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Bancroft Kentucky Map

Explore Bancroft, Kentucky, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Bancroft, Kentucky

How to Use This Bancroft, Kentucky Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Bancroft, Kentucky. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Kentucky or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Bancroft.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Bancroft
State	Kentucky (KY)
County	Muhlenberg County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	38.286423
Longitude	-85.610396
Population	503
Density	1277.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	42345, 40242
Area Code	270, 502
County Seat	Greenville
School District	Jefferson County School District

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About Bancroft, Kentucky

Bancroft is a locality in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 503. The population density is 1277.7 people per km². Bancroft is located at 38.2864°N, 85.6104°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Bancroft is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 42345, 40242.

Bancroft occupies a quiet stretch of land defined by the persistent, winding course of Halls Creek. It lies 17.8 miles southeast of Madisonville, KY (from Madisonville, KY: bearing 129°T), and is situated 4.5 miles west-southwest of Greenville. The landscape here is characterized by the low, limestone-heavy undulations typical of the region, where the earth holds a cool, mineral weight beneath the topsoil. In the distance, the faint, jagged silhouette of Rapid Ridge marks the horizon, a reminder of the tectonic shifts that once defined this interior basin. During the humid shift of late afternoon, the light turns a bruised gold, catching the damp moss along the creek banks and casting long, thin shadows across the dormant fields. It is a place where the geography feels deliberate, shaped by the slow movement of water through the bedrock rather than the grand gestures of more dramatic topography.

Bancroft functions as a modest residential enclave, its pace governed by the daily rhythm of commuters and the quiet maintenance of suburban life. While there is little in the way of heavy industry, the local economy remains tethered to the broader commerce of the surrounding county, drawing a measure of stability from the nearby Greenville Ballpark, which serves as a central point for weekend gatherings and youth athletics. The history of the area is quiet, favoring long-term settlement over rapid transformation, and residents often look toward the distant terrain of Boggess Hollow as a boundary to their familiar world. On clear days, a sense of stillness prevails, a quality that persists even as the modern world encroaches upon the borders of these established neighborhoods.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Briarwood Park (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 130° SE
Robsion Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 169° S
Woodlawn Race Course (Monument) — 1.9 mi, 214° SW
E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park (State Park) — 2.2 mi, 093° E
Wolf Pen Branch Mill (Historic Ruins) — 3.0 mi, 017° N
The Kentucky Soldiers Home (Monument) — 3.1 mi, 335° NW
Wolf Pen Corridor (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 041° NE
Six Mile Island State Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 306° NW
Village 8 (Cinema) — 3.9 mi, 199° S
Party Center (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 138° SE
Gallapalooza Horse Statue (Public Artwork) — 4.6 mi, 076° E
WaterWorks Museum (Museum) — 4.9 mi, 266° W
Walden theater (Theatre) — 5.1 mi, 242° SW
Charlestown State Park (State Park) — 5.6 mi, 342° N
Bingham Park (Attraction) — 5.7 mi, 251° W
Market Street line sign (Attraction) — 5.9 mi, 249° W
Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind (Museum) — 6.0 mi, 250° W
Bingo City (Attraction) — 6.1 mi, 187° S
Heigold House Facade (Historic Ruins) — 6.4 mi, 256° W
The Caravan (Theatre) — 6.8 mi, 238° SW
Norton Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 6.9 mi, 228° SW
Blackacre State Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 148° SE
Vintage Fire Museum (Museum) — 7.2 mi, 264° W
Clark County Museum (Museum) — 7.3 mi, 265° W
Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 39.1 mi, 283° W · 204k acres

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