Beech Grove Kentucky Map

About Beech Grove, Kentucky

Beech Grove is a locality in McLean County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 282. The population density is 59.0 people per km². Beech Grove is located at 37.6213°N, 87.3873°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 42322, 42327, 41143.

Beech Grove emerges from the flat, fertile expanse of the Kentucky landscape where the horizon stretches wide and the sky holds a heavy, humid clarity. It lies 18.5 miles southeast of Henderson, KY (from Henderson, KY: bearing 145°T), and is situated 18.9 miles southwest of Owensboro. Yellow Creek carves a slow, deliberate path through the low-lying fields just one mile from the center, its muddy banks lined with dense thickets that catch the amber light of late afternoon. To the east, the modest rise of Wrightsburg Hill breaks the uniformity of the terrain, offering a slight elevation that overlooks the sprawling agricultural patchwork. The air here tastes of damp earth and coming rain, a stillness that settles over the fields long before the shadows grow long, grounding the observer in a quiet, agrarian permanence.

Beech Grove carries the weight of a history rooted deeply in the cultivation of the soil, where the economic pulse remains tied to the cycles of planting and harvest. While the pace of the day is dictated by the turning of tractors and the seasonal demands of the land, the influence of the wider region is felt in the lingering, soft cadence of the local vernacular. Residents look toward the distant, expansive reaches of the state for recreation, traveling eight miles to the reaches of Sebree Springs Park or the quiet waters of Sportsman Lake when the heat of the summer reaches its zenith. Far from the bustling commerce of the cities, Beech Grove persists as a place of deliberate solitude, where the rhythm of life is measured not by the clock, but by the slow, seasonal transition of the crops and the enduring character of those who work the land.

About This Beech Grove Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Beech Grove, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.62126, -87.387256. 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 Beech Grove includes the ZIP code (42322, 42327, 41143), telephone area code (859, 270), county seat of McLean County (Calhoun), and school district assignment (McLean 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.