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Carthage Indiana Map

Explore Carthage, 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 Carthage, Indiana

How to Use This Carthage, Indiana Map

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

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	Carthage
State	Indiana (IN)
County	Rush County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)

Latitude	39.738378
Longitude	-85.571919
Population	918
Density	627.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	46115
Area Code	260
County Seat	Rushville
School District	C. A. Beard Memorial School Corporation

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About Carthage, Indiana

Carthage is a locality in Rush County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 918. The population density is 627.3 people per km². Carthage is located at 39.7384°N, 85.5719°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. Carthage is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 46115.

Carthage anchors itself firmly within the fertile, flat expanse of the Indiana heartland, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered by the distant, hazy silhouettes of McGuire Ridge. It lies 3.4 miles south-southeast of Henry, IN (from Henry, IN: bearing 166°T), and is situated 6.8 miles north-northwest of Rush. Carthage Creek carves a deliberate, winding path through the local topography, its waters serving as a quiet artery that feeds the surrounding mosaic of woodlots and expansive, cultivated fields. The light here at dusk possesses a peculiar, amber clarity, catching the dust of the harvest and illuminating the stalks of corn until they glow with a metallic, burnished intensity. A mile from the center of town, Frank Alexander Lake offers a still, reflective surface, mirroring the heavy, humid clouds that frequently drift across this inland plains landscape.

Carthage retains the character of an agricultural settlement, a place where the economy has long been tethered to the rhythmic demands of the soil and the seasonal cycles of the grain elevator. While the echoes of its industrial past remain in the architecture of its older brick buildings, the daily tempo of Carthage is defined by the steady, measured pace of rural life, far removed from the bustle of larger urban centers. Residents often look toward Sunset Park to find a moment of respite in the open air, finding a familiar consistency in the quietude of the grounds. Though the world beyond the county lines shifts with the frantic velocity of the modern age, Carthage persists as a place of deliberate continuity, where the collective memory of the region is kept alive in the shared labor of the fields and the enduring strength of its inland foundations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Henry Henley Relief (Public Artwork) — 0.1 mi, 004° N
Sunset Park (Local Park) — 4.1 mi, 026° NE
Efroymson Woods (Conservation Area) — 9.9 mi, 246° SW
Brandywine Park (Local Park) — 10.0 mi, 283° W
John William "Will" Vawter (Monument) — 11.1 mi, 286° W
Princess Theater (Cinema) — 11.2 mi, 143° SE
Marion Township Memorial Stone (Monument) — 14.4 mi, 224° SW
City of New Castle Lot (State Conservation Area) — 14.9 mi, 031° NE
Civil War Monument (Monument) — 17.1 mi, 039° NE
Wilbur Wright Fish And Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.9 mi, 036° NE
Fall Creek Woods (Nature Reserve) — 19.4 mi, 002° N
Whispering Hills Golf Course (State Recreation Area) — 21.2 mi, 270° W
Summit Lake State Park (State Park) — 23.0 mi, 033° NE
Warren Perfoming Arts Center (Theatre) — 23.1 mi, 279° W
Indiana State Police Museum (Museum) — 23.9 mi, 280° W
Memorial and External Flame (Attraction) — 24.1 mi, 280° W
Custom Framing and Fine Art Gallery (Gallery) — 24.3 mi, 304° NW
Fort Benjamin Harrison State Park (State Park) — 24.5 mi, 294° NW
Earthwork C (Historic Ruins) — 24.6 mi, 354° N
Earthwork B (Historic Ruins) — 24.7 mi, 354° N
Mounds State Park nature center (Museum) — 24.8 mi, 354° N
Emagine Cinemas 16 (Cinema) — 25.9 mi, 312° NW
Irving Theater (Theatre) — 26.7 mi, 275° W
Greenway - Fall Creek (State Recreation Area) — 26.7 mi, 289° W
On Stage Live At The Luxe (Arts Centre) — 28.6 mi, 253° W
Key Stadium (Stadium) — 29.8 mi, 266° W
Full Circle 9 Gallery (Gallery) — 30.1 mi, 276° W
Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 53.3 mi, 211° SW · 204k acres
Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 54.4 mi, 192° S · 16k acres
Charles C. Deam Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 60.7 mi, 220° SW · 13k acres

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