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East Sparta Ohio Map

Explore East Sparta, 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 East Sparta, Ohio

How to Use This East Sparta, Ohio Map

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

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	East Sparta
State	Ohio (OH)
County	Stark County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.667283
Longitude	-81.354835
Population	749
Density	158.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	44626
Area Code	330
County Seat	Canton
School District	Sandy Valley Local School District

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About East Sparta, Ohio

East Sparta is a locality in Stark County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 749. The population density is 158.8 people per km². East Sparta is located at 40.6673°N, 81.3548°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. East Sparta is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 44626.

East Sparta anchors itself firmly in the quiet geometry of the Ohio landscape, where the Nimishillen Creek carves a persistent path through the earth. It lies 9.2 miles south of Canton, OH (from Canton, OH: bearing 172°T), and is situated 9.2 miles southeast of Perry Township Stark County. The air here holds a particular, heavy stillness, especially as the sun dips behind the distant rise of Sponsellers Hill to the west, casting long, bruised shadows across the fields. Beyond the immediate banks of the creek, the land stretches into a series of modest elevations that define the character of the region, leading the eye toward the distant, shallow depressions of Pleasant Valley. Near the edges of the sprawl, Bolivar Lake offers a reprieve of water and open ground, a stark contrast to the dense, dark woods that periodically break the horizon. The light at dusk possesses a singular clarity, turning the local soil a deep, iron-rich brown that seems to absorb the day’s heat long after the shadows have lengthened.

East Sparta carries the weight of a history rooted in the grit of industry and the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons. Economic life has shifted over the decades, moving from the early reliance on the earth’s raw minerals toward a quieter, more modern persistence, though the remnants of older, industrious ambitions remain visible in the weathered architecture. Residents move through their days with a rhythm dictated by the changing temper of the fields and the seasonal maintenance of the land. While Lake Mohawk waits eight miles to the east as a quiet destination for those seeking a different pace, the daily life of East Sparta remains tethered to the local soil and the steady flow of the creek. There is an unadorned honesty in the way the local roads wind through the topography, connecting the residents to a landscape that demands attention but offers little in the way of artifice.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bolivar Lake (Recreation Area) — 0.1 mi, 155° SE
Russel Jones Dedication for Baseball Field (Monument) — 3.0 mi, 110° E
Jared Reichard Eagle Scout Project Stairs (Monument) — 3.0 mi, 110° E
Sandy-Beaver Canal 1834 (Monument) — 3.1 mi, 111° E
Spring Valley Country Club (Park) — 3.7 mi, 330° NW
Dover Lake (Recreation Area) — 4.3 mi, 168° S
Dover Dam (State Recreation Area) — 4.4 mi, 222° SW
Springwood Lake Camp Club (Private Recreation) — 4.5 mi, 296° NW
Park (Local Park) — 5.5 mi, 349° N
Fort Laurens State Park (State Park) — 5.5 mi, 250° W
Canal Corridor (Local Park) — 6.7 mi, 272° W
Pioneer Point (Viewpoint) — 7.1 mi, 198° S
Thermon Munson Stadium (Bauhoff Park) (Local Recreation) — 7.1 mi, 350° N
Petros Lake Park Expansion (State Recreation Area) — 8.1 mi, 323° NW
Downtown Canton Arts District (Attraction) — 9.1 mi, 353° N
First Ladies National Historic Site (Museum) — 9.1 mi, 353° N
Billy Jacobs Art Gallery (Gallery) — 9.6 mi, 292° W
McKinley Monument Historical Center (Museum) — 9.9 mi, 348° N
Canton Garden Center (Attraction) — 10.4 mi, 349° N
Goal Post Electricity Tower East (Public Artwork) — 10.6 mi, 348° N
Crater Stadium (Stadium) — 11.2 mi, 213° SW
Valley Run Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.9 mi, 114° SE
Warther Museum (Museum) — 12.0 mi, 216° SW
Quaker Stadium (Stadium) — 12.2 mi, 202° S
Massillon Museum (Museum) — 12.5 mi, 316° NW
Norma Johnson Center (Attraction) — 14.6 mi, 222° SW
Nash Family Jackson Amphitheater (Theatre) — 15.2 mi, 332° NW
McCook House (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 115° SE
Leesville Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 16.0 mi, 145° SE
Cuyahoga Valley National Park (National Park) — 30.4 mi, 344° N · 19k acres

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