Cecilia Kentucky Map

About Cecilia, Kentucky

Cecilia is a locality in Hardin County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 575. The population density is 155.1 people per km². Cecilia is located at 37.6659°N, 85.9566°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 42724.

Cecilia anchors itself upon the quiet limestone foundations of the Kentucky landscape, where the land stretches out in broad, fertile fields that hold the morning light with a pale, steady clarity. It lies 5.7 miles west-southwest of Elizabethtown, KY (from Elizabethtown, KY: bearing 250°T), and is situated 5.8 miles south of Rineyville. West Rhudes Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the terrain, its waters drawing a silver thread through the soil that feeds the surrounding pastures. Beyond the immediate meadows, the horizon remains open and vast, though on the clearest of days, the distant shadow of the Appalachian Mountains might tease the edge of the sky. Residents often gather in Community Park, a space that serves as the quiet center of the immediate geography, while the nearby waters of Hicks Lake offer a stillness that mirrors the slow drift of clouds above the fields.

Cecilia emerged from the steady pulse of agrarian life, building its identity through the labor of those who worked the rich, mineral-heavy earth. The local economy remains tethered to this legacy, defined by the seasonal rhythms of harvest and the patient upkeep of the land that has sustained families for generations. While the influence of larger trade routes occasionally brushes against the edges of the local experience, the pace of life in Cecilia stays rooted in the domestic and the familiar, far from the frantic hum of industrial centers. Deep in the limestone bedrock, the history of the region is etched into the very character of the people, who maintain a quiet connection to the geography of Nalls Valley and the surrounding plains.

About This Cecilia Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cecilia, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.665896, -85.95663. 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 Cecilia includes the ZIP code (42724), telephone area code (270), county seat of Hardin County (Elizabethtown), and school district assignment (Hardin 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.