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Oaktown Indiana Map

Explore Oaktown, 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 Oaktown, Indiana

How to Use This Oaktown, Indiana Map

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

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	Oaktown
State	Indiana (IN)
County	Knox County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Vincennes)

Latitude	38.871156
Longitude	-87.441408
Population	581
Density	824.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	47561
Area Code	812
County Seat	Vincennes
School District	North Knox School Corporation

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About Oaktown, Indiana

Oaktown is a locality in Knox County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 581. The population density is 824.7 people per km². Oaktown is located at 38.8712°N, 87.4414°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Vincennes) timezone. Oaktown is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 47561.

Oaktown maintains a quiet vigil over the expanse of the Indiana interior, where the horizon stretches flat and wide, broken only by the deliberate geometry of cornfields and the sudden, dark silhouettes of woodlots. It lies 14.2 miles north-northeast of Vincennes, IN (from Vincennes, IN: bearing 19°T), and is situated 9.8 miles northwest of Bicknell. The earth here is heavy and dark, a testament to the ancient basin of Shaker Prairie that anchors the local topography just a few miles from the town center. To the east, the low, distant contours of the Chimney Pier Hills soften the edge of the sky, while the local air remains still, often carrying the damp, earthen scent of Marsh Creek as it carves its sluggish path through the clay. Even in the height of summer, the light at dusk possesses a peculiar, amber clarity that turns the fields into pools of liquid gold, casting long, sharp shadows from the solitary trees that define the landscape.

Agriculture serves as the pulse of Oaktown, an economy tethered to the slow cycle of planting and harvest that has dictated the rhythm of daily life for generations. Residents find a sanctuary of stillness in the nearby Yocum Woods, a refuge of towering timber that contrasts with the open, working fields, while Broadie Lake provides a muted, reflective surface for the few who seek the water’s edge. Beyond the reach of the larger industrial centers, the character of the place is built upon a foundation of self-reliance and the enduring utility of the soil. Life here unfolds with a deliberate, unadorned grace, where the passing of seasons is marked not by grand events, but by the subtle transformation of the fields from the pale green of early spring to the brittle, rattling stalks of late autumn.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Yocum Woods (State Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 097° E
Wabash River - Mount Carmel (Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 299° NW
White Oak Public Access Site/ Public Fishing Area (State Recreation Area) — 8.8 mi, 166° S
Bicknell Country Club (Park) — 9.5 mi, 143° SE
Oubache Trails Park (Local Park) — 9.8 mi, 198° S
Robeson Hills Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 12.2 mi, 203° SW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 12.5 mi, 197° S
Goose Pond Fish And Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.2 mi, 058° NE
Greene-Sullivan State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 13.2 mi, 017° N
Francis Vigo (Monument) — 14.2 mi, 201° S
Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Monument) — 14.2 mi, 199° S
Merom Bluff (Viewpoint) — 14.6 mi, 332° NW
4-way Bridge (Attraction) — 15.4 mi, 044° NE
Daviess County Museum (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 136° SE
Shakamak Prairie Nature Preserve (State Park) — 22.2 mi, 027° NE
Farm Service Agency Interest Of In (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.9 mi, 164° S · 462 acres
Peter Britton Cabin (Monument) — 27.8 mi, 164° S
Richland-Plummer Creek Covered Bridge (Attraction) — 28.4 mi, 073° E
Fred A. Jewell (Attraction) — 30.3 mi, 055° NE
Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.3 mi, 176° S · 20k acres
American Beech Woods Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 35.5 mi, 336° NW
Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 35.6 mi, 114° SE · 204k acres
Carnegie Museum (Museum) — 35.9 mi, 255° W
Hindostan Falls (Attraction) — 36.2 mi, 118° SE
Company F. 42nd Indiana Monument (Public Artwork) — 37.2 mi, 172° S
Clark County Museum (Museum) — 38.2 mi, 339° N
Antique Tractor Museum (Museum) — 39.0 mi, 006° N
Indiana Track & Field & Cross Country Hall of Fame Museum (Museum) — 39.2 mi, 008° N
Astra Theatre (Theatre) — 43.1 mi, 140° SE
Owen County Art Guild (Arts Centre) — 46.1 mi, 052° NE

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