Dawson Springs Kentucky Map
Explore Dawson Springs, Kentucky, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of Dawson Springs, Kentucky
How to Use This Dawson Springs, Kentucky Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Dawson Springs, Kentucky. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Kentucky or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Dawson Springs.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Dawson Springs |
| State | Kentucky (KY) |
| County | Hopkins County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 37.167268 |
| Longitude | -87.692507 |
| Population | 2,452 |
| Density | 246.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 42408 |
| Area Code | 270 |
| County Seat | Madisonville |
| School District | Dawson Springs Independent School District |
About Dawson Springs, Kentucky
Dawson Springs is a locality in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,452. The population density is 246.7 people per km². Dawson Springs is located at 37.1673°N, 87.6925°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Dawson Springs is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 42408.Dawson Springs occupies a landscape defined by the steady, winding passage of the Tradewater River, which carves a path through the quiet lowlands. It lies 15.4 miles southwest of Madisonville, KY (from Madisonville, KY: bearing 224°T), and is situated 11.2 miles east-northeast of Princeton. The horizon is shaped by the subtle elevation of Coatney Ridge, rising two miles to the west to break the monotony of the flat, humid expanse. Beyond the town limits, the terrain descends into the quiet dampness of Blue Hole Hollow, where the air holds a persistent, heavy stillness at dusk. Only a mile away, the surface of Lake Beshear catches the amber light of the setting sun, providing a glassy contrast to the dense, dark timber that stretches toward the Pennyrile State Forest.
Dawson Springs emerged from a nineteenth-century fascination with the curative properties of mineral springs, a heritage that once drew travelers seeking the restorative power of the earth. While the frantic energy of the early resort era has faded, the legacy of that industry remains in the local architecture and the slow, deliberate pace of daily life centered around the Dawson Springs Downtown Park. The economy has shifted over the generations, moving away from the ephemeral promise of spring water toward a reliance on the rugged timber and agricultural yields of the surrounding basin. Today, the residents of Dawson Springs move through their days with a quiet resilience, tethered to a landscape where the rhythm of the river and the seasonal shift in the trees dictate the passage of time.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Dawson Springs City Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 037° NE
- Riverside Creek Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 214° SW
- December 10th, 2021 Tornado Memorial (Monument) — 0.6 mi, 039° NE
- Tradewater Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 133° SE
- Lake Beshear (State Recreation Area) — 1.4 mi, 166° S
- Pennyrile State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 1.4 mi, 185° S
- Jones-Keeney Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 237° SW
- Hunter Bluff (Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 244° SW
- Hunter Bluff Fee (Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 244° SW
- Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park (State Park) — 5.8 mi, 171° S
- Adsmore Museum (Museum) — 11.1 mi, 249° W
- Confederate Soldier Monument (Monument) — 11.2 mi, 249° W
- US Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 11.2 mi, 249° W
- Caldwell County Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 11.4 mi, 260° W
- AMC Classic Madisonville 8 (Cinema) — 15.8 mi, 049° NE
- Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 23.1 mi, 240° SW · 171k acres
- Land Between the Lakes Other (National Forest) — 23.1 mi, 240° SW · 171k acres
- Alhambra Theatre (Theatre) — 23.6 mi, 151° SE
- Center Furnace Trail (Attraction) — 26.6 mi, 226° SW
- Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 31.4 mi, 316° NW · 274k acres
- Jesus Welcoming with Open Arms (Public Artwork) — 32.1 mi, 249° W
- Cave In Rock State Park (Viewpoint) — 32.8 mi, 310° NW
- Kids Jump (Attraction) — 33.0 mi, 254° W
- The Rock (Attraction) — 33.0 mi, 254° W
- Malfunction Junction (Attraction) — 33.0 mi, 254° W
- Wickham Hall Pratt Museum (Museum) — 38.8 mi, 160° S
- Water Park for kids (Theme Park) — 39.6 mi, 246° SW
- Pounds Hollow Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 44.1 mi, 313° NW
- Kincaid Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 44.4 mi, 262° W
- Guthrie Transportation Museum (Museum) — 46.2 mi, 141° SE
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About This Dawson Springs Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Dawson Springs, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.167268, -87.692507. 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 Dawson Springs includes the ZIP code (42408), telephone area code (270), county seat of Hopkins County (Madisonville), and school district assignment (Dawson Springs Independent School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
