Clarkson Kentucky Map

About Clarkson, Kentucky

Clarkson is a locality in Grayson County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 933. The population density is 338.6 people per km². Clarkson is located at 37.4953°N, 86.2214°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Clarkson is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 42726.

Clarkson holds a quiet gravity, anchored by the dense, limestone-rich earth that defines the central Kentucky plateau. It lies 24.1 miles southwest of Elizabethtown, KY (from Elizabethtown, KY: bearing 235°T), and is situated 4.1 miles east-northeast of Leitchfield. The landscape surrounding Clarkson unfolds in a series of stubborn, verdant rises, where the light at dusk settles heavy and gold against the treeline, softening the hard edges of the local limestone. A mile to the west, the modest flow of Barton Run cuts through the soil, a persistent silver thread that eventually gives way to the deeper, broader waters of Rough River Lake a few miles further out. To the southeast, the distant silhouettes of Bland Knobs break the skyline, while the nearby expanse of Mulberry Flats provides a level, fertile respite from the uneven, woodland-patched terrain that characterizes this inland stretch of the Upper South.

Clarkson persists as a place where the rhythm of the day is dictated by the slow turning of the seasons and the demands of the surrounding agricultural tracts. The legacy of the region is rooted in the labor of those who cleared these thickets, and today, life in Clarkson remains tethered to the steady pulse of local trade and the maintenance of a grounded, uncomplicated existence. Residents often gather at Clarkson Community Park, a patch of green that serves as a communal hearth for the neighborhood, offering a brief stillness in the shadow of the regional timber and farm economy. There is an enduring, unpretentious clarity here, where the air smells faintly of turned earth and the quiet persistence of a place that has long ago ceased to chase the frantic pace of the outside world.

About This Clarkson Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Clarkson, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.495333, -86.221361. 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 Clarkson includes the ZIP code (42726), telephone area code (270), county seat of Grayson County (Leitchfield), and school district assignment (Grayson 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.