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Wilkesville Ohio Map

Explore Wilkesville, 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 Wilkesville, Ohio

How to Use This Wilkesville, Ohio Map

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

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	Wilkesville
State	Ohio (OH)
County	Vinton County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	39.07452
Longitude	-82.325986
Population	116
Density	162.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	45686, 45695
Area Code	937
County Seat	McArthur
School District	Vinton County Local School District

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About Wilkesville, Ohio

Wilkesville is a locality in Vinton County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 116. The population density is 162.3 people per km². Wilkesville is located at 39.0745°N, 82.3260°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Wilkesville is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 45686, 45695.

Wilkesville occupies a quiet intersection of Appalachian foothills where the morning light catches the dew on long, unkempt grasses, turning the fields into a mosaic of pale gold and deep, cooling shadow. It lies 21.3 miles southwest of Athens, OH (from Athens, OH: bearing 214°T), and is situated 16.7 miles east of Jackson. Flatlick Run winds through the low ground just a mile from the center, its water moving with a steady, deliberate purpose that seems to dictate the pace of the surrounding woods. To the northwest, the silhouette of Windy Ridge breaks the horizon, a firm reminder of the geological pressure that buckled this earth long ago. Five miles away, the quiet surface of Meigs Mine Number One Water Supply Reservoir holds the reflection of the sky, offering a stillness that is only broken by the occasional flight of a heron. Beyond the immediate reach of the streets, the Vinton Furnace Wildlife Area provides a vast, protected expanse of timber and scrub, anchoring the landscape in a rugged, enduring wildness.

Wilkesville emerged from the mid-nineteenth-century push into the Ohio interior, carved out by settlers who recognized the potential in the abundant timber and coal seams that once fueled a robust local industry. While the primary extraction efforts have long since receded, the legacy of that labor remains in the brick foundations and the sturdy, modest architecture that defines the streetscape. The economy has shifted from the intensity of the mines toward a more measured, independent existence, where the rhythm of the day is measured by the changing seasons and the work of those who tend the land. Residents move through the quiet streets with an awareness of the history beneath their boots, acknowledging the transition from a bustling industrial outpost to a place where the primary commerce is the preservation of a distinct, self-reliant way of life. Even as the modern world pushes against its borders, Wilkesville retains a character forged in the silence of the hollows and the persistence of its people.

Nearby Outdoor Places

General John Hunt Morgan Memorial Plaque (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 313° NW
Vinton Furnace Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 329° NW
Vinton Furnace State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 341° N
Village of Vinton Park and Recreation Fields (Local Park) — 6.6 mi, 185° S
Keystone Nature Preserve Site Fee (Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 235° SW
Broken Aro Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 9.9 mi, 254° W
Lake Alma State Park (State Park) — 10.6 mi, 297° NW
Soldier's Square (Monument) — 11.2 mi, 288° W
Memory Garden (Monument) — 11.2 mi, 289° W
Stroth-Rader Habitat Conservation Area (Nature Reserve) — 11.3 mi, 292° W
The White Falcon (Public Artwork) — 16.1 mi, 106° E
Wayne National Forest (National Forest) — 17.1 mi, 201° S · 243k acres
Devils Tea Table (Attraction) — 17.7 mi, 010° N
Hope Furnace (Historic Ruins) — 17.8 mi, 358° N
Jackson Lake State Park (State Park) — 18.5 mi, 231° SW
Leo Petroglyph (Historic Ruins) — 19.4 mi, 286° W
Trisolini Gallery (Gallery) — 21.0 mi, 035° NE
The School of Visual Communication Gallery (Gallery) — 21.3 mi, 035° NE
Athena Cinema (Cinema) — 21.3 mi, 034° NE
Ohio University Art Gallery (Gallery) — 21.4 mi, 035° NE
Passionworks (Arts Centre) — 21.4 mi, 034° NE
Lookout Point (Viewpoint) — 22.9 mi, 036° NE
Wayne Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 23.6 mi, 022° N · 1,082 acres
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 24.7 mi, 121° SE · 6,562 acres
Ash Cave (Attraction) — 25.3 mi, 333° NW
Table Rock/Fat Mans Squeeze (Attraction) — 29.1 mi, 335° NW
Airplane Rock (Attraction) — 29.7 mi, 334° NW
Scioto Trail State Forest (State Recreation Area) — 30.0 mi, 287° W

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