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 285. The population density is 81.0 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 rests in a landscape shaped by the patient carving of water and wind. It lies 19.1 miles west-south-west of Elizabethtown, KY (from Elizabethtown, KY: bearing 238°T), and is situated 8.9 miles east-north-east of Leitchfield. Rolling hills, cloaked in the deep greens of oak and hickory, give way to a terrain that dips and rises with a quiet, persistent energy. The air here, especially in the lingering warmth of late afternoon, carries a faint, earthy perfume, a blend of damp soil and sun-baked pine needles. Streams, often no more than a murmur, thread their way through the valleys, their banks soft with moss and shaded by the overhang of ancient trees. The sky above Big Clifty often stretches wide, a canvas for clouds that drift with a deliberate, unhurried grace, their shadows sweeping across the undulating land like slow breaths. The story of Big Clifty is written in the soil and the memory of its people, a narrative woven from agriculture and the rugged independence of its pioneers. For generations, the land has yielded its bounty, supporting families through the cycles of planting and harvest, a testament to enduring resilience. While the whispers of coal mining once echoed faintly through these hollows, the true heart of Big Clifty has always been its deep connection to the earth and the quiet strength of its rural character. There are no grand monuments here, no towering structures to draw the eye, but rather a profound sense of place that settles into the bones, a feeling of belonging that is as constant as the changing seasons.

About This Big Clifty Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Big Clifty, Kentucky — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 37.545613, -86.153581. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Big Clifty and Grayson County.

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). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Big Clifty is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.