Elizabethtown Indiana Map

About Elizabethtown, Indiana

Elizabethtown is a locality in Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 372. The population density is 650.3 people per km². Elizabethtown is located at 39.1351°N, 85.8133°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP code: 47232.

Elizabethtown occupies a quiet expanse of the Indiana landscape where the currents of Cooks Creek carve a shallow, purposeful path through the earth. It lies 6.4 miles southeast of Bartholomew, IN (from Bartholomew, IN: bearing 140°T), and is situated 7.4 miles southeast of Columbus. The terrain unfolds as a mosaic of fertile farmland and dense woodlots, defined by the steady, low-slung horizon that stretches toward the distant rise of Wrights Hill. During the golden hour of a humid July evening, the light catches the moisture rising from the fields, casting a soft, amber haze over the rows of corn and the modest, sturdy architecture of the houses. Beyond the immediate reach of the dwellings, the landscape maintains a hushed, terrestrial quality, far removed from the motion of the tides, anchored instead by the heavy, rich soil of the Midwest. Elizabethtown maintains a historical character forged by the persistence of agrarian cycles and the slow, deliberate pace of regional commerce. Life here is measured by the seasonal rhythm of the harvest and the maintenance of local roads that weave through the countryside toward the Azalia Bridge (Flatrock R.) Public Access Site. While residents might occasionally travel toward the shade of Selmier State Forest or spend a quiet afternoon near the banks of Suhre Lake, the identity of Elizabethtown remains tethered to its own internal gravity and the legacy of families who have worked this ground for generations. There is a distinct, unadorned integrity to the way the days pass, marked by the mechanical hum of machinery and the stillness that settles over the brick-fronted centers as the sun dips below the western edge of the plains.

About This Elizabethtown Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Elizabethtown, Indiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.135052, -85.813315. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Elizabethtown and Bartholomew County.

Detailed location data for Elizabethtown includes the ZIP code (47232), telephone area code (317), county seat of Bartholomew County (Columbus), and school district assignment (Bartholomew County School Corporation). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Elizabethtown is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.