Benton Kentucky Map

About Benton, Kentucky

Benton is a locality in Marshall County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,756. The population density is 370.4 people per km². Benton is located at 36.8480°N, 88.3616°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Benton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 42025.

Benton occupies a flat, quiet stretch of the Jackson Purchase where the sky seems to hold more weight than the earth beneath it. It lies 17.2 miles north of Murray, KY (from Murray, KY: bearing 353°T), and is situated 17.7 miles east-northeast of Mayfield. Town Creek moves sluggishly through the landscape, its dark water carving a thin, persistent line through the soil before winding away toward deeper drainage. Beyond the immediate reach of the streets, the terrain flattens into fields that catch the late afternoon light, turning the dry grasses into a pale, bruised gold. Seven miles to the east, the silhouette of Hogskin Ridge marks the edge of the horizon, a reminder that the land eventually finds reason to rise. Within the town limits, Benton City Park offers a modest expanse of green where the air remains still, save for the occasional shift of wind moving toward the distant timber of the Land Between the Lakes National Forest.

Benton maintains a steady, deliberate pace that reflects its long history as a seat of local governance and trade for the surrounding agricultural plains. The economy here remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons and the small-scale commerce that keeps the storefronts active while the world outside grows louder. Residents often travel toward the quiet surface of Taylor Pond to find a moment of seclusion, or they look toward the far-off contours of Nickell Cove when the weather turns and the valleys hold the fog. Life in Benton is defined by these quiet connections, where the work of the day is measured by the sun’s arc over the fields rather than the frantic pulse of bigger places. It is a location of subtle persistence, where the soil and the shade of the trees define the character of those who remain.

About This Benton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Benton, Kentucky. Coordinates: 36.848003, -88.36165. 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 Benton includes the ZIP code (42025), telephone area code (270, 364), county seat of Marshall County (Benton), and school district assignment (Marshall 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.