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Scipio Indiana Map

Explore Scipio, 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 Scipio, Indiana

How to Use This Scipio, Indiana Map

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

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

Latitude	39.074343
Longitude	-85.715006
Population	197
Density	66.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	47016, 47273
Area Code	317, 463
County Seat	Vernon
School District	Jennings County Schools

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About Scipio, Indiana

Scipio is a locality in Jennings County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 197. The population density is 66.3 people per km². Scipio is located at 39.0743°N, 85.7150°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP codes: 47016, 47273.

Scipio rests quietly upon the limestone-rich earth of the Indiana interior, where the silver ribbon of Sand Creek carves a slow, deliberate path through the landscape. It lies 6.3 miles north-northwest of Jennings, IN (from Jennings, IN: bearing 344°T), and is situated 7.1 miles northwest of North Vernon. The geography here is defined by a mosaic of woodlots and heavy-soiled farmland, a terrain that feels ancient and settled, far removed from the restless energy of the distant coastline. To the north, the horizon is held by the distant, hazy blue suggestion of Poplar Ridge, while the immediate surroundings are softened by the dense, unhurried canopy of Selmier State Forest. The light at dusk settles heavily here, turning the fields to a deep, bruised copper and casting long, skeletal shadows that stretch toward the water’s edge. Even at the nearby Country Squire Lake, the stillness is absolute, broken only by the occasional ripple of a muskrat or the sudden, sharp call of a heron rising from the reeds.

Scipio emerged from the nineteenth-century impulse to tame the wilderness, its foundations laid with the sturdy, utilitarian brick that defines the architectural character of the region. The local economy remains anchored to the rhythms of the soil, with the daily pulse of the locality dictated by the turning of the seasons and the quiet commerce of the plains. Life here moves with a gravity that honors the past, visible in the modest structures that have weathered decades of Midwestern winters. While Unknown Park offers a quiet refuge for those seeking the shade of hardwood groves, the true essence of Scipio is found in the persistence of its people, who maintain a lifestyle shaped by proximity to the riverbed and the demanding cycle of the harvest. It is a place where the air carries the faint, sweet scent of drying corn and damp earth, grounding its inhabitants in a landscape that neither asks for nor offers much in the way of spectacle, but provides a steady, enduring home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Park) — 2.3 mi, 151° SE
Pat O'Conner Street Sign (Monument) — 6.2 mi, 136° SE
Selmier State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 6.4 mi, 114° SE
Railroad Memorial Stone (Monument) — 6.8 mi, 134° SE
Muscatatuck Park (Local Park) — 7.4 mi, 140° SE
Sam Calli/Rosemary Calli Memorial Overlook (Viewpoint) — 7.8 mi, 132° SE
Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.2 mi, 206° SW · 16k acres
Crosley Fish And Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.3 mi, 142° SE
1862 Civil War Memorial (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 137° SE
Brush Creek Fish And Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.2 mi, 093° E
Cypress Lake Public Fishing Area (State Recreation Area) — 9.7 mi, 247° SW
Showplace Cinemas Seymour (Cinema) — 10.2 mi, 221° SW
Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 10.3 mi, 213° SW
When I Was Your Age (Public Artwork) — 12.6 mi, 290° W
Bulleit Stadium (Stadium) — 13.0 mi, 232° SW
YES Cinema (Cinema) — 14.2 mi, 308° NW
Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 19.6 mi, 267° W · 204k acres
Versailles State Park (State Park) — 24.1 mi, 088° E
Brown County State Park (State Park) — 24.7 mi, 281° W
Buchanan's Station (Historic Castle / Fort) — 25.8 mi, 115° SE
Whip-poor-will Woods (Nature Reserve) — 26.2 mi, 303° NW
Tiemeyer's Farm Market Petting Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 26.3 mi, 231° SW
Charles C. Deam Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 30.4 mi, 265° W · 13k acres
Butler-Turpin House Museum (Museum) — 40.7 mi, 133° SE
On Stage Live At The Luxe (Arts Centre) — 42.3 mi, 332° NW
Dam Overlook Platform (Attraction) — 43.1 mi, 264° W
Conrad Prebys Amphitheater (Theatre) — 43.6 mi, 279° W
Adams Family Manor (Nature Reserve) — 44.3 mi, 151° SE
Bronson Cave (Attraction) — 44.4 mi, 237° SW
Easter Island Figure (Attraction) — 44.5 mi, 251° W

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