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Jim Falls Wisconsin Map

Explore Jim Falls, Wisconsin, 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 Jim Falls, Wisconsin

How to Use This Jim Falls, Wisconsin Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Jim Falls, Wisconsin. 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 Wisconsin 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 Jim Falls.

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.

CityJim Falls
StateWisconsin (WI)
CountyChippewa County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude45.04524
Longitude-91.272929
Population231
Density147.2 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code54748
Area Code715
County SeatChippewa Falls
School DistrictChippewa Falls Area School District

About Jim Falls, Wisconsin

Jim Falls is a locality in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 231. The population density is 147.2 people per km². Jim Falls is located at 45.0452°N, 91.2729°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 54748.

Jim Falls commands a quiet prominence where the Chippewa River broadens its reach, carving a deliberate path through the fertile, timber-rich expanse of north-central Wisconsin. It lies 1.8 miles south-southeast of Chippewa, WI (from Chippewa, WI: bearing 148°T), and is situated 9.5 miles northeast of Chippewa Falls. The landscape surrounding Jim Falls unfolds in a series of rhythmic, verdant swells, anchored by the expansive, reflective surface of Old Abe Lake 4891, which holds the sky in a mirror of deep, pale blue. Within the protected boundaries of Old Abe State Trail, the air carries a crisp, pine-scented clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the horizon, where the distant, hazy silhouette of Baldy Mountain rises as a silent sentinel against the encroaching dusk. The light here has a singular, amber quality, catching the movement of the water and the swaying grasses with a fleeting, golden intensity that renders the ordinary geography of the riverbank momentarily profound.

History in Jim Falls lingers in the structural bones of the local industry, which has long drawn its vitality from the powerful, relentless flow of the Chippewa River. The economy remains tethered to the land’s natural offerings, reflecting a heritage defined by the deliberate labor of generations who shaped the local timber and agricultural trades. Those who wander beyond the immediate vicinity might venture toward the Hay Meadow Trail, yet the character of Jim Falls itself is found in the steady, unassuming pace of daily life, where the influence of early European settlers persists in the quiet resilience of the local architecture and the communal traditions of the region. It is a place where the gravity of the past is not a burden, but a quiet foundation, supporting a present that moves with the slow, inevitable persistence of the water that defines its borders.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Old Abe State Trail (State Park) — locality lies within
  • Old Abe Statue (Public Artwork) — 0.3 mi, 355° N
  • Old Abe, The War Eagle (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 005° N
  • Tom Lawin Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 1.3 mi, 139° SE
  • Lake Wissota State Park (State Park) — 4.2 mi, 200° S
  • Lake Wissota Golf (Park) — 4.9 mi, 223° SW
  • The Cobban Bridge (Monument) — 5.2 mi, 036° NE
  • Statewide Public Access (State Recreation Area) — 5.4 mi, 218° SW
  • Chippewa County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 189° S
  • Nation's First Cooperative Generating Station (Monument) — 6.3 mi, 244° SW
  • Skydive Wissota (Attraction) — 7.5 mi, 179° S
  • Irvine Park (Local Park) — 8.2 mi, 228° SW
  • Statewide Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.3 mi, 323° NW
  • Chippewa Falls Museum of Industry and Technology (Museum) — 9.5 mi, 218° SW
  • Micon Theatre (Cinema) — 9.9 mi, 212° SW
  • Pulp Wood Stacker (Historic Ruins) — 10.1 mi, 034° NE
  • Statewide Wildlife Habitat (State Conservation Area) — 10.3 mi, 202° S
  • POO Corners (Attraction) — 12.3 mi, 207° SW
  • Fall Creek Public Library (Museum) — 19.5 mi, 180° S
  • Eau Claire Children's Theatre (Theatre) — 19.5 mi, 216° SW
  • 2roots Gallery (Gallery) — 19.6 mi, 215° SW
  • JAMF Theatre (Theatre) — 19.6 mi, 215° SW
  • Woodland Theater (Cinema) — 20.5 mi, 213° SW
  • The Dells Mill and Museum (Museum) — 22.9 mi, 165° S
  • Henning Art Gallery Sleigh (Gallery) — 25.1 mi, 160° S
  • Town of Union Conservancy (Nature Reserve) — 25.7 mi, 225° SW
  • Coon Fork Barrens State Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 26.2 mi, 151° SE
  • Chequamegon National Forest (National Forest) — 26.4 mi, 079° E · 863k acres
  • Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 54.6 mi, 213° SW · 274k acres

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About This Jim Falls Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Jim Falls, Wisconsin. Coordinates: 45.04524, -91.272929. 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 Jim Falls includes the ZIP code (54748), telephone area code (715), county seat of Chippewa County (Chippewa Falls), and school district assignment (Chippewa Falls Area 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.