Hemlock Indiana Map

About Hemlock, Indiana

Hemlock is a locality in Howard County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 132. The population density is 85.1 people per km². Hemlock is located at 40.4200°N, 86.0414°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP codes: 46902, 46937.

Hemlock remains a quiet expanse of flat, fertile earth, defined by the rigorous geometry of midwestern agriculture and the persistent, low-slung horizon of the prairie. It lies 6.7 miles southeast of Kokomo, IN (from Kokomo, IN: bearing 133°T), and is situated 9.5 miles north of Tipton. The landscape around Hemlock is dominated by an alternating mosaic of woodlots and expansive fields that catch the pale, amber light of late afternoon, casting long shadows across the black soil. To the north, the water of Kokomo Waterworks Reservoir Number Two offers a still, reflective surface that breaks the monotony of the plains, while the nearby Finn Ditch carves a narrow, serpentine path through the sediment, gathering the seasonal runoff that sustains the surrounding timber. On days when the atmosphere is thin and clear, the faint, distant silhouette of The Hogback suggests a tectonic depth far beyond the immediate, unassuming reach of the local topography.

Agriculture serves as the enduring pulse of the economy, a tradition that has dictated the rhythm of daily life since the first settlers broke the sod to establish the original homesteads. Families in Hemlock carry forward a legacy of labor that aligns with the changing seasons, moving from the urgency of spring planting to the heavy, golden stillness of the autumn harvest. While the pace of the modern world encroaches, the local character remains anchored by the proximity of Mendota Park, where the wilder, uncultivated patches of the region provide a necessary respite from the grid of the surrounding farms. Life here is measured not by grand gestures, but by the steady maintenance of the land and the quiet, industrious persistence of those who recognize the particular, austere beauty of a horizon that stretches unbroken in every direction.

About This Hemlock Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hemlock, Indiana. Coordinates: 40.420038, -86.041377. 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 Hemlock includes the ZIP code (46902, 46937), telephone area code (574), county seat of Howard County (Kokomo), and school district assignment (Taylor Community 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.