Auburn Kentucky Map

About Auburn, Kentucky

Auburn is a locality in Logan County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,589. The population density is 334.9 people per km². Auburn is located at 36.8642°N, 86.7103°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Auburn is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 42206.

Auburn spreads across the limestone-rich plains of Kentucky, where the ground holds a quiet, heavy stillness beneath the afternoon sun. It lies 12.3 miles northwest of Franklin, KY (from Franklin, KY: bearing 323°T), and is situated 9.9 miles east of Russellville. Black Lick Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the earth nearby, its dark waters reflecting the erratic flight of dragonflies and the deepening green of the summer foliage. The horizon remains wide and open, though the distant, hazy silhouette of Duncan Ridge occasionally defines the edge of the sky on the clearest days. Within the center of Auburn, the Mccutchen-Coke Municipal Park offers a small, shaded reprieve where the grass grows thick and the air carries a faint, earthy scent of damp soil and drying clover. Sunlight filters through the canopy in thin, golden needles, casting long shadows that stretch across the park’s quiet lawns as the day begins to lose its heat.

History permeates the local rhythm of Auburn, where the legacy of agriculture and early industry remains visible in the sturdy brickwork of surviving structures and the sprawling layout of the surrounding fields. The economy here moves at the pace of the seasons, shifting from the preparation of soil in the spring to the harvest of the late summer, a cycle that has defined the labor of the residents for generations. While life often turns toward the trade of goods and the maintenance of homesteads, the proximity of Shaker Hollow adds a layer of depth to the regional narrative, hinting at the communal persistence that once shaped the broader landscape. On quiet evenings, the town feels anchored by the steady, persistent hum of insects and the cooling currents of air that rise from the hidden banks of Black Lick Creek, grounding the people in a daily existence that values the endurance of the land above the clamor of the modern world.

About This Auburn Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Auburn, Kentucky. Coordinates: 36.864209, -86.710274. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Auburn includes the ZIP code (42206), telephone area code (270), county seat of Logan County (Russellville), and school district assignment (Logan County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.