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Plainville Indiana Map

Explore Plainville, 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 Plainville, Indiana

How to Use This Plainville, Indiana Map

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

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

Latitude	38.806158
Longitude	-87.152234
Population	499
Density	558.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	47568
Area Code	812
County Seat	Washington
School District	North Daviess Community Schools

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About Plainville, Indiana

Plainville is a locality in Daviess County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 499. The population density is 558.4 people per km². Plainville is located at 38.8062°N, 87.1522°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Vincennes) timezone. Plainville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 47568.

Plainville emerges from the flat, fertile expanse of the Indiana interior, defined by the steady, unpretentious flow of Hanna Creek as it carves a path through the silt and soil. It lies 7.2 miles north of Daviess, IN (from Daviess, IN: bearing 356°T), and is situated 8.7 miles east-northeast of Bicknell. High summer afternoons here bring a distinct, golden quality to the light, illuminating the mosaic of woodlots and expansive farmland that stretches toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Briar Ridge. To the west, the quiet density of the Thousand Acre Woods offers a sanctuary of shade, while the earth itself—a dark, nutrient-rich loam—remains the primary architect of the horizon, shifting in color from the deep brown of freshly turned furrows to the vibrant, chlorophyll-heavy green of mid-season crops.

Plainville maintains a rhythm set by the cycles of harvest and the quiet persistence of its agricultural heritage, where the local economy remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding plains. Beyond the immediate reach of the fields, the landscape opens into the expansive reach of Mills Prairie, a reminder of the vast, open character of the region before the arrival of modern fences and roads. Life in Plainville moves with the deliberate pace of a place that values the weight of its own history, where the nearby waters of Melton Pond provide a stillness that mirrors the quietude of the surrounding countryside. Residents carry a pragmatic sensibility shaped by the climate, finding a modest, enduring beauty in the way the frost settles over the stubble of autumn fields or how the spring thaw finally wakes the banks of Hanna Creek.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Thousand Acre Woods (Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 151° SE
Carnahan Public Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 4.8 mi, 259° W
Sandborn Community Park (Local Park) — 6.2 mi, 347° N
Elnora Public Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 6.9 mi, 022° N
Goose Pond Fish And Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.9 mi, 355° N
Soldier's Monument (Public Artwork) — 10.2 mi, 186° S
Daviess County Museum (Museum) — 10.4 mi, 186° S
Greene-Sullivan State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 10.9 mi, 339° N
Glendale Fish And Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.2 mi, 163° S
4-way Bridge (Attraction) — 16.2 mi, 343° N
Richland-Plummer Creek Covered Bridge (Attraction) — 17.3 mi, 042° NE
Houghntan Memorial bridge (Monument) — 18.0 mi, 127° SE
Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 19.7 mi, 121° SE · 204k acres
Hindostan Falls (Attraction) — 20.6 mi, 128° SE
Jug Rock (Attraction) — 20.8 mi, 114° SE
Robeson Hills Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 21.5 mi, 252° W
Farm Service Agency Interest Of In (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.9 mi, 201° S · 462 acres
Francis Vigo (Monument) — 22.5 mi, 247° SW
War Memorial (Monument) — 23.6 mi, 024° NE
Tulip Viaduct (Viewpoint) — 24.7 mi, 041° NE
Shakamak Prairie Nature Preserve (State Park) — 24.7 mi, 351° N
Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.0 mi, 190° S · 20k acres
Astra Theatre (Theatre) — 31.1 mi, 157° SE
Indiana Railway Museum (Museum) — 33.7 mi, 121° SE
FLWB Indoor Karting (Theme Park) — 33.7 mi, 120° SE
French Lick West Baden Museum (Museum) — 33.7 mi, 122° SE
Springs Stadium (Cinema) — 34.3 mi, 121° SE
Owen County Art Guild (Arts Centre) — 38.9 mi, 032° NE
Springs Valley State Fish and Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 39.2 mi, 124° SE
Charles C. Deam Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 42.9 mi, 069° E · 13k acres

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