Groveland Indiana Map

About Groveland, Indiana

Groveland is a locality in Putnam County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 209. The population density is 75.6 people per km². Groveland is located at 39.7606°N, 86.7200°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP code: 46105.

Groveland emerges from the flat, fertile expanse of the Indiana plains where the horizon stretches thin and pale against the sky. It lies 7.2 miles northeast of Putnam, IN (from Putnam, IN: bearing 48°T), and is situated 2.3 miles north-northwest of Heritage Lake. Plum Creek bisects the landscape, its sluggish current carving a modest path through the silt and heavy clay that defines the local topography. To the west, the distant silhouette of Devils Backbone rises like a splintered tooth against the clouds, a jagged reminder of the shifting earth that lies far beyond these quiet fields. The air here holds the scent of damp soil and drying corn, a persistent, earthy perfume that anchors Groveland to the slow respiration of the Midwest. A mile away, the surface of Heritage Lake catches the afternoon light, turning the water into a sheet of hammered pewter that mirrors the occasional flight of a hawk circling above the woodlots.

Agriculture persists as the primary pulse of the local economy, with the rhythm of the harvest dictating the quiet urgency of daily life. Groveland maintains a modest scale, where the infrastructure of gravel roads and silos serves as a functional architecture for a regional identity built on persistence rather than growth. Residents often find their way to Lincoln Park, a space where the manicured grass offers a reprieve from the relentless geometry of the surrounding farmland. The history of the area is not written in grand monuments, but in the maintenance of fences and the steady persistence of family-run enterprises that weather the changing seasons. Even as the modern world encroaches, Groveland retains a stillness that feels like a deliberate choice, a place where time is measured not by clocks, but by the gradual lengthening of shadows across the fields.

About This Groveland Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Groveland, Indiana. Coordinates: 39.760602, -86.720006. 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 Groveland includes the ZIP code (46105), telephone area code (260), county seat of Putnam County (Greencastle), and school district assignment (North Putnam 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.