Blairsville Indiana Map

About Blairsville, Indiana

Blairsville is a locality in Posey County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 203. The population density is 50.2 people per km². Blairsville is located at 38.0789°N, 87.7620°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 47638.

Blairsville holds a quiet station upon the broad, fertile expanse of the Indiana interior, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered by the jagged interruption of peaks. It lies 5.7 miles west-southwest of Martin, IN (from Martin, IN: bearing 237°T), and is situated 9.9 miles west of Vanderburgh. The land manifests as a mosaic of woodlots and diligent farmland, maintaining a steady, earthen composure that shifts in color from the deep, dark browns of spring plowing to the pale gold of autumn harvest. A mile to the east, Big Creek traces a narrow, muddy ribbon through the silt, its waters moving with a deliberate, low-slung grace that defines the local drainage. On days when the humidity retreats, one might catch a faint suggestion of the distant elevation of Thompson Mound rising fourteen miles away, though the immediate terrain remains defined by the humble, rhythmic rise and fall of the plains.

Blairsville grew from the pragmatic necessity of the inland frontier, evolving into a place where the economy remains tethered to the slow, seasonal pulse of the surrounding fields. The residents often look toward the regional centers for larger industry, yet they maintain a distinct life centered on the local grain elevators and the maintenance of a rural, Midwestern pace. Social life gravitates toward the shared geometry of the basketball court, a fixture that persists even when the winter light turns a sharp, metallic gray. While those seeking recreation might travel seven miles to the Unknown Ball Park or eleven miles toward the quiet waters of Woodland Lake, the character of Blairsville remains rooted in the brick-lined sidewalks and the steady, unpretentious industry of people who prefer the predictable cycle of the crops to the clamor of the outside world.

About This Blairsville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Blairsville, Indiana. Coordinates: 38.078932, -87.761969. 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 Blairsville includes the ZIP code (47638), telephone area code (812), county seat of Posey County (Mount Vernon), and school district assignment (North Posey County Schools Metropolitan School District).

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.