Explore Waterloo, 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 Waterloo, 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 Waterloo.
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 | Waterloo |
| State | Indiana (IN) |
| County | Fayette County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| Latitude | 41.437398 |
| Longitude | -85.051661 |
| Population | 2,116 |
| Density | 385.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 47331, 46143, 46793 |
| Area Code | 260, 574 |
| County Seat | Connersville |
| School District | DeKalb County Central United School District |
Waterloo emerges from the flat, industrious expanse of the northern Indiana plains, defined by the quiet persistence of the Nolands Fork as it carves a slow path through the surrounding fields. It lies 4.8 miles north-northeast of Connersville, IN (from Connersville, IN: bearing 25°T), and is situated 9.7 miles southwest of Centerville. The horizon remains largely unbroken, save for the distant, hazy silhouette of McGuire Ridge that anchors the western sky when the air turns crisp and clear. Beyond the grid of the streets, the landscape softens into a mosaic of woodlots and open acreage, where the light at dusk settles in long, amber streaks across the fallow ground. Residents often find their way to the quiet green expanse of Roberts Park, a place where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and the subtle, metallic tang of the nearby tracks.
Waterloo maintains a steady, rhythmic connection to the steel rails that first spurred its expansion, serving as a vital point of transit that continues to pulse through the local economy. The architecture remains grounded in a utilitarian tradition, with brick facades that have weathered the seasons with stoic endurance, mirroring the town’s modest, hardworking spirit. While the stillness of Manlove Lake offers a reflective reprieve only a short distance away, the life of the place is firmly tied to the intersection of commerce and the agricultural cycle. Even as the modern world accelerates, Waterloo preserves a deliberate pace, where the sound of a distant whistle or the rustle of dry cornstalks defines the passing of the day more accurately than any clock.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Waterloo, Indiana. Coordinates: 41.437398, -85.051661. 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 Waterloo includes the ZIP code (47331, 46143, 46793), telephone area code (260, 574), county seat of Fayette County (Connersville), and school district assignment (DeKalb County Central United School District).
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. |