Explore Archbold, Ohio, 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 Archbold, Ohio. 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 Ohio 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 Archbold.
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 | Archbold |
| State | Ohio (OH) |
| County | Fulton County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 41.52144 |
| Longitude | -84.307172 |
| Population | 4,516 |
| Density | 353.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 43502 |
| Area Code | 740 |
| County Seat | Wauseon |
| School District | Archbold Area Local School District |
Archbold emerges from the flat, fertile expanse of the Maumee Valley as a grid of well-tended streets and industry, defined by the hushed persistence of the Midwestern plains. It lies 16.6 miles north of Defiance, OH (from Defiance, OH: bearing 9°T), and is situated 8.8 miles west-southwest of Wauseon. The horizon remains remarkably wide and open, allowing the light of late afternoon to stretch across the surrounding fields until the shadows of the cornstalks grow long and thin. Only a mile away, the quiet waters of Archbold Reservoir Number One hold the reflection of the sky, while the nearby banks of Flat Run meander through the landscape with a sluggish, seasonal grace. Beyond the immediate reach of the streets, the dense canopy of Goll Woods offers a glimpse into the ancient timber that once dominated this terrain, providing a cool sanctuary where the air feels heavy with the scent of damp earth and decaying leaves.
Archbold maintains a steady pulse driven by the manufacturing sector and a legacy of industriousness that took root in the nineteenth century. Life here favors the predictable rhythm of shifts and school bells, with Ruihley Park serving as a central commons where the boundaries between private yards and public space blur into a shared, grassy expanse. The character of the place is marked by a deep-seated pragmatism, a quiet devotion to the labor of building things that has sustained the local economy through decades of regional change. On summer evenings, the sound of a distant train or the hum of machinery serves as a reminder of the logistics that connect this spot to the wider world, even as the evening settles into a stillness that feels entirely its own.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Archbold, Ohio. Coordinates: 41.52144, -84.307172. 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 Archbold includes the ZIP code (43502), telephone area code (740), county seat of Fulton County (Wauseon), and school district assignment (Archbold Area Local 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. |