Explore Versailles, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Versailles, 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 Versailles.
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 | Versailles |
| State | Indiana (IN) |
| County | Ripley County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| Latitude | 39.06346 |
| Longitude | -85.256611 |
| Population | 2,184 |
| Density | 537.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 47042 |
| Area Code | 317, 463 |
| County Seat | Versailles |
| School District | South Ripley Community School Corporation |
Versailles commands a landscape defined by the persistent, winding presence of Laughery Creek, which carves a deliberate path through the limestone-heavy terrain of southeastern Indiana. It lies 10.2 miles east of Jackson, IN (from Jackson, IN: bearing 87°T), and is situated 15.6 miles west-southwest of Dearborn. The earth here settles into a mosaic of woodlots and open fields, where the elevation rises toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Possum Trot Ridge on the horizon. Versailles State Park encompasses the immediate surroundings, its grounds cradling the Versailles State Park Dam, which holds a quiet expanse of water that reflects the shifting colors of the canopy above. The air carries a particular weight during the transition from afternoon to dusk, a stillness that seems to sharpen the outlines of the limestone bluffs and deepen the shadows gathered in the depths of Coon Hollow.
Agriculture and the rhythms of a regional seat of government anchor the daily life of Versailles, keeping the pace deliberate and tethered to the seasons. The brick courthouse remains a central gravity for the local economy, standing as a reminder of the foundational era when the area was first organized and settled by those who moved inland to clear the timber. Beyond the immediate municipal borders, the influence of the wider landscape is felt in the steady maintenance of rural roads and the stewardship of the surrounding woods. Life in Versailles proceeds with a quiet attention to the land, where the local identity is shaped not by large-scale industry, but by the slow, consistent work of those who cultivate the soil and maintain the integrity of the regional infrastructure.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Versailles, Indiana. Coordinates: 39.06346, -85.256611. 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 Versailles includes the ZIP code (47042), telephone area code (317, 463), county seat of Ripley County (Versailles), and school district assignment (South Ripley 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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |