Explore Cheshire, 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 Cheshire, 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 Cheshire.
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 | Cheshire |
| State | Ohio (OH) |
| County | Delaware County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 38.951093 |
| Longitude | -82.114291 |
| Population | 123 |
| Density | 61.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 43021, 45620 |
| Area Code | 614, 937 |
| County Seat | Delaware |
| School District | Gallia County Local School District |
Cheshire holds the quiet, heavy stillness of a place defined by the slow movement of water and the long, low shadows of the interior plains. It lies 3.7 miles northeast of Lewis Center, OH (from Lewis Center, OH: bearing 42°T), and is situated 6.9 miles southeast of Delaware. The landscape surrounding Cheshire is defined by the winding passage of Alum Creek, which carves a path through the earth to shape the local topography. Williams Lake sits calm and glass-like, mirroring the changing colors of the sky as the light fades into a deep, bruised violet. In the distance, the faint, hazy outline of the Welsh Hills suggests a rugged world far removed from the flat, fertile basin of Horse Shoe Bottom. The land here remains under the protection of Alum Creek State Park, preserving a quiet expanse of woodland and open field that feels removed from the urgent pace of the industrial centers further north.
Cheshire exists as a persistent point of habitation within the protected boundaries of Alum Creek State Park, where the rhythm of the day is dictated by the season rather than the clock. The economy here has long been tethered to the land and the modest commerce that flows through the interior, reflecting a history of steady, unglamorous labor. Unlike the bustling corridors closer to the Great Lakes, life in Cheshire leans into the solitude provided by the expansive state-managed grounds. The air often carries the scent of damp earth and cooling timber, a sensory reminder of the wilderness that persists just beyond the edge of the cleared fields. People here move with the deliberate caution of those who understand that the land, while generous, demands a certain respect for the quietude it maintains.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cheshire, Ohio. Coordinates: 38.951093, -82.114291. 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 Cheshire includes the ZIP code (43021, 45620), telephone area code (614, 937), county seat of Delaware County (Delaware), and school district assignment (Gallia County 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. |