Montezuma Indiana Map

About Montezuma, Indiana

Montezuma is a locality in Parke County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 921. The population density is 586.8 people per km². Montezuma is located at 39.7928°N, 87.3709°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. Montezuma is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 47862.

Montezuma occupies a quiet stretch of earth where the persistent, muddy currents of the Wabash River define the western boundary of the landscape. It lies 7.3 miles southeast of Vermillion, IN (from Vermillion, IN: bearing 128°T), and is situated 8.5 miles south of Howard. Beyond the riverbank, the terrain rises into a mosaic of fertile farmland and woodlots, where the light at dusk settles in long, golden layers across the furrows of tilled soil. The Montezuma / Wabash R. Public Access Site serves as the primary gateway to these waters, offering a place for the local rhythm of life to pause against the steady flow of the stream. While the horizon remains flat and expansive, the air carries a crisp, inland weight that feels entirely divorced from the distant, humid pressures of the coasts.

Economic life in Montezuma has long been tethered to the productivity of the surrounding plains and the historical utility of the river as a corridor for transport. The brick facades of the storefronts hint at a period when the movement of grain and goods through the region anchored a more industrial ambition, though the pace has since settled into a deliberate, understated endurance. Travelers looking for deeper waters might venture nine miles toward McDonald Lake, yet the singular character of the region remains rooted in the heavy, dark soil and the quietude of the surrounding fields. Even as the decades pass, Montezuma maintains a distinct sense of self, indifferent to the noise of more crowded places, preferring the reliable cycle of the seasons and the simple, functional beauty of the Indiana prairie.

About This Montezuma Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Montezuma, Indiana. Coordinates: 39.792816, -87.37085. 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 Montezuma includes the ZIP code (47862), telephone area code (765), county seat of Parke County (Rockville), and school district assignment (Southwest Parke Community School Corporation).

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.