Gilboa Ohio Map

About Gilboa, Ohio

Gilboa is a locality in Putnam County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 168. The population density is 495.2 people per km². Gilboa is located at 41.0181°N, 83.9219°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Gilboa is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 45875.

Gilboa persists as a quiet confluence of flat, fertile earth where the Blanchard River carves a slow, deliberate path through the landscape. It lies 14.3 miles west of Findlay, OH (from Findlay, OH: bearing 263°T), and is situated 6.5 miles east of Ottawa. The horizon remains vast and unencumbered, interrupted only by the distant, hazy silhouette of Howard Ridge that suggests a world beyond the immediate, leveled plains. Sunlight here hits the fields with a flat, honest clarity, illuminating the dark soil that has long defined the character of the region. A few miles away, the Ottawa Upground Reservoir holds its still, contained surface against the sky, while the muted, earthy expanse of Wildlife Production Area 46 provides a sanctuary for the local fauna to thrive in the tall grasses.

Agriculture remains the steady pulse of Gilboa, a rhythm governed by the slow rotation of planting and harvest that has anchored the local economy for generations. The legacy of the area is etched into the grid of roads that divide the fields, serving as a reminder of the settlers who first turned the heavy ground to build a life in the interior of the continent. While the pace of modern life hums softly in the background, the daily experience of Gilboa is defined by the resilience of those who tend to the land and the quiet endurance of a place that values the weight of its own history. The air carries the scent of damp earth and coming weather, a persistent, grounding quality that makes the passing seasons feel like the only true measure of time.

About This Gilboa Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gilboa, Ohio. Coordinates: 41.018108, -83.921886. 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 Gilboa includes the ZIP code (45875), telephone area code (234, 330), county seat of Putnam County (Ottawa), and school district assignment (Pandora-Gilboa Local School District).

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.