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Churubusco Indiana Map

Explore Churubusco, 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 Churubusco, Indiana

How to Use This Churubusco, Indiana Map

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

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.

CityChurubusco
StateIndiana (IN)
CountyWhitley County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)
Latitude41.230603
Longitude-85.319421
Population1,870
Density688.9 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code46723
Area Code574
County SeatColumbia City
School DistrictSmith-Green Community Schools

About Churubusco, Indiana

Churubusco is a locality in Whitley County, Indiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,870. The population density is 688.9 people per km². Churubusco is located at 41.2306°N, 85.3194°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. Churubusco is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 46723.

Churubusco emerges from the flat, industrious plains of northern Indiana as a quiet expanse of grid-patterned streets and surrounding agricultural horizons. It lies 6.8 miles west-northwest of Allen, IN (from Allen, IN: bearing 288°T), and is situated 7.6 miles west of Huntertown. The land here remains stubbornly level, defined by the persistent geometry of cornfields and woodlots that stretch toward the sky, broken only by the thin, silver ribbon of Churubusco Branch as it carves a slow path through the loamy earth. Within the immediate reach of the center, Churubusco Community Park offers a green refuge where the silence of the afternoon is interrupted only by the rustle of wind through native grasses. In the distance, the landscape holds its breath, waiting for the seasonal shift in light that turns the gray winter fields into a vibrant, emerald expanse, while the faint, hazy silhouette of Baby Mountain remains a mere suggestion on the western edge of the horizon.

Economic life in Churubusco moves with the deliberate, steady pace of a region defined by its reliance on the soil and the industrious spirit of its residents. The history of the place is marked by the modest growth of a rail-dependent hub, evolving into a locality where the local commerce mirrors the seasonal cycles of the surrounding farms. Residents often find themselves venturing toward Little Lake for a change of scenery, yet the character of the collective life remains tethered to the local shops and the shared spaces where neighbors gather. There is a particular clarity to the air here, especially at dusk, when the sun catches the grain elevators and the brick facades of the storefronts, casting long, amber shadows that seem to anchor the identity of Churubusco to the rhythm of the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Chief Little Turtle (Monument) — 0.0 mi, 016° N
  • Churubusco Community Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 305° NW
  • Concord Methodist Church (Monument) — 3.5 mi, 210° SW
  • La Balme Massacre Site (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 201° S
  • Glacial Esker Nature Preserve - Glacial Esker (State Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 348° N
  • Chain O' Lakes State Park (State Park) — 6.6 mi, 345° N
  • Allen County Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 7.5 mi, 107° E
  • Willow Ridge Golf Club (Park) — 8.0 mi, 087° E
  • Glacial Esker Nature Preserve - Big Woods (State Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 327° NW
  • Colonial Oaks Golf Club (Park) — 8.3 mi, 128° SE
  • Crane Lake Public Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 9.0 mi, 292° W
  • Salomon Farm Park (Local Park) — 9.3 mi, 114° SE
  • Big Lake Public Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 9.5 mi, 286° W
  • The Haunted Jail (Attraction) — 10.1 mi, 239° SW
  • Soap Box Derby Hill (Viewpoint) — 11.7 mi, 134° SE
  • California Sea Lion (Attraction) — 12.2 mi, 135° SE
  • Sumatran Tiger (Attraction) — 12.2 mi, 134° SE
  • Sumatran Orangutan (Attraction) — 12.2 mi, 134° SE
  • Komodo Dragon Statue (Public Artwork) — 12.2 mi, 135° SE
  • Fort Wayne Improv (Theatre) — 13.8 mi, 132° SE
  • Mid-America Windmill Museum (Museum) — 14.8 mi, 017° N
  • Cinema Grill (Cinema) — 15.2 mi, 119° SE
  • Wunderkammer Company (Arts Centre) — 15.2 mi, 143° SE
  • LC Nature Park (Nature Reserve) — 16.3 mi, 180° S
  • Roanoke Area Heritage Center (Museum) — 18.8 mi, 189° S
  • SOZO Art Studio LLC (Gallery) — 18.9 mi, 007° N
  • Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 26.1 mi, 271° W
  • Waterlily Art Gallery (Gallery) — 26.3 mi, 301° NW
  • Pokagon State Park (State Park) — 35.5 mi, 025° NE

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About This Churubusco Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Churubusco, Indiana. Coordinates: 41.230603, -85.319421. 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 Churubusco includes the ZIP code (46723), telephone area code (574), county seat of Whitley County (Columbia City), and school district assignment (Smith-Green Community Schools).

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.