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Elrod Indiana Map

Explore Elrod, 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 Elrod, Indiana

How to Use This Elrod, Indiana Map

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

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

Latitude	39.054778
Longitude	-85.163846
Population	10
Density	6.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	47031
Area Code	317, 463
County Seat	Versailles
School District	Milan Community Schools

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About Elrod, Indiana

Elrod is a locality in Ripley County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 10. The population density is 6.1 people per km². Elrod is located at 39.0548°N, 85.1638°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP code: 47031.

Elrod occupies a quiet meridian where the earth’s crust seems to hold its breath beneath the heavy, humid weight of an Indiana summer. It lies 12.3 miles southwest of Dearborn, IN (from Dearborn, IN: bearing 230°T), and is situated 4.9 miles east-southeast of Versailles. Caesar Creek cuts a shallow, meandering path through the limestone-heavy soil, its current muted by silt and the tangled shadows of overhanging hardwoods. To the east, the silhouette of Hogback Hill rises like a dormant spine against the pale, bruised violet of the evening sky, while the nearby expanse of Lake Dilldear reflects the stillness of a landlocked interior. The air here possesses a singular density, carrying the scent of damp loam and the faint, metallic tang of minerals leaching from the creek bed, a terrestrial atmosphere that lingers long after the sun dips below the horizon.

Elrod emerged from the stubborn determination of early settlers who cleared the dense timber to carve out a living from the stubborn, clay-rich fields. The local economy persists as a rhythmic cycle of harvest and maintenance, tethered to the vast, flat acreage that defines the regional character and the modest commerce of the surrounding woodlots. Beyond the primary thoroughfares, the proximity of Versailles State Park provides a sanctuary of managed wilderness, offering a stark contrast to the human-scale geometry of the nearby farmhouses and the quietude found in the deeper shadows of Possum Hollow. Life in Elrod moves with the deliberate, unforced cadence of a pendulum, marked by the changing colors of the corn stalks and the long, thin shadows that stretch across the gravel lanes as the afternoon light begins to fail.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Versailles State Park (State Park) — 1.7 mi, 263° W
Versailles Flatwoods Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 270° W
Falling Timber Nature Preserve (Falling Timber) (State Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 302° NW
Buchanan's Station (Historic Castle / Fort) — 11.4 mi, 213° SW
Laughery Creek Public Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 11.8 mi, 110° E
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 13.1 mi, 018° N
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 14.1 mi, 088° E
Lawrenceburg (Monument) — 16.7 mi, 080° E
Red Wolf Sanctuary (Attraction) — 17.1 mi, 115° SE
The Oxbow (Nature Reserve) — 17.7 mi, 077° E
Fulton Burying Ground (Monument) — 17.8 mi, 108° E
Biergartens (Viewpoint) — 17.9 mi, 304° NW
Shawnee Lookout (Local Park) — 19.0 mi, 077° E
Stargazer Planetarium (Museum) — 20.5 mi, 084° E
4d Special Efects (Theatre) — 20.5 mi, 084° E
Clifty Falls State Park (State Park) — 24.1 mi, 213° SW
Martin Marietta Performing Arts Theater (Theatre) — 25.2 mi, 057° NE
Butler-Turpin House Museum (Museum) — 26.6 mi, 180° S
Saber-Tooth Cat (Public Artwork) — 27.3 mi, 090° E
Rosebrook Art Center (Arts Centre) — 29.2 mi, 097° E
Cincinnati Type & Print Museum (Museum) — 32.9 mi, 084° E
Hardy Lake LWCF (State Recreation Area) — 33.2 mi, 236° SW
Batthery Bates (Historic Ruins) — 33.2 mi, 088° E
Old Fairfield (Historic Ruins) — 33.3 mi, 016° N
Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.5 mi, 259° W · 16k acres
Robert D. Lindner Family Omnimax Theater (Cinema) — 33.8 mi, 083° E
Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal (Museum) — 33.8 mi, 083° E
Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 49.2 mi, 269° W · 204k acres
Charles C. Deam Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 59.9 mi, 269° W · 13k acres

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