Stone Bluff Indiana Map

About Stone Bluff, Indiana

Stone Bluff is a locality in Fountain County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 134. The population density is 74.5 people per km². Stone Bluff is located at 40.1700°N, 87.2528°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP code: 47987.

Stone Bluff rises from the gentle swells of Indiana farmland, a place where the Wabash River’s broad, slow current shapes the horizon. It lies 18.7 miles north-north-east of Howard, IN (from Howard, IN: bearing 20°T), and is situated 5.7 miles south-east of Fountain. The land here is a quilt of cultivated fields, their greens and golds stretching toward distant, hazy tree lines, interrupted only by the occasional cluster of weathered barns and silos that punctuate the rural tableau. The air, particularly in the long afternoons of late summer, carries the dry, sweet scent of ripening corn and the fainter, earthy perfume of damp soil, a fragrance that clings to everything. Even the occasional whisper of wind through the tall grasses along the riverbanks seems to hum with a quiet, enduring presence. The history of Stone Bluff is etched not in grand monuments but in the quiet persistence of its people and the rhythms of its agricultural heart. Generations have worked this land, their lives intertwined with the cycles of planting and harvest, a legacy that underpins the local economy. The Wabash River, a vital artery for centuries, once carried the aspirations of steamboat captains and the bounty of local produce, and though its steamy grandeur has faded, it remains a constant, a deep brown ribbon reflecting the vast, changing sky. These days, Stone Bluff’s character is found in the steady hum of tractors in the fields, the friendly nod of a neighbor on a dusty road, and the enduring belief in the strength of what is grown and what is built by hand.

About This Stone Bluff Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Stone Bluff, Indiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.170038, -87.252787. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Stone Bluff and Fountain County.

Detailed location data for Stone Bluff includes the ZIP code (47987), telephone area code (765), county seat of Fountain County (Covington), and school district assignment (Southeast Fountain School Corporation). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Stone Bluff is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.