Jefferson County, IN Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Jefferson County, Indiana, shaded from 430 ft near the middle to 970 ft on the northeast side
Elevation
970 ft 295 m840 ft 255 m770 ft 235 m630 ft 190 m490 ft 150 m430 ft 130 m
Contours every 500 ft, bold every 2,500 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
County area
Fades everything outside the official county boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Jefferson County averages about 760 ft (235 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 430 ft near the middle to 970 ft on the northeast side.

Average elevation
760 ft 235 m
all land inside the county
Highest
970 ft 295 m
on the northeast side
Lowest
430 ft 130 m
near the middle

Jefferson County spans about 540 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where most of its land lies, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Average of all land760 ft235 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the northeast side
970 ft295 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, near the middle
430 ft130 m

Elevation profile, south to north

13 mi south to north through Madison Township.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Jefferson County, Indiana, shaded from 430 ft near the middle to 970 ft on the northeast side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
County in Indiana, United States
Population
32,921 2024 est.
Land area
360.7 sq mi + 2.3 sq mi water
Density
91 per sq mi
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform regions
Central Lowland 87%, Interior Low Plateaus 13%
Drains to
Gulf of America
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Ripley County940 ft
  2. Switzerland County770 ft
  3. Jefferson County760 ft
  4. Trimble County, KY760 ft
  5. Jennings County710 ft
  6. Carroll County, KY670 ft
  7. Clark County620 ft
  8. Scott County620 ft

Rankings by average elevation

All 17 towns in Jefferson County by typical elevation
  1. Canaan950 ft
  2. Monroe Township, Jefferson County880 ft
  3. Shelby Township, Jefferson County850 ft
  4. Madison850 ft
  5. Madison Township850 ft
  6. Lancaster Township, Jefferson County790 ft
  7. Dupont790 ft
  8. Hanover790 ft
  9. Hanover Township, Jefferson County790 ft
  10. Smyrna Township780 ft
  11. Saluda Township760 ft
  12. Republican Township740 ft
  13. Kent710 ft
  14. Graham Township670 ft
  15. Milton Township630 ft
  16. Deputy630 ft
  17. Brooksburg470 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census county boundary (TIGER/Line, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid. Land means the boundary minus Census area water.
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell. Lowest: the lowest land cell; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
  • Pits: the lowest point is the lowest ground outside closed hollows (quarry floors, mine pits, terrain-model artifacts): any hollow under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²), and any hollow under 2 sq mi (5 km²) whose floor is more than 100 ft (30 m) below its rim; and outside patches below sea level of under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²). The single lowest 3DEP cell, 420 ft at 38.7376° N, 85.4013° W, is in such a hollow or patch and is not counted.
  • Nearby Places: neighboring counties and rankings use each one's average elevation, on its own grid, the same figure its page shows. Peaks and hills: the highest summits inside the county with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence, then the highest federal (GNIS) summits inside it when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Towns: each town's typical elevation (population-weighted median of its own 2020 blocks at 1 arc-second); a town is listed when any of its 2020 residents live in the county.
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). NGS plans to replace NAVD 88 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (TIGER boundaries and water, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, county adjacency); NOAA NGS survey heights; BTS time zones. All public domain.