Earlington Kentucky Map

About Earlington, Kentucky

Earlington is a locality in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,257. The population density is 172.0 people per km². Earlington is located at 37.2742°N, 87.5119°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Earlington is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 42410, 42431.

Earlington occupies a quiet corner of the landscape where the land settles into a series of gentle swells, marked by the persistent, rhythmic flow of Clear Creek. It lies 3.8 miles south of Madisonville, KY (from Madisonville, KY: bearing 191°T), and is situated 19.0 miles west-northwest of Greenville. The air here holds the damp, fertile weight of a region defined by its proximity to the Loch Mary Reservoir, whose still, dark surface reflects the shifting clouds above. To the north, the distant silhouettes of the Barnsley Hills provide a jagged frame for the horizon, while the terrain dips into the shadowed, cooler depths of Beech Hollow. Sunlight filters through the canopy in thin, golden needles, illuminating the rich, iron-heavy soil that characterizes the earth beneath one’s boots.

Earlington carries the quiet gravity of a place built upon the industry of the earth, where the legacy of coal extraction lingers in the architecture and the deliberate, unhurried gait of its residents. The presence of the Earlington Historical Marker serves as a silent anchor, grounding the daily movement of the neighborhood in the long, complex chapters of its industrial past. While the economy has shifted away from the soot and steam of earlier decades, the town maintains a steady, internal coherence, moving through its days with a resilience born of deep-rooted connections to the soil. Life here unfolds with a modest clarity, defined by the changing seasons and the persistent, slow-moving presence of the water nearby.

About This Earlington Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Earlington, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.274212, -87.511944. 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 Earlington includes the ZIP code (42410, 42431), telephone area code (270), county seat of Hopkins County (Madisonville), and school district assignment (Hopkins 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.