Painted Hills Indiana Map

About Painted Hills, Indiana

Painted Hills is a locality in Morgan County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 766. The population density is 171.0 people per km². Painted Hills is located at 39.3957°N, 86.3460°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP code: 46151.

Painted Hills rises from the undulating topography of the Indiana interior, where the persistent current of Camp Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the limestone-rich earth. It lies 4.9 miles east-southeast of Martinsville, IN (from Martinsville, IN: bearing 117°T), and is situated 8.0 miles south of Morgan. The landscape is defined by a dense, verdant mosaic of woodlots and shadowed ravines, anchored by the stillness of Painted Hills Lake, which catches the heavy, amber light of late afternoon. To the north, the elevation climbs toward the distant, rugged silhouette of Hatfield Ridge, while the horizon is further darkened by the deep, ancient timber of Morgan Monroe State Forest. The air here holds a cool, damp weight, smelling of damp soil and decaying leaves, a reminder that the land is shaped by the slow, seasonal pulse of the midwestern forest.

Economic life in Painted Hills remains tethered to the quiet patterns of the surrounding landscape, reflecting a history of small-scale stewardship and gradual development. Residents often look toward the nearby Morgan - Monroe State Forest, an expansive SRMA that serves as a primary keeper of the regional character, preserving the wild corridors that stretch away from the developed plots. While the pace of daily existence moves in rhythm with the agricultural cycles of the neighboring counties, the community maintains a solitary focus, far removed from the clamor of industrial centers. For those who seek to traverse the broader terrain, the Three Lakes Trail provides a rugged passage through the backcountry, skirting the deeper depressions of Greasy Hollow and offering a view of a geography that remains stubbornly, beautifully inland.

About This Painted Hills Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Painted Hills, Indiana. Coordinates: 39.39568, -86.34603. 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 Painted Hills includes the ZIP code (46151), telephone area code (260), county seat of Morgan County (Martinsville), and school district assignment (Nineveh-Hensley-Jackson United 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.