Lake of the Woods Indiana Map

About Lake of the Woods, Indiana

Lake of the Woods is a locality in Marshall County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 663. The population density is 367.5 people per km². Lake of the Woods is located at 41.4233°N, 86.2238°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP code: 46506.

Lake of the Woods emerges from the flat, industrious plains of northern Indiana as a quiet intersection of water and black-soil farmland. It lies 7.1 miles northeast of Plymouth, IN (from Plymouth, IN: bearing 39°T), and is situated 4.2 miles west-southwest of Bremen. The Isaac Sells Ditch carves a narrow, deliberate path through the landscape, acting as a drainage artery that dictates the flow of the surrounding fields. Beyond the immediate reach of the water, the horizon remains wide and unobstructed, save for the occasional silhouette of a distant silo or the subtle, distant rise of Vargo Hill marking the western edge of the view. During the humid shift of late afternoon, the light flattens against the cornrows, turning the air into a heavy, golden suspension that makes the simple geometry of the woodlots seem both ancient and fragile.

Lake of the Woods maintains a character defined by the patient labor of the soil and the quiet maintenance of the land. The economy remains rooted in the rhythm of the harvest, where the cycle of planting and reaping dictates the pace of the day more effectively than any clock. Residents often congregate near the Lake of the Woods Public Access Site, a modest point of entry where the water reflects the sky with a clarity that simplifies the world. History here is not found in grand monuments, but in the persistent survival of family plots and the steady, mechanical hum of machinery that defines the season. Life moves with an unadorned directness, favoring the practical weight of a well-tilled acre over the noise of more crowded corners of the state.

About This Lake of the Woods Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lake of the Woods, Indiana. Coordinates: 41.423277, -86.223772. 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 Lake of the Woods includes the ZIP code (46506), telephone area code (260), county seat of Marshall County (Plymouth), and school district assignment (Bremen Public 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.