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Claypool Indiana Map

Explore Claypool, 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 Claypool, Indiana

How to Use This Claypool, Indiana Map

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

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.

CityClaypool
StateIndiana (IN)
CountyKosciusko County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)
Latitude41.129211
Longitude-85.880547
Population396
Density626.6 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code46510
Area Code260
County SeatWarsaw
School DistrictWarsaw Community Schools

About Claypool, Indiana

Claypool is a locality in Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 396. The population density is 626.6 people per km². Claypool is located at 41.1292°N, 85.8805°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. Claypool is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 46510.

Claypool maintains a quiet equilibrium amidst the expansive, flat farmlands of northern Indiana where the horizon stretches wide and unobstructed. It lies 7.7 miles south of Warsaw, IN (from Warsaw, IN: bearing 191°T), and is situated 7.4 miles south-southwest of Winona Lake. Trimble Creek defines the western edge of the local landscape, its slow, deliberate current carving a path through the alluvial soil that feeds the surrounding fields of corn and soy. To the east, the reflective surface of Caldwell Lake offers a stillness that deepens as the sun dips low, casting long, amber shadows across the open expanse. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and seasonal harvest, a grounding presence that persists even when the wind stirs the woodlots. A few miles to the north, the Carr Lake Public Access Site provides a modest point of entry to the local waterways, serving as a reminder of the quiet, natural rhythms that underpin the region.

Claypool emerged from the expansion of regional rail lines, transitioning from a modest transit point to a settled enclave built upon the steady demands of agriculture and local commerce. The economic life of Claypool remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding plains, where the labor of the day follows the predictable, seasonal turning of the soil. Brick structures and aging grain silos stand as markers of a period when the movement of freight and produce dictated the pace of daily existence. While the nearby Dunham Hill rises as a faint, distant silhouette against the sky, the true character of the locality is found in the persistent, functional simplicity of its grid and the enduring focus of its residents. Life here is measured not by the velocity of change, but by the subtle shifts in the light and the steady, unadorned work of sustaining a livelihood on the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Carr Lake Public Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 2.3 mi, 014° N
  • Palestine Lake Public Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 4.9 mi, 315° NW
  • Kelley Park (Local Park) — 6.3 mi, 012° N
  • Happy Trees Studio (Gallery) — 6.8 mi, 010° N
  • Winona Lake Trails Open Space (Local Recreation) — 7.0 mi, 028° NE
  • Kiwanis Park And Winona Lake Access Site (Warsaw Park Board) (Local Park) — 7.2 mi, 014° N
  • The Student (Public Artwork) — 7.4 mi, 025° NE
  • M3 Light Tank (Attraction) — 7.7 mi, 009° N
  • City-County Athletic Complex (Local Recreation) — 7.8 mi, 352° N
  • 911 Memorial (Monument) — 7.9 mi, 010° N
  • Bixler Memorial (Monument) — 8.0 mi, 010° N
  • Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 8.2 mi, 022° N
  • Lucerne Park Amphitheater (Theatre) — 8.3 mi, 012° N
  • Mentone Egg (Attraction) — 8.6 mi, 291° W
  • Little Chapman Lake Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 10.6 mi, 023° NE
  • The Firehouse (Theatre) — 10.6 mi, 147° SE
  • North Manchester Center of History (Museum) — 10.7 mi, 147° SE
  • Big Chapman Lake Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 10.9 mi, 021° N
  • "let There Be Light" (Monument) — 13.5 mi, 104° E
  • The Haunted Jail (Attraction) — 20.6 mi, 085° E
  • Waterlily Art Gallery (Gallery) — 21.7 mi, 018° N
  • Lonely Red Caboose (Attraction) — 23.2 mi, 172° S
  • Clark Gallery (Gallery) — 23.2 mi, 173° S
  • Browns of Wabash (Historic Ruins) — 23.3 mi, 173° S
  • International Circus Hall of Fame (Museum) — 26.9 mi, 196° S
  • Chain O' Lakes State Park (State Park) — 27.6 mi, 059° NE
  • Miami County Museum (Museum) — 27.7 mi, 201° S
  • Potato Creek State Park (State Park) — 36.5 mi, 320° NW
  • Indiana Dunes National Park (National Park) — 59.8 mi, 304° NW · 11k acres

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About This Claypool Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Claypool, Indiana. Coordinates: 41.129211, -85.880547. 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 Claypool includes the ZIP code (46510), telephone area code (260), county seat of Kosciusko County (Warsaw), and school district assignment (Warsaw 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.