Burna Kentucky Map

About Burna, Kentucky

Burna is a locality in Livingston County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 123. The population density is 28.2 people per km². Burna is located at 37.2456°N, 88.3606°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 42028.

Burna settles into the rolling terrain of western Kentucky, where the land sighs into wide, shallow valleys and the sky feels vast and unbroken. It lies 17.3 miles north-east of Paducah, KY (from Paducah, KY: bearing 50°T), and is situated 6.5 miles west-south-west of Salem. The soil here, a rich, dark loam, speaks of generations of cultivation, stretching out in fields of corn and soybeans that shimmer under the humid summer sun. Distant tree lines, a soft, hazy green, mark the edges of the landscape, broken only by the occasional silo or the glint of a farmhouse roof. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the sweet, earthy scent of drying hay and the faint whisper of wind rustling through the broad leaves of oak and maple. The lifeblood of Burna has long been tied to the land and the quiet industry it supports. While agriculture remains a cornerstone, the echoes of a past coal mining era can still be felt in the determined resilience of its people, a heritage woven into the very fabric of the place, though the mines themselves are long silent. The Cumberland River, a broad, slow-moving artery, lies a short distance away, its presence felt more in the humidity and the occasional call of a distant barge than in a bustling waterfront. Life in Burna moves at a pace dictated by the seasons and the needs of the earth, a steady, unhurried rhythm that has shaped its character for decades.

About This Burna Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Burna, Kentucky — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 37.24561, -88.360591. 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 Burna and Livingston County.

Detailed location data for Burna includes the ZIP code (42028), telephone area code (270, 364), county seat of Livingston County (Smithland), and school district assignment (Livingston 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 Burna is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.