Explore Deshler, 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 Deshler, 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 Deshler.
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 | Deshler |
| State | Ohio (OH) |
| County | Henry County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 41.207551 |
| Longitude | -83.899107 |
| Population | 1,588 |
| Density | 267.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 43516 |
| Area Code | 740 |
| County Seat | Napoleon |
| School District | Patrick Henry Local School District |
Deshler commands a quiet authority over the flat, fertile plains of northwestern Ohio, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered by the shadow of Howard Ridge nine miles to the east. It lies 17.2 miles northwest of Findlay, OH (from Findlay, OH: bearing 311°T), and is situated 8.8 miles north-northeast of Leipsic. Brush Creek winds its way through the periphery of this landscape, its waters carving a subtle, serpentine path through the dark, nutrient-rich soil that defines the regional topography. At the center of daily life, Memorial Field serves as the primary outdoor gathering space, providing a green expanse where the sky feels immense and the quality of light at dusk turns the local grain silos into silhouettes against a bruised, violet firmament. The air here carries the faint, honest scent of damp earth and seasonal harvest, a persistent reminder of the agricultural rhythms that have governed the movement of the sun and the patience of the people for generations.
Deshler remains deeply connected to the legacy of the rail lines that once anchored its early growth, serving as a vital intersection where the commerce of the interior was sorted and dispatched. While the rhythm of the modern economy has shifted, the local character retains a sturdy, pragmatic resilience, favoring the steady labor of the fields and the technical demands of regional industry over the frantic pace of larger hubs. Residents often look toward the quiet expanse of the Yellow Creek Reservoir, located seven miles away, for recreation, or travel toward the denser canopies of Maumee State Forest, eighteen miles distant, when the season calls for the shade of deep timber. Life in Deshler moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, defined by the enduring utility of the railroad tracks that still bisect the landscape and the simple, persistent habit of neighbors acknowledging one another as the long shadows of the afternoon lengthen across the pavement.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Deshler, Ohio. Coordinates: 41.207551, -83.899107. 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 Deshler includes the ZIP code (43516), telephone area code (740), county seat of Henry County (Napoleon), and school district assignment (Patrick Henry 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. |