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De Graff Ohio Map

Explore De Graff, 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.

Interactive Map of De Graff, Ohio

How to Use This De Graff, Ohio Map

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

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.

CityDe Graff
StateOhio (OH)
CountyLogan County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude40.311996
Longitude-83.91577
Population1,250
Density480.2 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code43318
Area Code614
County SeatBellefontaine
School DistrictRiverside Local School District

About De Graff, Ohio

De Graff is a locality in Logan County, Ohio, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,250. The population density is 480.2 people per km². De Graff is located at 40.3120°N, 83.9158°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. De Graff is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 43318.

De Graff occupies a quiet expanse of the Ohio landscape where the Bokengehalas Creek carves a slow, deliberate path through the fertile soil. It lies 8.9 miles west-southwest of Bellefontaine, OH (from Bellefontaine, OH: bearing 248°T), and is situated 12.8 miles east of Sidney. The horizon remains wide and unencumbered, save for the distant, hazy suggestion of Bristol Ridge rising to the west like a bruise against the sky. Two miles to the north, the waters of Black Lake hold the reflection of the clouds in a stillness that persists through the changing seasons. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and drying corn, a heavy, honest fragrance that settles over the fields long before the sun dips below the flat lines of the horizon. Nearby, the grounds of Miami Valley Camp offer a sanctuary of timber and open space, providing a quiet respite from the steady, mechanical hum that defines the rhythm of the surrounding plains.

De Graff emerged from the expansion of the nineteenth-century rail lines, its character forged by the intersection of iron track and agricultural industry. The economy has long leaned into the yields of the surrounding acreage, with the town serving as a steady anchor for those who work the land or manage the small-scale commerce that keeps the streets functional. While the pace of life remains measured, the influence of the North Bay Trail nine miles away draws those who seek a more active engagement with the quiet, inland geography. There is a specific, muted beauty in the way the morning light catches the grain elevators and the weathered siding of older storefronts, turning the mundane architecture of survival into something stark and luminous. It is a place where the history of the soil is written in the daily work of its inhabitants, grounded by the steady flow of the creek and the unchanging reach of the sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Miami Valley Camp (Private Recreation) — 1.6 mi, 251° W
  • Oakcrest Camp (Private Recreation) — 6.0 mi, 096° E
  • Camp Alfred Wilson (Local Recreation) — 6.2 mi, 062° NE
  • Liberty Hills Golf Club (Park) — 7.5 mi, 098° E
  • Southview Park (Local Park) — 7.7 mi, 073° E
  • Wee Hills Golf Club (Park) — 7.8 mi, 097° E
  • Kiser Lake State Park (State Park) — 8.3 mi, 196° S
  • Logan County Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 8.5 mi, 073° E
  • Shortest Street in America (Attraction) — 8.7 mi, 067° NE
  • Mad River Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.3 mi, 121° SE
  • Logan County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 9.3 mi, 069° E
  • Tawawa Park (Local Park) — 10.7 mi, 262° W
  • Indian Lake State Park (State Park) — 10.7 mi, 011° N
  • Ohio Caverns (Attraction) — 12.6 mi, 114° SE
  • Urbana Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.7 mi, 130° SE
  • Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 13.5 mi, 093° E
  • Warren G. Grimes/Grimes Field (Monument) — 15.2 mi, 145° SE
  • Mid America Flight Museum North (Museum) — 15.4 mi, 145° SE
  • Pennsylvania Railroad Depot (Monument) — 16.3 mi, 150° SE
  • Champaign County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 16.5 mi, 149° SE
  • Johnny Appleseed Education Center and Museum (Museum) — 16.5 mi, 150° SE
  • Riverside Art Center (Gallery) — 23.1 mi, 321° NW
  • APAC Arbogast Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 25.2 mi, 221° SW
  • Bicycle Museum of America (Museum) — 26.0 mi, 290° W
  • Wolf Creek Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 26.6 mi, 043° NE
  • Madonna of the Trail (Attraction) — 27.3 mi, 168° S
  • Miami and Erie Canal Lock 8 (Historic Ruins) — 27.5 mi, 299° NW
  • The Mystery Stone (Public Artwork) — 28.3 mi, 320° NW
  • Newton Nature Lab (Nature Reserve) — 28.7 mi, 232° SW
  • Brukner Nature Center (Nature Reserve) — 29.5 mi, 226° SW

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About This De Graff Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of De Graff, Ohio. Coordinates: 40.311996, -83.91577. 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 De Graff includes the ZIP code (43318), telephone area code (614), county seat of Logan County (Bellefontaine), and school district assignment (Riverside 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 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.