La Fontaine Indiana Map
Explore La Fontaine, Indiana, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of La Fontaine, Indiana
How to Use This La Fontaine, Indiana Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for La Fontaine, Indiana. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Indiana or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to La Fontaine.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | La Fontaine |
| State | Indiana (IN) |
| County | Wabash County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| Latitude | 40.673931 |
| Longitude | -85.72137 |
| Population | 798 |
| Density | 504.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 46940 |
| Area Code | 574 |
| County Seat | Wabash |
| School District | Wabash County Schools Metropolitan School District |
About La Fontaine, Indiana
La Fontaine is a locality in Wabash County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 798. The population density is 504.3 people per km². La Fontaine is located at 40.6739°N, 85.7214°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. La Fontaine is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 46940.La Fontaine persists as a quiet intersection of flat Midwestern horizons where the steady pulse of Grant Creek carves a narrow, deliberate path through the earth. It lies 10.0 miles south-southeast of Wabash, IN (from Wabash, IN: bearing 149°T), and is situated 14.0 miles north of Grant. The landscape unfolds in a mosaic of woodlots and sprawling farmland, where the light at dusk slants long and amber across the furrowed soil, turning the atmosphere into a pale, translucent gold. Three miles to the east, the silhouette of The Hogback rises as a low, persistent spine against the sky, grounding the otherwise expansive plains. Beyond the immediate fields, the proximity of Mississinewa Lake and the open spaces of the Mississinewa Recreation Area offer a expansive breath of water and wild grass, contrasting with the structured, orderly geometry of the local acreage.
History in La Fontaine is inscribed in the quiet endurance of its brick-fronted buildings and the memory of the rail lines that once dictated its industrial momentum. While the local economy has shifted from the frantic pace of early transit to a more measured reliance on the surrounding agricultural output, the character of the place remains fixed in the steady, rhythmic labor of the seasons. Residents move with an awareness of the nearby Salamonie River State Forest, a vast, cooling presence that anchors the region’s ecological identity. Life here proceeds without pretense, defined by the sound of wind moving through the corn stalks and the occasional, distant hum of machinery, maintaining a stillness that feels both ancient and entirely present.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Mississinewa Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 1.6 mi, 203° SW
- Mississinewa Lake (Recreation Area) — 1.8 mi, 246° SW
- Etna Acres Golf Course (Park) — 6.0 mi, 045° NE
- Matter Park (Local Park) — 6.4 mi, 156° SE
- Salamonie Reservoir (State Recreation Area) — 6.7 mi, 029° NE
- James Dean Memorial Theater (Theatre) — 8.7 mi, 158° S
- Martin Glade (State Conservation Area) — 9.0 mi, 011° N
- Salamonie State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 9.0 mi, 002° N
- Kokiwanee (State Conservation Area) — 9.8 mi, 011° N
- Kin-com-a-ong Spring Memorial (Monument) — 9.8 mi, 330° NW
- Gallery 64 (Gallery) — 9.9 mi, 328° NW
- Wabash Valley Dance Theater (Theatre) — 9.9 mi, 328° NW
- Lonely Red Caboose (Attraction) — 10.0 mi, 329° NW
- Browns of Wabash (Historic Ruins) — 10.0 mi, 327° NW
- Clark Gallery (Gallery) — 10.0 mi, 327° NW
- Mark Honeywell - Memorial (Attraction) — 10.1 mi, 327° NW
- Lincoln Monument of Wabash, Indiana (Monument) — 10.1 mi, 329° NW
- Vetran's Memorial (Monument) — 10.1 mi, 329° NW
- Field Of Dreams (Local Recreation) — 11.1 mi, 336° NW
- Frances Slocum State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 12.2 mi, 286° W
- Peoria Public Fishing Site (State Recreation Area) — 12.6 mi, 284° W
- Gas City Museum (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 157° SE
- M3 Stuart (Attraction) — 14.0 mi, 156° SE
- Firefighter Garfield Statue (Public Artwork) — 14.2 mi, 160° S
- International Circus Hall of Fame (Museum) — 16.6 mi, 290° W
- Miami County Museum (Museum) — 19.1 mi, 287° W
- North Manchester Center of History (Museum) — 22.6 mi, 354° N
- Roanoke Area Heritage Center (Museum) — 26.9 mi, 042° NE
- Worlds Largest Ball Of Paint (Attraction) — 28.7 mi, 179° S
- Ouabache State Park (State Park) — 31.0 mi, 083° E
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About This La Fontaine Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of La Fontaine, Indiana. Coordinates: 40.673931, -85.72137. 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 La Fontaine includes the ZIP code (46940), telephone area code (574), county seat of Wabash County (Wabash), and school district assignment (Wabash County Schools Metropolitan School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
