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Cayuga Indiana Map

Explore Cayuga, 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 Cayuga, Indiana

How to Use This Cayuga, Indiana Map

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

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.

CityCayuga
StateIndiana (IN)
CountyVermillion County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)
Latitude39.948649
Longitude-87.459738
Population952
Density362.9 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code47928
Area Code765
County SeatNewport
School DistrictNorth Vermillion Community School Corporation

About Cayuga, Indiana

Cayuga is a locality in Vermillion County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 952. The population density is 362.9 people per km². Cayuga is located at 39.9486°N, 87.4597°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. Cayuga is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 47928.

Cayuga occupies a quiet expanse of the Wabash Valley, where the Vermilion River carves a deliberate path through the earth, its waters mirroring the shifting pallor of the Midwestern sky. It lies 5.0 miles west-northwest of Howard, IN (from Howard, IN: bearing 297°T), and is situated 6.3 miles north of Vermillion. The landscape surrounding Cayuga unfolds in a mosaic of woodlots and heavy-soiled farmland, a terrain defined by the slow, seasonal pulse of the plains. Three miles to the east, the rugged topography of Devils Backbone rises as a jagged silhouette against the horizon, providing a stark contrast to the low-lying silence of Deadmans Hollow. The air here holds a distinct weight, especially at dusk, when the humidity retreats to reveal a clarity that makes the distant timber appear almost tactile, sharp against the softening gray of the approaching night.

Cayuga bears the quiet gravity of a place built upon the extraction of clay and the steady labor of the rail lines, industries that once dictated the rhythm of daily life. The legacy of these brick-making roots remains visible in the architecture of the older streets, where weathered masonry stands as a silent record of a more industrial era. Beyond the immediate grid of the streets, the Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area offers a sanctuary of unmanaged growth, while the waters of Chew Lake provide a static, silvered anchor in the fields just two miles away. Life in Cayuga moves with an understated persistence, favoring the permanence of the soil and the endurance of those who continue to work the land under the vast, unobstructed canopy of the Indiana heavens.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 267° W
  • Vermilion River - Wabash Drainage (Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 319° NW
  • Perrysville Park (Local Park) — 6.9 mi, 010° N
  • Forest Glen Seep Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 7.5 mi, 316° NW
  • Howards Hollow Seep Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 7.8 mi, 309° NW
  • Georgetown Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 9.1 mi, 284° W
  • Treaty Between Harrison & the Indians (Monument) — 9.1 mi, 244° SW
  • Westville Depot Historical Museum (Museum) — 11.4 mi, 304° NW
  • Rocky Hollow-Falls Canyon Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 12.9 mi, 104° E
  • Turkey Run State Park (State Park) — 12.9 mi, 110° E
  • Camel's Back (Viewpoint) — 13.9 mi, 105° E
  • "140 Steps" (Attraction) — 14.1 mi, 107° E
  • Richard Lieber (Monument) — 14.1 mi, 109° E
  • Col. Lieber Memorial (Monument) — 14.1 mi, 109° E
  • Turkey Run Hollow (Attraction) — 14.1 mi, 108° E
  • Punch Bowl (Attraction) — 14.3 mi, 106° E
  • Wedge Rock (Attraction) — 14.4 mi, 106° E
  • Tilton Atv Park (Local Recreation) — 14.7 mi, 319° NW
  • Danville War Museum (Museum) — 15.4 mi, 324° NW
  • Vermillion County Museum (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 323° NW
  • Danville Art League (Public Artwork) — 15.5 mi, 324° NW
  • AMC Classic Village Mall 6 (Cinema) — 17.8 mi, 330° NW
  • Shades State Park (State Park) — 18.0 mi, 093° E
  • Kickapoo State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 18.4 mi, 310° NW
  • Kennekuk Cove County Park (State Recreation Area) — 20.9 mi, 323° NW
  • Homer Lake Interpretive Center (Museum) — 28.9 mi, 287° W
  • Swope Art Museum (Museum) — 33.5 mi, 175° S
  • Community Theatre of Clay County, Inc. (Theatre) — 34.3 mi, 149° SE
  • Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 65.5 mi, 134° SE · 16k acres
  • Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 79.4 mi, 138° SE · 204k acres

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About This Cayuga Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cayuga, Indiana. Coordinates: 39.948649, -87.459738. 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 Cayuga includes the ZIP code (47928), telephone area code (765), county seat of Vermillion County (Newport), and school district assignment (North Vermillion Community School Corporation).

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.