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North Manchester Indiana Map

Explore North Manchester, 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 North Manchester, Indiana

How to Use This North Manchester, Indiana Map

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

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.

CityNorth Manchester
StateIndiana (IN)
CountyWabash County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)
Latitude41.0006
Longitude-85.768597
Population5,277
Density574.6 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code46962
Area Code574
County SeatWabash
School DistrictManchester Community Schools

About North Manchester, Indiana

North Manchester is a locality in Wabash County, Indiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 5,277. The population density is 574.6 people per km². North Manchester is located at 41.0006°N, 85.7686°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. North Manchester is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 46962.

North Manchester stretches across a landscape defined by the steady, deliberate movement of the Eel River, which carves a path through the flat, fertile plains of the Midwest. It lies 14.3 miles north of Wabash, IN (from Wabash, IN: bearing 11°T), and is situated 15.1 miles west-southwest of Whitley. The horizon remains largely unbroken, save for the distant, hazy suggestion of The Hogback, which provides a faint, elevated silhouette against the pale Indiana sky. Within the immediate boundaries of North Manchester, the terrain is defined by a mosaic of woodlots and meticulously tended farmland, where the quality of light at dusk turns the fields into expanses of burnished gold. Residents often gather at Memorial Park, a local space that anchors the community and offers a quiet reprieve from the seasonal intensity of planting and harvest. For those seeking the stillness of deeper waters, Round Lake lies only four miles away, offering a contrast to the flowing current of the river that defines the local geography.

Education and a tradition of intellectual inquiry have long shaped the character of North Manchester, owing largely to the presence of Manchester University, which imbues the streets with a youthful, academic energy. The economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the land and the industry of its citizens, who balance the demands of modern commerce with the heritage of a settlement built upon the strength of the surrounding soil. History here is found not in grand monuments, but in the brick facades of the downtown and the careful maintenance of regional traditions that persist despite the passage of time. Beyond the town limits, the broader landscape offers glimpses into the wilder character of the region, including the dense, shaded corridors of the Salamonie River State Forest and the quiet, low-lying depressions of Possum Hollow. Life in North Manchester proceeds with a steady, reliable cadence, marked by the changing colors of the deciduous trees and the persistent, quiet influence of the river that flows just beyond the edge of town.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • North Manchester Center of History (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 198° S
  • The Firehouse (Theatre) — 0.1 mi, 232° SW
  • Warvel Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 345° N
  • Maple Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 246° SW
  • Liberty Mills Public Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 2.5 mi, 041° NE
  • Laketon Bog Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 248° W
  • "let There Be Light" (Monument) — 9.3 mi, 052° NE
  • South Whitley (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 052° NE
  • Field Of Dreams (Local Recreation) — 12.1 mi, 189° S
  • Salamonie State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 12.6 mi, 167° S
  • Martin Glade (State Conservation Area) — 13.1 mi, 156° SE
  • Salamonie Lake (Recreation Area) — 14.1 mi, 160° S
  • Lincoln Monument of Wabash, Indiana (Monument) — 14.2 mi, 191° S
  • Lonely Red Caboose (Attraction) — 14.3 mi, 191° S
  • Salamonie Reservoir (State Recreation Area) — 14.3 mi, 163° S
  • Eagles Theater (Theatre) — 14.4 mi, 191° S
  • Gallery 64 (Gallery) — 14.4 mi, 191° S
  • Mark Honeywell - Memorial (Attraction) — 14.4 mi, 192° S
  • Clark Gallery (Gallery) — 14.4 mi, 192° S
  • Browns of Wabash (Historic Ruins) — 14.5 mi, 192° S
  • The Student (Public Artwork) — 15.9 mi, 350° N
  • Happy Trees Studio (Gallery) — 16.3 mi, 343° N
  • Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 16.7 mi, 351° N
  • M3 Light Tank (Attraction) — 17.1 mi, 344° N
  • The Haunted Jail (Attraction) — 18.2 mi, 054° NE
  • J. Edward Roush Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 18.4 mi, 125° SE
  • Roanoke Area Heritage Center (Museum) — 20.8 mi, 097° E
  • International Circus Hall of Fame (Museum) — 21.5 mi, 218° SW
  • Chain O' Lakes State Park (State Park) — 29.2 mi, 038° NE
  • Indiana Dunes National Park (National Park) — 69.8 mi, 308° NW · 11k acres

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About This North Manchester Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of North Manchester, Indiana. Coordinates: 41.0006, -85.768597. 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 North Manchester includes the ZIP code (46962), telephone area code (574), county seat of Wabash County (Wabash), and school district assignment (Manchester Community Schools).

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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.