Vigo County, IN Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Vigo County, Indiana, shaded from 440 ft on the southwest side to 860 ft on the southeast side
Elevation
860 ft 260 m750 ft 230 m700 ft 215 m600 ft 180 m490 ft 150 m440 ft 135 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
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County area
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Elevation Data

Vigo County averages about 540 ft (165 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 440 ft on the southwest side to 860 ft on the southeast side.

Average elevation
540 ft 165 m
all land inside the county
Highest
860 ft 260 m
on the southeast side
Lowest
440 ft 135 m
on the southwest side

Vigo County spans about 420 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 land540 ft165 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the southeast side
860 ft260 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the southwest side
440 ft135 m

Elevation profile, west to east

16 mi west to east through Terre Haute.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Vigo County, Indiana, shaded from 440 ft on the southwest side to 860 ft on the southeast side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
County in Indiana, United States
Population
106,166 2024 est.
Land area
403.6 sq mi + 6.8 sq mi water
Density
263 per sq mi
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Central Lowland
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. Edgar County, IL670 ft
  2. Parke County640 ft
  3. Clay County610 ft
  4. Vermillion County590 ft
  5. Clark County, IL590 ft
  6. Vigo County540 ft
  7. Sullivan County510 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Yaw Hill690 ft
  • Sanford Hill680 ft
  • Trimmer Hill620 ft
  • Pottsville Hill600 ft
  • Big Knoll470 ft
All 30 towns in Vigo County by typical elevation
  1. New Goshen640 ft
  2. Libertyville610 ft
  3. Lewis600 ft
  4. Fayette Township600 ft
  5. Seelyville590 ft
  6. Nevins Township590 ft
  7. Tecumseh580 ft
  8. Pierson Township580 ft
  9. St. Mary of the Woods570 ft
  10. Linton Township570 ft
  11. Lost Creek Township570 ft
  12. Lakewood570 ft
  13. Riley570 ft
  14. Riley Township570 ft
  15. Fontanet550 ft
  16. Burnett530 ft
  17. Prairie Creek530 ft
  18. Sugar Creek Township, Vigo County520 ft
  19. Prairie Creek Township520 ft
  20. Shepardsville510 ft
  21. Otter Creek Township510 ft
  22. North Terre Haute500 ft
  23. Honey Creek Township500 ft
  24. Terre Haute490 ft
  25. Harrison Township490 ft
  26. Prairieton480 ft
  27. Prairieton Township480 ft
  28. Toad Hop470 ft
  29. West Terre Haute470 ft
  30. Dresser470 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.
  • 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.