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Williams Indiana Map

Explore Williams, 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 Williams, Indiana

How to Use This Williams, Indiana Map

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

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.

CityWilliams
StateIndiana (IN)
CountyAdams County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)
Latitude38.818262
Longitude-86.637134
Population229
Density24.7 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Codes46733, 47470
Area Code574, 317
County SeatDecatur
School DistrictNorth Lawrence Community Schools

About Williams, Indiana

Williams is a locality in Adams County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 229. The population density is 24.7 people per km². Williams is located at 38.8183°N, 86.6371°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP codes: 46733, 47470.

Williams occupies a quiet expanse of limestone country where the earth holds the memory of ancient seas in its gray, fractured bedrock. It lies 10.7 miles south of New Haven, IN (from New Haven, IN: bearing 169°T), and is situated 6.6 miles north-northwest of Decatur. The Bulhman Schoder Ditch cuts a narrow, purposeful path through the landscape, acting as a small artery that sustains the local flora and defines the drainage of these fields. Beyond the immediate perimeter, the terrain shifts into a mosaic of woodlots and agricultural stretches, punctuated by the occasional silhouette of a solitary barn against the deepening sky. Sunlight here possesses a particular quality, long and amber, which catches the dust of the rural roads and softens the sharp angles of the limestone outcrops that break through the soil.

Williams preserves a deliberate pace, one shaped by the enduring cycles of land stewardship and the quiet industry of those who labor in the surrounding fields. The distance to Saddle Lake or the greenery of Hanna City Park serves as a reminder of the vast, open character of the region, where residents live in accordance with the seasonal shifts of the Midwest. History is not displayed in grand monuments but rather in the persistent maintenance of family plots and the sturdy, unadorned architecture that defines the local aesthetic. Life in Williams moves with a steady, grounding gravity, indifferent to the frantic speed of the wider world and content in the simple resonance of a day spent working the soil or watching the light fade over the horizon.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Spice Valley Public Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 1.0 mi, 193° S
  • Williams Dam Public Fishing Area (State Recreation Area) — 1.0 mi, 196° S
  • Martin State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 359° N
  • Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 2.4 mi, 168° S · 204k acres
  • Indian Creek (Lawrence Co) Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 358° N
  • Gory Hole Cave Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 3.9 mi, 141° SE · 20 acres
  • Bluespring Caverns (Attraction) — 5.1 mi, 106° E
  • 10 Commandments Tablets (Monument) — 7.0 mi, 080° E
  • Easter Island Figure (Attraction) — 8.1 mi, 069° E
  • Big Joe Palooka (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 046° NE
  • Stone Crucifix (Public Artwork) — 8.8 mi, 071° E
  • Site of the Bedford Branch of the State Bank of Indiana (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 070° E
  • Old Mans Nose (Attraction) — 9.0 mi, 218° SW
  • Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 10.4 mi, 122° SE
  • Mitchell Sinkhole Plain Nature Preserve (State Park) — 12.3 mi, 116° SE
  • Spring Mill State Park (State Park) — 12.5 mi, 119° SE
  • Hamer Cave (Attraction) — 12.8 mi, 117° SE
  • Monroe Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 14.6 mi, 026° NE
  • FLWB Indoor Karting (Theme Park) — 17.8 mi, 176° S
  • Indiana Railway Museum (Museum) — 18.2 mi, 177° S
  • Charles C. Deam Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 18.3 mi, 045° NE · 13k acres
  • French Lick West Baden Museum (Museum) — 18.6 mi, 177° S
  • Springs Stadium (Cinema) — 18.7 mi, 175° S
  • Leaning Tree Point (Viewpoint) — 20.1 mi, 034° NE
  • Large quarry remnants (Historic Ruins) — 23.2 mi, 012° N
  • Springs Valley State Fish and Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 23.4 mi, 169° S
  • Conrad Prebys Amphitheater (Theatre) — 24.9 mi, 015° N
  • Tiemeyer's Farm Market Petting Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 29.3 mi, 088° E
  • Daviess County Museum (Museum) — 30.9 mi, 249° W
  • Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.4 mi, 006° N · 16k acres

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About This Williams Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Williams, Indiana. Coordinates: 38.818262, -86.637134. 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 Williams includes the ZIP code (46733, 47470), telephone area code (574, 317), county seat of Adams County (Decatur), and school district assignment (North Lawrence Community Schools).

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.