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Evanston Indiana Map

Explore Evanston, 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 Evanston, Indiana

How to Use This Evanston, Indiana Map

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

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	Evanston
State	Indiana (IN)
County	Spencer County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	38.039499
Longitude	-86.841658
Population	480
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	47531, 47711
Area Code	812
County Seat	Rockport

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About Evanston, Indiana

Evanston is a locality in Spencer County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Evanston is located at 38.0395°N, 86.8417°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 47531, 47711.

Evanston emerges from the flat, industrious plains of the Hoosier interior as a quiet intersection of agriculture and timber. It lies 10.0 miles west of Perry, IN (from Perry, IN: bearing 279°T), and is situated 7.3 miles north-northwest of Tell City. The landscape surrounding Evanston is defined by a mosaic of woodlots and open fields that soften under the low, slanted light of an Indiana dusk, casting long, bruised shadows across the furrowed earth. A mere mile to the east, the steady, unassuming course of Middle Fork Crooked Creek carves a thin ribbon through the terrain, while the dense, shaded canopy of Spencer County State Forest rises just five miles away to offer a permanent, verdant backdrop. Further out, the distant, hazy silhouette of Theis Ridge marks the horizon, standing as a silent sentinel over a region where the wind carries the dry, honest scent of turned soil and distant, drying hay.

History in Evanston is measured less by monuments and more by the enduring rhythm of the harvest and the persistent operation of the local mills. The economy remains anchored to the land, drawing its vitality from the surrounding grain elevators and the small-scale timber industry that has long utilized the resources of the nearby forest. Residents often gravitate toward the quiet recreation found at Zoercher Bettinger Park, or spend their weekends watching the stillness of Cedar Crest Lake, a dark, reflective mirror situated only four miles from the center of activity. To reach the deeper, secluded pockets of the countryside, one might travel toward the shadows of Brushy Hollow, where the land dips into a cool, quiet basin. Life in Evanston maintains a deliberate pace, colored by the seasonal cycle of the crops and the simple, repetitive labor that keeps the community bound to its geography.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Christ of the Ohio (Public Artwork) — 4.0 mi, 144° SE
Town of Troy Veterans Memorial Wall (Monument) — 4.0 mi, 144° SE
Santa’s Candy Castle (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 325° NW
Hagedorn Park (Local Park) — 6.9 mi, 140° SE
Ferdinand State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 7.4 mi, 037° NE
Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 7.9 mi, 146° SE · 204k acres
Cinema 66 (Cinema) — 8.3 mi, 147° SE
Lincoln State Park (State Park) — 8.9 mi, 293° NW
Lincoln State Park (addition) (State Park) — 8.9 mi, 294° NW
Lincoln's (Sarah) Woods Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 9.0 mi, 295° NW
Vastwood Park (Local Park) — 9.0 mi, 162° S
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennal Plaza (Monument) — 9.8 mi, 300° NW
Lincoln Cabin Site Memorial (Monument) — 10.1 mi, 303° NW
Perry County Museum (Museum) — 10.4 mi, 148° SE
Little Pigeon Creek Wetland Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.9 mi, 303° NW
Hoosier Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 12.4 mi, 124° SE · 35 acres
Traditional Arts Today (Arts Centre) — 12.8 mi, 355° N
Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 24.2 mi, 325° NW · 20k acres
Astra Theatre (Theatre) — 24.8 mi, 349° N
Newburgh Academy Of Dance (Arts Centre) — 31.3 mi, 259° W
Harrison-Crawford State Forest (Nature Reserve) — 31.9 mi, 071° E
Green River National Wildlife Refuge And Conservation Partnership Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.0 mi, 250° W · 2,073 acres
O'Bannon Woods Fire Tower (Viewpoint) — 33.1 mi, 070° E
Mound B (Historic Ruins) — 34.0 mi, 259° W
Chieftan's Hut (Historic Ruins) — 34.1 mi, 259° W
Springs Valley State Fish and Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 34.6 mi, 027° NE
Marengo Cave (Attraction) — 35.8 mi, 049° NE
French Lick West Baden Museum (Museum) — 37.2 mi, 019° N
Springs Stadium (Cinema) — 37.4 mi, 020° N
Mammoth Cave National Park (National Park) — 62.4 mi, 149° SE · 51k acres

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