Explore Bethany, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Bethany, 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 Bethany.
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 | Bethany |
| State | Indiana (IN) |
| County | Parke County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| Latitude | 39.533804 |
| Longitude | -86.378821 |
| Population | 95 |
| Density | 386.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 47201, 47872, 46151 |
| Area Code | 765, 260 |
| County Seat | Rockville |
| School District | Martinsville Schools Metropolitan School District |
Bethany occupies a quiet expanse of the Indiana interior, defined by the persistent, rhythmic hum of the Roaring Creek as it carves a path through the low-lying terrain. It lies 10.7 miles north of Parke, IN (from Parke, IN: bearing 359°T), and is situated 7.7 miles northeast of Rockville. The landscape surrounding Bethany unfolds in a mosaic of dense woodlots and open fields, where the quality of light at dusk takes on a bruised, violet hue that illuminates the distant, jagged silhouette of the Devils Backbone. A few miles to the east, the stillness of C Moore Lake offers a reflective contrast to the moving waters of the creek, while the nearby expanse of Sugar Creek provides a sanctuary of wilder growth. The air here holds a crisp, earthen weight, particularly in the autumn when the scent of drying corn husks drifts from the fields toward the hollows of Rocky Hollow, grounding the geography in the steady, seasonal cycles of the Midwest.
Bethany maintains a character forged by the persistence of its early settlers, who organized their lives around the practicalities of the soil and the proximity of the water. The local economy remains anchored in the rhythms of agriculture, though the quiet streets of Bethany reflect a slower, more deliberate pace of life that persists despite the shifting tides of the modern workforce. Residents move through their days with a familiar, understated grace, often looking toward the horizon where the silhouette of the Devils Backbone serves as a constant, stoic landmark. Throughout the year, the community preserves its identity through a quiet adherence to tradition, favoring the tangible rewards of land stewardship and the enduring, unpretentious camaraderie found in the small-town squares of the region.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bethany, Indiana. Coordinates: 39.533804, -86.378821. 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 Bethany includes the ZIP code (47201, 47872, 46151), telephone area code (765, 260), county seat of Parke County (Rockville), and school district assignment (Martinsville Schools Metropolitan School District).
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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |