Independence Indiana Map

About Independence, Indiana

Independence is a locality in Warren County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 79. The population density is 161.4 people per km². Independence is located at 40.3375°N, 87.1689°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP code: 47918.

Independence holds the low, fertile ground where the Wabash River carves a slow and deliberate path through the thick loam of the Indiana interior. It lies 11.8 miles northeast of Fountain, IN (from Fountain, IN: bearing 48°T), and is situated 5.2 miles northeast of Attica. The land around Independence unfolds in a mosaic of broad, sun-drenched fields and woodlots, where the light at dusk settles heavy and gold over the corn stubble. To the west, the subtle depression of Opossum Hollow catches the morning mist, while the quiet waters of Kates Lake sit undisturbed just a short distance away, reflecting the wide, unencumbered sky. Far to the south, the distant, hazy suggestion of the Devils Backbone marks the horizon, a reminder of the tectonic shifts that once defined this rugged interior geography.

History clings to the banks of the Wabash River, where the soil provided the early impetus for settlement and the steady, rhythmic labor of the plow. The local economy remains tethered to the pulse of the seasons, driven by the persistent cycle of planting and harvest that dictates the pace of life in Independence. Residents move with a deliberate, grounded grace, the legacy of generations who have worked this stubborn, productive earth. Nearby, the Weiler-Leopold Nature Reserve preserves a fragment of the wilder landscape, offering a sanctuary where the silence is broken only by the movement of wind through the hardwoods or the occasional call of a hawk circling above the quiet, inland plains.

About This Independence Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Independence, Indiana. Coordinates: 40.337537, -87.168899. 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 Independence includes the ZIP code (47918), telephone area code (765), county seat of Warren County (Williamsport), and school district assignment (Warren County Metropolitan School District).

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.