Gwynneville Indiana Map

About Gwynneville, Indiana

Gwynneville is a locality in Shelby County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 198. The population density is 181.7 people per km². Gwynneville is located at 39.6609°N, 85.6480°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP codes: 46144, 46161.

Gwynneville emerges from the flat expanse of the Indiana plains, defined by the quiet persistence of the Prairie Branch as it carves a slow path through the loamy soil. It lies 6.9 miles west of Rush, IN (from Rush, IN: bearing 277°T), and is situated 9.2 miles south-southwest of Henry. The horizon remains vast and unobstructed, save for the distant, hazy suggestion of McGuire Ridge far to the east, which anchors the sky during the long, amber-hued afternoons of autumn. Five miles away, the stillness of Frank Alexander Lake offers a reflective silence, while the nearby Efroymson Woods provide a dense, shadowed sanctuary of oak and hickory that breathes a cooler, moss-scented air into the surrounding fields. The light here has a way of thickening at dusk, turning the stubble of the harvested cornfields into a sea of burnished copper that seems to hold the warmth of the day long after the sun has dipped below the western edge of the world.

Gwynneville retains the quiet, deliberate pace of a place built upon the labor of the soil, where the economy remains tied to the cycles of planting and the steady rhythm of the regional harvest. Settled in an era when the railroad and the plow dictated the survival of the frontier, the locality maintains a modest architectural honesty, with brick facades that have weathered the seasons with a sturdy, uncomplaining grace. While the industrial hum of the modern world persists in the distance, life here follows the pulse of the seasons, occasionally drawing residents toward the deeper, more ancient canopy of Swain Memorial Forest for reprieve. The character of the people is forged in this landscape of open sky and fertile earth, manifesting in a reserved communal patience that recognizes the value of a day’s work and the simple relief of a quiet evening porch.

About This Gwynneville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gwynneville, Indiana. Coordinates: 39.660879, -85.648032. 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 Gwynneville includes the ZIP code (46144, 46161), telephone area code (260), county seat of Shelby County (Shelbyville), and school district assignment (Shelby Eastern 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.