Editing Lapel, Indiana (section)

==Geography==
Lapel is located in southwestern Madison County. It is bordered to the south by the town of [[Ingalls, Indiana|Ingalls]], to the southeast by the town of [[Pendleton, Indiana|Pendleton]], and to the north by unincorporated [[Fishersburg, Indiana|Fishersburg]].

[[Indiana State Road 13]] passes through the center of Lapel as Pendleton Avenue, leading south {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Fortville, Indiana|Fortville]] and north {{convert|15|mi}} to [[Elwood, Indiana|Elwood]]. [[Indiana State Road 32|State Road 32]] runs along the northern border of the town, leading east-northeast {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Anderson, Indiana|Anderson]], the [[county seat]], and west-southwest the same distance to [[Noblesville, Indiana|Noblesville]]. [[Indiana State Road 132|State Road 132]] leads southeast from Lapel {{convert|7|mi|0}} to the center of Pendleton.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Lapel has a total area of {{convert|10.37|sqmi}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> Stony Creek passes just north of the town limits, leading southwest to the [[White River (Indiana)|White River]] in Noblesville, while Mud Creek rises as several small headwaters in the undeveloped southern part of the town, flowing southwest to [[Fall Creek (Indiana)|Fall Creek]] in [[Lawrence, Indiana|Lawrence]].