Grissom AFB Indiana Map

About Grissom AFB, Indiana

Grissom AFB is a locality in Miami County, Indiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,009. The population density is 290.7 people per km². Grissom AFB is located at 40.6585°N, 86.1481°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP codes: 46970, 46971.

Grissom AFB commands a sprawling expanse of flat, midwestern terrain where the horizon stretches thin and pale under the wide, unobstructed Indiana sky. It lies 5.5 miles south-southwest of Wells, IN (from Wells, IN: bearing 201°T), and is situated 7.8 miles south-southwest of Peru. The landscape around Grissom AFB is defined by a mosaic of persistent farmland and dense woodlot, punctuated only by the quiet, silver ribbon of Little Deer Creek carving a shallow path through the soil just a mile from the perimeter. In the distance, the silhouette of The Hogback rises as a faint, jagged suggestion against the haze, while the deeper greenery of Frances Slocum State Forest offers a dense, shaded reprieve from the sun-bleached fields. During the late afternoon, the light here turns a bruised shade of violet, catching the stubble of harvested corn and casting long, spindly shadows that seem to stretch toward the water of Mississinewa Lake.

History clings to the tarmac and the surrounding townships, where the local economy has long shifted from the thrum of heavy aviation to the steady, rhythmic pulse of logistical support and civilian enterprise. Residents often find their way to Bunker Hill Town Park for a quiet afternoon, a place where the pace of life slows to match the swaying of native grasses. The identity of the area remains anchored in the stubborn resilience of the plains, a quiet dedication to work and the seasonal shifts of the earth that dictates the tempo of the day. There is an austere beauty in the way the local architecture—all brick and modest utility—hunkers down against the wind, reflecting a culture that values the functional and the enduring over the decorative.

About This Grissom AFB Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Grissom AFB, Indiana. Coordinates: 40.6585, -86.1481. 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 Grissom AFB includes the ZIP code (46970, 46971), telephone area code (574), county seat of Miami County (Peru), and school district assignment (Maconaquah School Corporation).

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.