Campton Kentucky Map

About Campton, Kentucky

Campton is a locality in Wolfe County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 316. The population density is 122.1 people per km². Campton is located at 37.7343°N, 83.5474°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Campton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 41301.

Campton holds a quiet authority over the rugged terrain where the lowlands begin to yield to the encroaching influence of the distant Appalachian Mountains. It lies 38.8 miles east-southeast of Winchester, KY (from Winchester, KY: bearing 117°T), and is situated 18.6 miles east-southeast of Stanton. Swift Camp Creek carves a persistent path through the landscape, its waters carving deep into the earth and providing a constant, low murmur against the silence of the surrounding woodlands. The air here carries the scent of damp moss and limestone, a heavy, grounded perfume that settles in the hollows as the afternoon light fades into a bruised, indigo gray. Nearby, the expansive reaches of the Daniel Boone National Forest offer a vast, unbroken canopy, while the nearby Campton Lake reflects the sky in a mirror of dark, still glass.

Campton remains defined by the endurance of its people and the slow, deliberate pace of life dictated by the shifting seasons of the interior. The local economy has long looked toward the land, drawing from the timber and resources that define the regional character, while the nearby Smith Valley provides a sheltered corridor for the quiet industry of the region. Those who wander toward the outskirts may find the Rock Bridge Trail, leading explorers toward the singular, arching form of Rock Bridge Falls, where the water spills over ancient stone in a rhythmic, unceasing tumble. History in Campton exists not in grand monuments, but in the stubborn persistence of the roads and the way the shadows lengthen across the fields, signaling the end of another day in a place that measures time by the growth of trees and the cycle of the creek.

About This Campton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Campton, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.734253, -83.547409. 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 Campton includes the ZIP code (41301), telephone area code (859), county seat of Wolfe County (Campton), and school district assignment (Wolfe 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.