Clay Kentucky Map

About Clay, Kentucky

Clay is a locality in Webster County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,031. The population density is 461.8 people per km². Clay is located at 37.4767°N, 87.8200°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Clay is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 42404.

Clay holds its own against the wide, amber-hued horizon of western Kentucky, where the earth settles into a quiet persistence of flat, fertile fields and modest elevations. It lies 20.4 miles west-northwest of Madisonville, KY (from Madisonville, KY: bearing 300°T), and is situated 3.9 miles southeast of Williams. The landscape is defined by the slow, deliberate movement of Craborchard Creek, which traces a path through the lowlands just a mile from the center, feeding the moisture into the soil that supports the surrounding patchwork of crops. On days when the air turns thin and crisp, the distant silhouette of Yuba Ridge provides a jagged, charcoal-colored anchor to the far horizon, contrasting with the soft, expansive sky that dominates the view. Residents often gather at Clay Community Park, a space that serves as the local clearing for recreation, where the grass grows thick and the shade of mature trees offers a reprieve from the heat of the afternoon sun.

Clay carries the weight of a long-standing agricultural rhythm, a legacy built upon the strength of the land and the steady hands of those who have worked it for generations. The regional economy remains tethered to the pulse of the fields and the seasonal demands of the harvest, reflecting a persistence that has survived through changing markets and the quiet erosion of time. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the terrain shifts toward the geological features of Cool Spring Hollow, a reminder of the varied topography that keeps the region from feeling entirely uniform. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands its own roots, finding a modest, enduring beauty in the way the light catches the dust on a gravel road or the stillness that settles over Providence City Lake as the evening draws in.

About This Clay Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Clay, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.476712, -87.820016. 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 Clay includes the ZIP code (42404), telephone area code (270), county seat of Webster County (Dixon), and school district assignment (Webster 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.