam Community Schools).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

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.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.