Drakesboro Kentucky Map

About Drakesboro, Kentucky

Drakesboro is a locality in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 320. The population density is 409.9 people per km². Drakesboro is located at 37.2175°N, 87.0489°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 42337.

Drakesboro lies low in a valley where the land begins to swell into the gentle, rolling hills characteristic of Muhlenberg County. It lies 34.3 miles north-east of Hopkinsville, KY (from Hopkinsville, KY: bearing 45°T), and is situated 6.7 miles south-east of Central City. The sky overhead, a vast expanse of pale blue on a clear day, often softens into a hazy, golden wash as the sun begins its descent, casting long shadows across fields of ripening corn and soybeans. The air here carries the earthy scent of turned soil and, in the humid summer months, the faint, sweet perfume of honeysuckle clinging to fence lines. The landscape itself feels lived-in, unpretentious, a place where the persistent green of Kentucky flora has long since claimed the edges of weathered barns and modest homes. The history of Drakesboro is inextricably bound to the rich veins of coal that lie beneath this very ground, a legacy that shaped its founding and fueled its early growth. For generations, the rhythmic clang of pickaxes and the rumble of mining carts were the town's heartbeat, drawing families and forging a resilient, hardworking spirit. Though the landscape bears the scars of its industrial past, the local economy now diversifies, with agriculture still playing a vital role, the fertile soil yielding its bounty season after season. The quiet hum of everyday life in Drakesboro is punctuated by the friendly greetings exchanged between neighbors and the distant call of a train, a reminder of the connections that bind this place to the wider world.

About This Drakesboro Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Drakesboro, Kentucky — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 37.217542, -87.048885. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Drakesboro and Muhlenberg County.

Detailed location data for Drakesboro includes the ZIP code (42337), telephone area code (270), county seat of Muhlenberg County (Greenville), and school district assignment (Muhlenberg County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Drakesboro is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.