Enter your search query in the box below.

Merom Indiana Map

Explore Merom, 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 Merom, Indiana

How to Use This Merom, Indiana Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Merom, 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 Merom.

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	Merom
State	Indiana (IN)
County	Sullivan County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)

Latitude	39.056431
Longitude	-87.567523
Population	208
Density	226.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	47861
Area Code	765
County Seat	Sullivan
School District	Southwest School Corporation

🌦 Goto Merom Weather Page: Merom, Indiana — Weather Warnings, Forecast, Radar, Satellite & Current Conditions

About Merom, Indiana

Merom is a locality in Sullivan County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 208. The population density is 226.2 people per km². Merom is located at 39.0564°N, 87.5675°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. Merom is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 47861.

Merom commands the high ground above a sharp bend in the Wabash River, where the earth drops away in steep, verdant bluffs that overlook the slow, silt-heavy currents below. It lies 16.0 miles south of Vigo, IN (from Vigo, IN: bearing 186°T), and is situated 8.8 miles south-southeast of York. From the vantage of Bluff Park / Merom, the eye traces the river’s path as it carves through a landscape of expansive, sun-drenched fields and woodlot mosaics that stretch toward the horizon. Even in the stillness of a summer afternoon, the air holds the weight of the water and the rich, dark soil, while the light at dusk catches the limestone outcroppings, casting long, bruised shadows across the valley floor. To the east, the terrain shifts into the quiet expanse of Curry Prairie, and the distant silhouette of the Chimney Pier Hills rises like a pale, serrated edge against the darkening sky.

Merom carries the heavy, quiet gravity of a place that once served as a vital river port, its history etched into the sturdy foundations of aging brick structures that remain from its earliest days. The local economy now turns slowly on the rhythms of agriculture, with the nearby Turtle Creek Lake providing a calm, artificial counterpoint to the wilder, wandering motion of the river. Life in Merom moves in accordance with the turning seasons of the surrounding farmland, far from the bustle of industrial centers, and the quietude is broken only by the wind moving through the trees or the distant hum of machinery in the fields. While the influence of the Greene-Sullivan State Forest pulls the horizon toward deeper green, the people of Merom maintain a steady, grounded existence, anchored by a geography that dictates the pace of every day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bluff Park / Merom (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 270° W
Merom Bluff (Viewpoint) — 0.2 mi, 284° W
Merom (Wabash R.) Public Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 0.2 mi, 272° W
Wabash River - Mount Carmel (Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 255° W
Crawford County State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 288° W
Sullivan Elks Country Club (Park) — 8.4 mi, 067° NE
Sullivan County Park And Lake (Local Park) — 9.4 mi, 067° NE
Minnehana Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.8 mi, 082° E
Greene-Sullivan State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 10.7 mi, 091° E
4-way Bridge (Attraction) — 17.6 mi, 096° E
Shakamak Prairie Nature Preserve (State Park) — 18.2 mi, 067° NE
Lincoln Trail State Park (State Recreation Area) — 20.7 mi, 339° N
American Beech Woods Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 21.1 mi, 339° N
Clark County Museum (Museum) — 23.9 mi, 343° N
Robeson Hills Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 24.1 mi, 175° S
Francis Vigo (Monument) — 26.1 mi, 176° S
Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Monument) — 26.3 mi, 175° S
Proud Elk (Public Artwork) — 27.7 mi, 019° N
DoD War Memorial (Monument) — 27.8 mi, 306° NW
Antique Tractor Museum (Museum) — 28.2 mi, 023° NE
Porch Swing (Attraction) — 28.3 mi, 306° NW
Indiana Track & Field & Cross Country Hall of Fame Museum (Museum) — 28.8 mi, 025° NE
Watermark Landing (Attraction) — 28.9 mi, 016° N
Swope Art Museum (Museum) — 29.6 mi, 017° N
Haley Tower (Attraction) — 31.1 mi, 017° N
Daviess County Museum (Museum) — 34.8 mi, 142° SE
Community Theatre of Clay County, Inc. (Theatre) — 39.9 mi, 036° NE
Owen County Art Guild (Arts Centre) — 45.7 mi, 070° E
Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 46.1 mi, 172° S · 20k acres
Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 47.9 mi, 125° SE · 204k acres

Latest News: Merom

Loading news…

World News

Loading news-world…

More World News