Explore Port William, 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 Port William, 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 Port William.
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 | Port William |
| State | Ohio (OH) |
| County | Clinton County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 39.552006 |
| Longitude | -83.786314 |
| Population | 229 |
| Density | 811.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 45164 |
| Area Code | 513 |
| County Seat | Wilmington |
| School District | Wilmington City School District |
Port William emerges from the flat, fertile expanse of the Ohio plains where the Anderson Fork carves a slow, deliberate path through the earth. It lies 7.7 miles north-northeast of Wilmington, OH (from Wilmington, OH: bearing 17°T), and is situated 9.1 miles west-northwest of Sabina. The water of the Anderson Fork reflects the wide, expansive sky, cutting a vein of silver through fields that stretch toward the horizon in shades of ochre and deep green. In the distance, the faint, hazy suggestion of Pea Ridge marks the edge of the world, a reminder of the rugged terrain that exists far from these level, productive acres. During the quiet hours of dusk, the light settles horizontally across the crops, casting long, thin shadows that seem to stretch the land into an infinite, hushed stillness. Six miles away, the quiet waters of Shawnee Lake offer a cool reprieve from the heat of the summer sun, providing a rare stillness that mirrors the measured pace of life in Port William.
Agriculture remains the steady pulse of Port William, a rhythm dictated by the turning of the seasons and the cycle of planting and harvest. The history of the area is written in the soil, which has supported generations of families who have worked this ground since the earliest settlements took root in the mid-nineteenth century. While the local economy looks outward to the broader industrial shifts of the region, the internal life of the village remains anchored to the land and the modest commerce that supports those who tend it. Residents occasionally find recreation at the Elks 797 Golf Club, where the manicured greens provide a social focal point that contrasts with the wilder, overgrown banks of the nearby creek. Life here is defined by a deep, quiet persistence, an existence that favors the slow accumulation of days over the frantic pursuit of change, preserving a character that feels as solid and reliable as the black, nutrient-rich dirt underfoot.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Port William, Ohio. Coordinates: 39.552006, -83.786314. 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 Port William includes the ZIP code (45164), telephone area code (513), county seat of Clinton County (Wilmington), and school district assignment (Wilmington City 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. |