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Sunman Indiana Map

Explore Sunman, 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 Sunman, Indiana

How to Use This Sunman, Indiana Map

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

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.

CitySunman
StateIndiana (IN)
CountyRipley County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)
Latitude39.236997
Longitude-85.094681
Population914
Density301.6 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code47041
Area Code317, 463
County SeatVersailles
School DistrictSunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation

About Sunman, Indiana

Sunman is a locality in Ripley County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 914. The population density is 301.6 people per km². Sunman is located at 39.2370°N, 85.0947°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. Sunman is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 47041.

Sunman emerges from the landscape as a quiet intersection of rail-side history and the persistent, slow-turning labor of the Indiana fields. It lies 7.4 miles northwest of Dearborn, IN (from Dearborn, IN: bearing 310°T), and is situated 8.1 miles east-southeast of Batesville. Ripley Creek carves a path through the low-lying terrain, its waters marking the rhythm of the land as they move past the modest footprints of early settlers. To the east, the silhouette of Ester Ridge defines the horizon, a constant, dark boundary that separates the immediate world of Sunman from the wider reach of the state. Beyond the reach of the plow, the cool, shaded expanse of John Sunman's Woods offers a stillness that contrasts with the open, sun-drenched stretches of farmland surrounding the dwellings. When the light leans low at dusk, the atmosphere takes on a heavy, golden density, turning the dust of the local lanes into something that feels almost tangible.

Sunman keeps to a pace dictated by the seasonal requirements of agriculture and the steady hum of commerce that has sustained these families for generations. The economy remains tethered to the soil and the small-scale enterprise of a place that values continuity over rapid change. Residents often look toward the quiet surface of Tall Oaks Lake, three miles away, for a respite from the mechanical demands of the day. The character of the locale is found in the brick-and-mortar endurance of its architecture and the unpretentious nature of a life lived far from the frantic currents of larger centers. Here, the passage of time is measured not by grand events, but by the slow, deliberate work of the harvest and the persistent, grounding presence of the earth itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 110° E
  • John Sunman's Woods (State Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 336° NW
  • Bischoff Reservoir (Batesville) Public Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 5.9 mi, 297° NW
  • Liberty Park (Local Park) — 7.5 mi, 299° NW
  • Brum Woods (Local Recreation) — 8.0 mi, 298° NW
  • Batesville Memorial Pool (State Recreation Area) — 8.3 mi, 303° NW
  • Mission Cross (Monument) — 9.2 mi, 321° NW
  • Unknown Park (Local Park) — 9.3 mi, 321° NW
  • Versailles State Park (State Park) — 11.2 mi, 208° SW
  • Falling Timber Nature Preserve (Falling Timber) (State Conservation Area) — 12.3 mi, 212° SW
  • Flood Victims Memorial (Monument) — 12.7 mi, 021° N
  • Brookville Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 14.3 mi, 020° N
  • Brookville Lake (Recreation Area) — 14.8 mi, 019° N
  • Bonwell Hill Overlook (Viewpoint) — 15.1 mi, 021° N
  • The Oxbow (Nature Reserve) — 16.0 mi, 122° SE
  • Martin Marietta Performing Arts Theater (Theatre) — 17.4 mi, 086° E
  • Stargazer Planetarium (Museum) — 19.7 mi, 122° SE
  • 4d Special Efects (Theatre) — 19.7 mi, 122° SE
  • Old Fairfield (Historic Ruins) — 20.2 mi, 015° N
  • Red Wolf Sanctuary (Attraction) — 23.0 mi, 149° SE
  • Buchanan's Station (Historic Castle / Fort) — 24.3 mi, 204° SW
  • Whitewater State Park (State Park) — 25.6 mi, 014° N
  • Hornbeam Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 26.3 mi, 014° N
  • Transformations in the Light (Public Artwork) — 26.4 mi, 046° NE
  • Fish Cleaning Station (Attraction) — 26.7 mi, 015° N
  • Hefner Museum (Museum) — 26.9 mi, 046° NE
  • Limper Museum (Museum) — 27.0 mi, 046° NE
  • Pioneer Farm Museum (Museum) — 28.7 mi, 039° NE
  • Rosebrook Art Center (Arts Centre) — 30.0 mi, 122° SE
  • Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 41.2 mi, 243° SW · 16k acres

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About This Sunman Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sunman, Indiana. Coordinates: 39.236997, -85.094681. 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 Sunman includes the ZIP code (47041), telephone area code (317, 463), county seat of Ripley County (Versailles), and school district assignment (Sunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

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.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.