Perrysville Indiana Map

About Perrysville, Indiana

Perrysville is a locality in Vermillion County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 456. The population density is 690.4 people per km². Perrysville is located at 40.0514°N, 87.4333°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. Perrysville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 47974.

Perrysville holds its position upon a low terrace above the floodplain, defined primarily by the slow, deliberate passage of the Wabash River. It lies 9.8 miles north-northwest of Howard, IN (from Howard, IN: bearing 342°T), and is situated 6.6 miles south-southwest of Covington. The landscape surrounding Perrysville is a mosaic of fertile earth and woodlots, where the light at dusk turns the fields into broad, flat expanses of bruised gold. Three miles to the east, the quiet surface of Collett Pond reflects the changing seasons, providing a subtle contrast to the more kinetic energy of the riverbank. While Perrysville Park serves as a modest green anchor for the local residents, the distant, rugged profile of Devils Backbone rises seven miles away, offering a jagged silhouette against the horizon that hints at the more dramatic topography of Deadmans Hollow further out.

Agriculture remains the quiet pulse of the local economy, with the soil dictating the rhythm of the year as much as the calendar does. Early settlers recognized the utility of this river corridor, establishing Perrysville as a point of transit and trade that persists in the character of the streets today. The architecture here favors the sturdy, practical brickwork of a bygone era, lending a sense of permanence to the storefronts and homes. Life in Perrysville moves with a measured, steady grace, indifferent to the haste of more crowded regions, as if the land itself demands a certain patience from those who dwell upon it.

About This Perrysville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Perrysville, Indiana. Coordinates: 40.051427, -87.433348. 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 Perrysville includes the ZIP code (47974), telephone area code (765), county seat of Vermillion County (Newport), and school district assignment (North Vermillion 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.