Calhoun Kentucky Map

About Calhoun, Kentucky

Calhoun is a locality in McLean County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 725. The population density is 428.0 people per km². Calhoun is located at 37.5389°N, 87.2583°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Calhoun is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 42327.

Calhoun holds a quiet gravity where Myer Creek winds its way through the landscape, carving a path toward the horizon. It lies 18.1 miles south-southwest of Owensboro, KY (from Owensboro, KY: bearing 206°T), and is situated 19.7 miles northeast of Madisonville. The land surrounding Calhoun unfolds in wide, deliberate stretches of earth, rising toward the Tichenor Hills that form a muted, jagged silhouette against the western sky. Within the green expanse of Meyer Creek Park, the air holds the damp, heavy scent of loam and turning leaves, a reminder that the moisture of the lowlands dictates the pace of the day. Sunlight here takes on a pale, buttery quality in the late afternoon, illuminating the grasses and the dark, tangled thickets that cling to the banks of the creek.

Agriculture and the slow, steady persistence of local industry define the character of Calhoun, where the rhythm of trade follows the seasonal cycles of the fields. History is written in the soil and the legacy of the settlers who first cleared these woods, leaving behind a quiet resilience that persists in the storefronts and the sparse, functional architecture of the streets. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the terrain dips toward the distant, unseen Cypress Bottom, while the stillness of Wyman Lake remains a silent presence eight miles away, anchoring the wider geography. Life in Calhoun moves with a deliberate, unadorned gravity, rooted in the labor of the land and the quiet, persistent awareness of the water that shapes the valley floor.

About This Calhoun Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Calhoun, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.538935, -87.258332. 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 Calhoun includes the ZIP code (42327), telephone area code (270), county seat of McLean County (Calhoun), and school district assignment (McLean 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.