Cates Indiana Map
Cates, Indiana — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Cates, Fountain County.
Interactive Map of Cates, Indiana
| City | Cates |
| State | Indiana (IN) |
| County | Fountain |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| Latitude | 39.996706 |
| Longitude | -87.33779 |
| Population | 80 |
| Density | 118.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Cates, Indiana
Cates is a locality in Fountain County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 80. The population density is 118.3 people per km². Cates is located at 39.9967°N, 87.3378°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP code: 47952.
Cates lies in a landscape that feels both ancient and ever-renewing. It lies 5.9 miles north-north-east of Howard, IN (from Howard, IN: bearing 20°T), and is situated 9.0 miles south-south-west of Veedersburg. Here, the land rolls gently, a soft green quilt stitched with the darker hues of mature trees and the lighter, more vibrant shades of active fields. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a distinct scent of turned earth and distant woodsmoke, a subtle perfume that clings to everything. Sunlight, when it breaks through the common Midwestern cloud cover, has a peculiar softness, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the quiet air and casting long, benevolent shadows across the wide, unpaved lanes that crisscross the farmland. The very stillness of the place seems to hold a kind of patient energy, a quiet hum beneath the surface of everyday life. The story of Cates is a tale of agriculture and resilience, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of its existence. For generations, the fertile soil of Fountain County has been the bedrock of its economy, producing corn and soybeans that stretch to the horizon, their stalks whispering secrets to the passing breeze. While the grand pronouncements of industrial booms have largely bypassed this quiet corner of Indiana, the enduring strength of the land has sustained its people. There are no towering monuments or bustling marketplaces, but rather a quiet pride in the continuity of life, in the generations who have worked this ground and called Cates home. The occasional rumble of a tractor or the distant bark of a dog are the defining sounds, a soundtrack to a life lived in close communion with the earth.
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About This Cates Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Cates, Indiana with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Cates and Fountain County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Cates is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Cates is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
