East Oolitic Indiana Map

About East Oolitic, Indiana

East Oolitic is a locality in Lawrence County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 22. The population density is 107.1 people per km². East Oolitic is located at 38.8989°N, 86.5119°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP code: 47421.

East Oolitic emerges from the limestone-heavy earth of southern Indiana, defined by the quiet persistence of Salt Creek as it carves a slow, meandering path through the local topography. It lies 2.9 miles north-northwest of Bedford, IN (from Bedford, IN: bearing 333°T), and is situated 7.2 miles west-northwest of Crawford. The air here carries a distinct, mineral weight, a reminder of the bedrock that shapes the surrounding landscape where the ground rises toward the distant silhouette of Mall Hill. Beyond the immediate banks of the creek, the terrain shifts into a mosaic of woodlots and open fields that slope gently toward the shadowed depths of Diehl Hollow. As dusk settles, the light loses its sharp edge, turning the limestone outcrops a bruised, luminous gray that seems to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has slipped behind the tree line.

East Oolitic remains tethered to the industrious legacy of the stone quarries that once dictated the rhythm of labor and life in the region. While the demands of the global economy have reshaped the local workforce, the character of the place persists in the quiet maintenance of modest homes and the routine passage of residents toward Monroe Lake for recreation or toward the modest grounds of Murrsy Park for an afternoon of stillness. The history of the area is written in the hard, sedimentary layers beneath the topsoil, a geological inheritance that informs the slow, deliberate pace of the neighborhood. Life here moves with the understated gravity of the regional landscape, where the connection to the land is not a sentiment, but a quiet, daily recognition of the earth itself.

About This East Oolitic Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of East Oolitic, Indiana. Coordinates: 38.898939, -86.511938. 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 East Oolitic includes the ZIP code (47421), telephone area code (317), county seat of Lawrence County (Bedford), and school district assignment (North Lawrence Community Schools).

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.