Ragsdale Indiana Map

About Ragsdale, Indiana

Ragsdale is a locality in Knox County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 119. The population density is 20.6 people per km². Ragsdale is located at 38.7459°N, 87.3250°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Vincennes) timezone. ZIP codes: 47512, 47573.

Ragsdale exists as a quiet coordinate of earth and sky, where the horizon stretches flat and wide across the Indiana plains. It lies 10.2 miles northwest of Washington, IN (from Washington, IN: bearing 306°T), and is situated 2.2 miles south-southwest of Bicknell. The land here holds the stillness of an inland shelf, punctuated by the slow, deliberate movement of Indian Creek as it traces a path through the silt just a mile from the center. To the west, the subtle rise of the Beech Hills creates a soft, hazy boundary against the evening light, while the open expanse of Mills Prairie draws the eye toward a distant, treeless openness. At the edge of the residential grid, City Lake catches the amber glow of a setting sun, acting as a mirror for the cottonwood trees that lean toward the water’s edge. The air carries the scent of turned soil and distant rain, a dry, honest atmosphere that settles over the fields and defines the rhythm of the day.

Ragsdale maintains a steady, unremarkable pace, tethered to the cycles of the harvest and the persistent labor of the surrounding farmland. The local economy remains anchored to the soil, reflecting a history of agrarian persistence that has quietly shaped the character of the people who reside here. Beyond the reach of the Bicknell Country Club, where the manicured green provides a sharp contrast to the wilder growth of the Greene-Sullivan State Forest further out, the life of the place is measured in the maintenance of fences and the steady transit of grain trucks. There is no urgency in the way the local streets intersect, only a functional, pragmatic architecture that prioritizes work and family above all else. Ragsdale remains a place of deep, grounded shadows, where the collective memory of the region is kept in the simple, sturdy structures that have withstood the changing seasons for generations.

About This Ragsdale Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ragsdale, Indiana. Coordinates: 38.74588, -87.325016. 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 Ragsdale includes the ZIP code (47512, 47573), telephone area code (812), county seat of Knox County (Vincennes), and school district assignment (North Knox 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.