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Peppertown Indiana Map

Explore Peppertown, 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 Peppertown, Indiana

How to Use This Peppertown, Indiana Map

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

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

Latitude	39.398939
Longitude	-85.174129
Population	162
Density	76.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	47030
Area Code	317, 463
County Seat	Brookville
School District	Batesville Community School Corporation

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About Peppertown, Indiana

Peppertown is a locality in Franklin County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 162. The population density is 76.8 people per km². Peppertown is located at 39.3989°N, 85.1741°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP code: 47030.

Peppertown exists as a quiet confluence of silty earth and sky, defined by the persistent, rhythmic pulse of Marlin Branch as it carves a slow passage through the surrounding fields. It lies 14.4 miles south-southeast of Orange, IN (from Orange, IN: bearing 152°T), and is situated 7.3 miles north-northeast of Batesville. The landscape here avoids the jagged drama of distant peaks, favoring instead the steady, low-slung horizon where the shadows of McGuire Ridge lengthen across the grain elevators at dusk. Three miles to the north, the waters of Triple Lakes hold the light of the setting sun in a flat, reflective stillness, while the dense woodlots and open farmland create a mosaic of deep greens and drying stalks that shift with the turning of the seasons. The air carries a weight of damp soil and ancient limestone, a scent that lingers long after the machinery has ceased its labor for the day.

Peppertown grew from the industrious ambition of early settlers who recognized the value of the fertile basin, eventually centering its identity on the harvest and the small-scale commerce that keeps its grid of streets connected to the wider state. Economic life remains tethered to the rhythmic output of the land, though the presence of Unknown Park four miles away offers a quiet sanctuary of unmanaged thicket and timber for those seeking a respite from the mechanical hum of the harvest. History is not found in grand monuments, but in the brick facades that have weathered decades of Midwestern winters and the persistent, low-frequency roar of water spilling over the rock face at Derbyshire Falls, six miles distant. Life in Peppertown unfolds with a deliberate, measured gravity, where the social geometry is defined by the high school gymnasiums and the shared knowledge of the seasons, maintaining a character that is as solid and unpretentious as the ground upon which it sits.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Park) — 4.3 mi, 202° S
Mission Cross (Monument) — 4.3 mi, 201° S
Batesville Memorial Pool (State Recreation Area) — 7.2 mi, 202° S
Franklin County Park (Local Park) — 7.7 mi, 085° E
Brum Woods (Local Recreation) — 7.8 mi, 201° S
Bischoff Reservoir (Batesville) Public Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 8.5 mi, 187° S
John Sunman's Woods (State Conservation Area) — 8.6 mi, 162° S
Brookville Hill Golf Club (Park) — 8.7 mi, 068° E
Flood Victims Memorial (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 085° E
Brookville Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 9.2 mi, 057° NE
Brookville Lake (Recreation Area) — 9.9 mi, 053° NE
Bonwell Hill Overlook (Viewpoint) — 10.1 mi, 073° E
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 158° S
Old Fairfield (Historic Ruins) — 12.6 mi, 049° NE
Whitewater State Park (State Park) — 17.1 mi, 037° NE
Hornbeam Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 17.8 mi, 037° NE
Fish Cleaning Station (Attraction) — 18.4 mi, 037° NE
Princess Theater (Cinema) — 20.5 mi, 315° NW
Versailles State Park (State Park) — 20.7 mi, 189° S
Martin Marietta Performing Arts Theater (Theatre) — 23.8 mi, 115° SE
Transformations in the Light (Public Artwork) — 24.3 mi, 073° E
Hefner Museum (Museum) — 24.7 mi, 072° E
Limper Museum (Museum) — 24.8 mi, 072° E
Pioneer Farm Museum (Museum) — 24.9 mi, 063° NE
The Oxbow (Nature Reserve) — 26.5 mi, 138° SE
4d Special Efects (Theatre) — 30.1 mi, 136° SE
Stargazer Planetarium (Museum) — 30.1 mi, 136° SE
Joseph Moore Museum (Museum) — 32.5 mi, 025° NE
Buchanan's Station (Historic Castle / Fort) — 33.9 mi, 190° S
Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 44.1 mi, 227° SW · 16k acres

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