Marion Indiana Map

About Marion, Indiana

Marion is a locality in Shelby County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 276. The population density is 53.2 people per km². Marion is located at 39.5917°N, 85.7550°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP code: 46176.

Marion lies in a gentle embrace of rolling farmland, where the rich, dark soil yields its bounty under a sky that often stretches in vast, unbroken expanses of blue. It lies 16.1 miles south-south-west of Henry, IN (from Henry, IN: bearing 214°T), and is situated 5.0 miles north-north-east of Shelbyville. The landscape here is a quiet testament to the patient cultivation of generations, a mosaic of cornfields and soybean patches interspersed with stands of oak and maple that blaze with color in the autumn. Creeks, no more than silver threads in the summer heat, meander through the fields, their banks fringed with willows that droop like weeping figures against the horizon. The air itself carries a subtle sweetness, a blend of freshly turned earth and the distant hum of agricultural machinery, a constant, low thrum that is the heartbeat of this place. The history of Marion is deeply entwined with the agricultural spirit of Indiana, its early days shaped by pioneers who carved their homesteads from the fertile land. The local economy has long been anchored by farming, the grain elevators standing as silent sentinels to the ceaseless cycle of planting and harvest. While industry has ebbed and flowed, a resilient spirit persists, the community drawing strength from its agrarian roots and a shared sense of place. There are no grand monuments here, but rather a quiet dignity in the weathered barns and the sturdy, unpretentious homes that line the streets, each one whispering tales of lives lived and futures built on the enduring promise of the land.

About This Marion Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Marion, Indiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.591713, -85.754979. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Marion and Shelby County.

Detailed location data for Marion includes the ZIP code (46176), telephone area code (574), county seat of Shelby County (Shelbyville), and school district assignment (Marion Community Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Marion is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.