Gettysburg Ohio Map

About Gettysburg, Ohio

Gettysburg is a locality in Darke County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 544. The population density is 474.1 people per km². Gettysburg is located at 40.1114°N, 84.4952°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 45308.

Gettysburg rests in a quiet corner of Darke County, Ohio, where the land unfurls in gentle, cultivated swells. It lies 16.2 miles west-north-west of Troy, OH (from Troy, OH: bearing 288°T), and is situated 7.3 miles east of Greenville. The soil here, a rich, dark loam, yields generously to the plow, lending a deep, earthy hue to the fields that stretch under an expansive sky. Oak and maple trees, sturdy sentinels of the region, punctuate the horizons, their leaves rustling with the breath of the prevailing winds, whispering secrets of seasons past. The air, particularly in the late afternoon when the sun dips low, carries a faint, clean scent of drying grass and distant woodsmoke, a subtle perfume unique to this agricultural heartland. This Gettysburg, unlike its more famous namesake, carries its history not on battlefields, but in the quiet hum of its agricultural economy. The founding families, many of them descendants of early settlers who saw promise in the fertile ground, built their lives around the rhythm of the seasons, a tradition that continues to define Gettysburg's character. Corn and soybeans are the kings of the harvest, their stalks standing tall in summer and their stubble a familiar sight in the autumn. The local grain elevator, a prominent silhouette against the sky, stands as a testament to the enduring importance of farming to the livelihoods of the people who call Gettysburg home. Even the infrequent rumble of a passing freight train, a distant echo on the tracks, seems to carry the weight of goods harvested from these very fields, connecting Gettysburg to a wider world.

About This Gettysburg Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Gettysburg, Ohio with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Gettysburg and Darke County.

Detailed location data for Gettysburg includes the ZIP code (45347), telephone area code (937), county seat of Darke County (Greenville), and school district assignment (Greenville City School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Gettysburg is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.