Big Clifty Kentucky Map

About Big Clifty, Kentucky

Big Clifty is a locality in Grayson County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 367. The population density is 98.4 people per km². Big Clifty is located at 37.5456°N, 86.1536°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 42712.

Big Clifty emerges from the Kentucky landscape as a quiet intersection of limestone earth and hardwood timber, where the horizon is defined by the distant, hazy silhouette of Ripshin Ridge. It lies 19.1 miles west-southwest of Elizabethtown, KY (from Elizabethtown, KY: bearing 238°T), and is situated 8.9 miles east-northeast of Leitchfield. The terrain around Big Clifty slopes gently into the cool, shadowed depths of Green Rock Hollow, while the nearby trickle of Sugar Branch provides a constant, rhythmic pulse to the local ecology. The air here holds a particular weight in the autumn, carrying the dry scent of cured tobacco and the metallic tang of cooling iron from the fields. Light falls in long, amber slats through the canopy of oak and hickory, illuminating a geography that favors the slow, deliberate growth of ancient root systems over the frantic pace of the modern world.

Agriculture remains the quiet engine of the region, anchored by the sturdy tradition of small-scale farming that has defined the character of Big Clifty for generations. The local economy persists in the rhythm of the seasons, maintaining a steady, unadorned industriousness that values the utility of the land. Residents find respite in the simple, managed greenery of Clarkson Community Park, a brief excursion for those seeking an afternoon of stillness, or they look toward the reflective expanse of Nichols Lake when the heat of midsummer settles over the plains. The social life of the locality is bound by a shared, unspoken understanding of the landscape, where the history of the soil informs the daily labor of the people, ensuring that the legacy of the region remains as solid and enduring as the limestone beneath their feet.

About This Big Clifty Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Big Clifty, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.545613, -86.153581. 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 Big Clifty includes the ZIP code (42712), telephone area code (270), county seat of Grayson County (Leitchfield), and school district assignment (Grayson 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.