Breckinridge Center Kentucky Map
Breckinridge Center, Kentucky — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Breckinridge Center, Union County.
Interactive Map of Breckinridge Center, Kentucky
| City | Breckinridge Center |
| State | Kentucky (KY) |
| County | Union |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 37.682822 |
| Longitude | -87.863078 |
| Population | 1,467 |
| Density | 234.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Breckinridge Center, Kentucky
Breckinridge Center is a locality in Union County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,467. The population density is 234.2 people per km². Breckinridge Center is located at 37.6828°N, 87.8631°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 42437.
Breckinridge Center rests within a landscape of gentle, rolling hills, a place where fertile bottomlands meet the more sculpted terrain of the Kentucky countryside. It lies 18.3 miles south-west of Henderson, KY (from Henderson, KY: bearing 235°T), and is situated 2.9 miles east of Morganfield. The air here often carries the scent of damp earth and ripening crops, a subtle perfume that shifts with the seasons, becoming richer in the humid embrace of summer and crisper with the coming of autumn. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-present cloud cover, can cast a warm, golden hue across the fields, lending a quiet dignity to the scattered farmsteads and the meandering country lanes that crisscross the land. The very quality of the light at dusk, as it bleeds across the western sky in washes of rose and violet, seems to linger, a prolonged farewell to the day. The history of Breckinridge Center is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of this region, particularly the cultivation of tobacco and corn that has sustained generations. The economic lifeblood of Breckinridge Center has always flowed from the soil, with farming communities coalescing over time, each contributing to the character of the locality. Echoes of past endeavors can be felt in the weathered barns and the enduring spirit of self-reliance that still marks the people here. While no grand universities or bustling metropolises define Breckinridge Center, its distinctiveness lies in its quiet persistence, its connection to the land, and the enduring legacy of those who have worked and lived amongst these rolling hills.
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About This Breckinridge Center Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Breckinridge Center, Kentucky with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Breckinridge Center and Union County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Breckinridge Center is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Breckinridge Center is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
