Explore Fayette, 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 Fayette, 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 Fayette.
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 | Fayette |
| State | Ohio (OH) |
| County | Fulton County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 41.673384 |
| Longitude | -84.326893 |
| Population | 1,305 |
| Density | 517.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 43521 |
| Area Code | 740 |
| County Seat | Wauseon |
| School District | Fayette Local School District |
Fayette emerges from the flat, fertile expanse of northwestern Ohio, where the slow, deliberate current of Spring Creek carves a narrow path through the surrounding agricultural fields. It lies 26.9 miles north of Defiance, OH (from Defiance, OH: bearing 3°T), and is situated 8.8 miles north-northeast of Brady Township. The horizon here is vast and unencumbered, defined by the geometry of corn and soybean rows that stretch toward the sky, interrupted only by the occasional cluster of hardwood trees or the distant silhouette of a grain silo. Sunlight in Fayette possesses a heavy, amber quality during the harvest season, casting long shadows that seem to anchor the earth firmly against the wide, pale sky. Just three miles away, the quiet waters of Harrison Lake State Park offer a reflective pause in the landscape, while the denser canopy of Goll Woods, lying nine miles to the east, provides a stark, ancient contrast to the cultivated plains.
Fayette maintains an economy deeply rooted in the productivity of the soil, a legacy that traces back to the settlers who first cleared these stubborn, productive tracts of land. The rhythm of daily life moves in sync with the seasonal demands of the fields, fostering a culture of self-reliance and quiet industry that defines the character of the people. While the modern world presses in with its demands, Fayette remains anchored by the simple persistence of its local commerce and the steady, predictable flow of the seasons. Beyond the immediate reach of the village, the landscape remains largely untamed in pockets, such as the distant, rising form of Irish Hill or the serene, hidden waters of Lime Lake, both of which serve as quiet landmarks for those who traverse the rural roads.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fayette, Ohio. Coordinates: 41.673384, -84.326893. 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 Fayette includes the ZIP code (43521), telephone area code (740), county seat of Fulton County (Wauseon), and school district assignment (Fayette 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. |