Booneville Kentucky Map

About Booneville, Kentucky

Booneville is a locality in Owsley County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 168. The population density is 44.8 people per km². Booneville is located at 37.4762°N, 83.6749°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Booneville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 41314.

Booneville occupies a quiet intersection of limestone earth and hardwood timber, defined largely by the steady, persistent passage of Buck Creek as it carves through the local geography. It lies 34.6 miles east of Berea, KY (from Berea, KY: bearing 100°T), and is situated 6.8 miles south-southeast of Beattyville. The landscape here is defined by deep, shadowed hollows and the distinct, low-lying depression of The Sag, which sits just a mile away, holding the damp morning mists long after the sun has climbed over the ridges. While the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains occasionally sharpen against the western sky, the immediate horizon is dominated by the dense, tangled canopy of the Redbird Purchase Unit, where the forest floor retains the scent of damp moss and decaying leaves. The quality of light in this basin is heavy and golden, catching the limestone dust on the roadside and softening the sharp angles of the weathered barns that dot the slopes.

Booneville maintains a character shaped by the cyclical rhythms of the timber and coal economies that once fueled the internal engine of the region. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured patience, far removed from the frantic pace of the larger interstate corridors, and the local economy remains tied to the modest commerce of a rural county seat. Residents often look toward the quiet expanse of Beulah Lake for respite, a body of water that mirrors the vast, unblemished sky during the stillness of late afternoon. The architectural heritage of the area, marked by sturdy, unadorned structures, reflects a history of self-reliance and the pragmatic endurance of those who have long occupied these hills. Even as the seasons shift, the atmosphere in Booneville retains a singular, enduring gravity, grounded in the limestone foundation and the persistent, quiet flow of the local watershed.

About This Booneville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Booneville, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.476199, -83.674914. 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 Booneville includes the ZIP code (41314), telephone area code (859), county seat of Owsley County (Booneville), and school district assignment (Owsley 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.