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Wren Ohio Map

Explore Wren, 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 Wren, Ohio

How to Use This Wren, Ohio Map

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

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.

CityWren
StateOhio (OH)
CountyVan Wert County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude40.800881
Longitude-84.77524
Population165
Density230.0 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code45899
Area Code234, 330
County SeatVan Wert
School DistrictCrestview Local School District

About Wren, Ohio

Wren is a locality in Van Wert County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 165. The population density is 230.0 people per km². Wren is located at 40.8009°N, 84.7752°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Wren is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 45899.

Wren occupies a flat, expansive stretch of Ohio farmland where the horizon remains wide and uninterrupted by jagged heights. It lies 11.1 miles west-southwest of Van Wert, OH (from Van Wert, OH: bearing 245°T), and is situated 8.3 miles east-southeast of Decatur. The landscape is defined by the steady, unassuming passage of Twentyseven Mile Creek, which carves a modest path through the silt and clay of the surrounding plains. During the late afternoon, the light here turns a pale, translucent gold, catching the edges of the swaying stalks and casting long, thin shadows that stretch across the fields until they dissolve into the deepening gray of the dusk. Seven miles away, the quiet waters of Saddle Lake reflect the vast, open sky, providing a stillness that resonates through the neighboring acreage.

Wren maintains an economy deeply rooted in the cycles of the earth, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of daily labor and the movement of heavy machinery along narrow roads. This inland expanse has long been a place of quiet industry, where the legacy of agricultural persistence remains visible in the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the local barns and silos. For those seeking the shade of mature timber or a moment of respite, Kekionga Park offers a patch of preserved wilderness seven miles from the center of activity. Life in Wren moves with a deliberate, measured gravity, reflecting a culture that values the predictability of the harvest and the enduring connection between a people and the soil they occupy.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Kekionga Park (Local Park) — 7.0 mi, 280° W
  • Baltzell-Lenhart Woods Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 257° W
  • Storybook Statue (Public Artwork) — 8.1 mi, 284° W
  • Van Wert County Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 10.2 mi, 070° E
  • Woods Golf Club (Park) — 10.3 mi, 082° E
  • Rotary Park (Local Park) — 10.6 mi, 074° E
  • Willow Bend Country Club (Park) — 10.7 mi, 071° E
  • Franklin Elementary School bell (Monument) — 11.3 mi, 067° NE
  • Union Center Memorial Bell Monument (Monument) — 12.6 mi, 037° NE
  • Saint Mary's River Wetlands Na (State Conservation Area) — 13.2 mi, 129° SE
  • Ouabache State Park (State Park) — 17.3 mi, 252° W
  • Wheatland Acres Welcome Sign (Monument) — 19.3 mi, 149° SE
  • Grand Lake St Marys State Park (State Park) — 24.3 mi, 136° SE
  • Lock Number 14 (Historic Ruins) — 25.4 mi, 123° SE
  • Wunderkammer Company (Arts Centre) — 26.0 mi, 312° NW
  • Cinema Grill (Cinema) — 26.9 mi, 326° NW
  • Fort Wayne Improv (Theatre) — 27.3 mi, 319° NW
  • St. Mary's overlook Deck (Viewpoint) — 27.3 mi, 316° NW
  • Sumatran Orangutan (Attraction) — 28.9 mi, 317° NW
  • California Sea Lion (Attraction) — 28.9 mi, 317° NW
  • Sumatran Tiger (Attraction) — 28.9 mi, 317° NW
  • Painting Fun Spot (Attraction) — 29.0 mi, 310° NW
  • Miami and Erie Canal Lock 8 (Historic Ruins) — 29.3 mi, 134° SE
  • LC Nature Park (Nature Reserve) — 31.5 mi, 295° NW
  • New Bremen Historical Museum (Museum) — 32.4 mi, 140° SE
  • Bicycle Museum of America (Museum) — 32.6 mi, 140° SE
  • Regal Cinemas 12 (Cinema) — 32.7 mi, 097° E
  • Salamonie Reservoir (State Recreation Area) — 37.7 mi, 262° W

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About This Wren Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wren, Ohio. Coordinates: 40.800881, -84.77524. 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 Wren includes the ZIP code (45899), telephone area code (234, 330), county seat of Van Wert County (Van Wert), and school district assignment (Crestview 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.