Stilesville Indiana Map

About Stilesville, Indiana

Stilesville is a locality in Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 296. The population density is 350.6 people per km². Stilesville is located at 39.6384°N, 86.6336°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP code: 46180.

Stilesville rests in the gentle embrace of Indiana's heartland, a place where the land itself seems to sigh with the passage of seasons. It lies 10.2 miles southwest of Danville, IN (from Danville, IN: bearing 214°T), and is situated 7.4 miles south-southeast of Heritage Lake. The soil here, a deep, fertile loam, unfurls in broad, unbroken fields of corn and soybeans that stretch to the horizon, punctuated by the darker, more intimate squares of woodlot. The Mill Creek, a ribbon of cool, clear water, meanders through the surrounding countryside, its banks often lined with willows that weep their verdant fronds towards the patient flow. The terrain is a subtle undulation, not dramatic enough for hills, but a constant, soft rise and fall that lends a quiet grace to the landscape, especially under the wide, ever-changing Hoosier sky. The history of Stilesville is as deeply rooted as the ancient oaks in Bradford Woods State Reservation, a place that whispers of the pioneers who first carved their lives from this rich earth. The local economy, while not defined by a single towering industry, is a sturdy mosaic of agriculture and small-scale commerce, the kind that sustains a community through the quiet ebb and flow of rural life. Generations have built their livelihoods here, their footsteps echoing in the brick-faced buildings that line the modest downtown, a testament to enduring resilience. Just a short drive away, Sunset Lake offers a tranquil respite, its waters reflecting the sky in a daily spectacle of color, a gentle reminder of nature's persistent beauty in the midst of Stilesville's steady, grounded existence.

About This Stilesville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Stilesville, Indiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.63838, -86.633614. 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 Stilesville and Hendricks County.

Detailed location data for Stilesville includes the ZIP code (46180), telephone area code (260), county seat of Hendricks County (Danville), and school district assignment (Mill Creek Community 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 Stilesville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.