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Rockford Indiana Map

Explore Rockford, 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 Rockford, Indiana

How to Use This Rockford, Indiana Map

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

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

Latitude	40.760046
Longitude	-85.313583
Population	761
Density	344.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	46714, 47274
Area Code	574, 317
County Seat	Brownstown
School District	Seymour Community Schools

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About Rockford, Indiana

Rockford is a locality in Jackson County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 761. The population density is 344.1 people per km². Rockford is located at 40.7600°N, 85.3136°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP codes: 46714, 47274.

Rockford maintains a quiet, steady presence along the banks of the East Fork White River, where the water moves with a deliberate, muddy patience through the flat, fertile plains. It lies 1.9 miles north of Seymour, IN (from Seymour, IN: bearing 358°T), and is situated 15.2 miles south of Bartholomew. The horizon remains wide and open, though the distant, hazy silhouette of Poplar Ridge occasionally catches the light during the long, amber hours of late afternoon. Beyond the river’s path, the landscape settles into a mosaic of cultivated fields and woodlots that stretch toward the horizon, punctuated by the cooling shade of the Jackson-Washington State Forest just thirteen miles away. Travelers passing through the vicinity might pause at Shields Park, where the grass is kept trim and the air carries the faint, damp scent of the riverbed. Even the stillness of Peters Lake, located only three miles from the center, seems to reflect the uncomplicated, grounded gravity of the surrounding earth.

Rockford emerged from the early migrations of the nineteenth century, serving as a vital point of commerce where trade routes intersected the rural interior. The local economy has long been anchored by the rhythms of agriculture and the industrious output of nearby manufacturing, keeping the pace of daily life tied to the seasonal cycles of the soil. History here is marked not by grand monuments, but by the persistent endurance of brick facades and the sturdy, unpretentious homes that define the local character. Children often gather on the courts near the river, practicing the game that serves as the regional heartbeat, while the collective memory of the residents remains tethered to the slow, predictable rise and fall of the East Fork White River. There is a particular clarity to the winters here, when the frost settles over the fallow fields, leaving Rockford to exist in a state of calm, industrious reflection.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Roush Lake Fish And Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 006° N
J. Edward Roush Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 2.9 mi, 006° N
J. Edward Roush Lake (Recreation Area) — 5.3 mi, 325° NW
Parlor City Country Club (Park) — 6.5 mi, 079° E
Bluffton Park (Local Park) — 7.2 mi, 109° E
Hickory Hill Golf Course (Park) — 7.2 mi, 088° E
Wells Community Pool (Local Recreation) — 7.6 mi, 108° E
Veterans Memorial Park (Local Park) — 7.7 mi, 104° E
Pulse Opera House (Theatre) — 8.0 mi, 228° SW
Salamonie Reservoir (State Recreation Area) — 9.5 mi, 255° W
Ouabache State Park (State Park) — 9.7 mi, 103° E
Huntington County Baseball (Local Recreation) — 10.4 mi, 307° NW
Quabache Flatwoods Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 11.3 mi, 104° E
Fred A. Loew Botanical Garden and Arboretum (Monument) — 13.5 mi, 315° NW
Roanoke Area Heritage Center (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 347° N
Miami Indian (Public Artwork) — 14.3 mi, 173° S
LC Nature Park (Nature Reserve) — 16.2 mi, 359° N
Wunderkammer Company (Arts Centre) — 22.1 mi, 023° NE
Painting Fun Spot (Attraction) — 22.4 mi, 016° N
Ivanhoe's Garfield (Monument) — 22.4 mi, 205° SW
Thaddeus C. Reade (Monument) — 22.9 mi, 205° SW
James Dean Memorial Theater (Theatre) — 22.9 mi, 232° SW
St. Mary's overlook Deck (Viewpoint) — 24.4 mi, 022° N
M3 Stuart (Attraction) — 24.5 mi, 220° SW
Gas City Museum (Museum) — 24.6 mi, 221° SW
California Sea Lion (Attraction) — 25.4 mi, 019° N
Sumatran Orangutan (Attraction) — 25.4 mi, 019° N
Gallery 64 (Gallery) — 26.7 mi, 276° W
Clark Gallery (Gallery) — 26.8 mi, 275° W
Browns of Wabash (Historic Ruins) — 26.9 mi, 275° W

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