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Centenary Indiana Map

Explore Centenary, 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 Centenary, Indiana

How to Use This Centenary, Indiana Map

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

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

Latitude	39.65837
Longitude	-87.473353
Population	60
Density	104.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	47842
Area Code	765
County Seat	Newport
School District	South Vermillion Community School Corporation

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About Centenary, Indiana

Centenary is a locality in Vermillion County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 60. The population density is 104.0 people per km². Centenary is located at 39.6584°N, 87.4734°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP code: 47842.

Centenary occupies a flat, expansive plateau where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered against the pale Midwestern sky. It lies 9.4 miles north-northwest of Harrison, IN (from Harrison, IN: bearing 343°T), and is situated 4.0 miles west of Clinton. The land around Centenary carries the quiet weight of ancient glacial debris, offering a terrain defined by subtle shifts in elevation that catch the long, amber light of late afternoon. A mile to the west, the sluggish, earthen currents of Brouilletts Creek carve a narrow path through the silt, providing a muted contrast to the surrounding fields of corn and soybean. Further out, the silhouette of the Devils Backbone rises faintly on the distant horizon, a jagged reminder of the geological theater that shaped this inland reach of the continent. The air here holds the dry, metallic scent of turned earth and prairie grass, a stillness that feels permanent until the wind stirs the woodlots of Blanford Park three miles away.

Centenary emerged from the hard labor of the coal era, its identity forged in the grit of deep-shaft mining and the steady, rhythmic pulse of the rail lines that once anchored the local economy. Though the heavy industry has receded, the town retains a stark, functional elegance, characterized by low-slung brick structures and the enduring presence of families who have worked this soil for generations. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, far removed from the frantic pace of larger hubs, finding its focus in the small, everyday rituals of the local grain elevators and the quiet solitude of McDonald Lake nearby. Residents recognize the value of this isolation, maintaining a landscape where the past is not a museum piece but a lived reality, visible in the weathered siding of barns and the persistent, unpretentious character of the streets.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Blanford Park (Local Park) — 2.6 mi, 282° W
Sportland Park (Local Park) — 3.2 mi, 093° E
Young Immigrant (Public Artwork) — 3.6 mi, 073° E
Claude Matthews Medallion (Monument) — 3.9 mi, 089° E
Wabash Healthy River Initiative (State Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 087° E
Wabash Healthy Rivers (State Conservation Area) — 9.5 mi, 163° S
Elks - Ft. Harrison Country Club (Park) — 10.0 mi, 162° S
Green Valley Public Fishing Area (State Recreation Area) — 10.0 mi, 189° S
Log Cabin Chapel (Attraction) — 10.3 mi, 176° S
Haley Tower (Attraction) — 12.6 mi, 161° S
Woodlawn Monument Sight (Monument) — 12.7 mi, 166° S
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 13.1 mi, 175° S
Obsons Farm Corn Maze (Attraction) — 13.7 mi, 049° NE
Swope Art Museum (Museum) — 13.8 mi, 165° S
Watermark Landing (Attraction) — 14.1 mi, 168° S
Freedom Shrine (Monument) — 14.4 mi, 147° SE
Antique Tractor Museum (Museum) — 16.8 mi, 159° S
Indiana Track & Field & Cross Country Hall of Fame Museum (Museum) — 17.2 mi, 155° SE
Turkey Run State Park (State Park) — 20.2 mi, 039° NE
Community Theatre of Clay County, Inc. (Theatre) — 20.6 mi, 117° SE
Sunset Point (Viewpoint) — 21.1 mi, 042° NE
Clark County Museum (Museum) — 22.2 mi, 212° SW
Lincoln Trail State Park (State Recreation Area) — 23.9 mi, 212° SW
American Beech Woods Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 25.3 mi, 210° SW
Howards Hollow Seep Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 25.5 mi, 348° N
Shades State Park (State Park) — 26.7 mi, 045° NE
Westville Depot Historical Museum (Museum) — 27.9 mi, 342° N
AMC Classic Village Mall 6 (Cinema) — 36.4 mi, 347° N
Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 54.4 mi, 118° SE · 16k acres
Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 66.6 mi, 125° SE · 204k acres

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