Elkton Kentucky Map

About Elkton, Kentucky

Elkton is a locality in Todd County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,056. The population density is 311.4 people per km². Elkton is located at 36.8100°N, 87.1542°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Elkton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 42220.

Elkton occupies a quiet expanse of the Pennyroyal Plateau, where the earth gives way to limestone bedrock and fertile, dark soil. It lies 18.9 miles east-southeast of Hopkinsville, KY (from Hopkinsville, KY: bearing 102°T), and is situated 18.3 miles north-northeast of Saint Bethlehem. The Elk Fork meanders through the landscape, its currents carving a subtle path through the fields and providing a constant, low-voiced companion to the surrounding agrarian sprawl. To the east, the distant slopes of Tucker Ridge provide a faint, serrated edge to the horizon, while the land itself remains defined by wide, open stretches of cultivation rather than the rugged verticality found elsewhere in the state. In the cool hours of the morning, a thin, pale mist often clings to the low-lying pastures, softening the sharp lines of the fence rows and the dark silhouettes of the barns that stand as silent sentinels over the grass.

Elkton remains deeply tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, its identity shaped by a long history of tobacco cultivation and the steady commerce of a seat of government. Residents often gather at the Elkton - Todd County Park, a space that serves as a communal anchor, offering a quiet green reprieve where the pace of the afternoon slows to match the movement of the clouds. While the economy continues to pivot with the changing demands of modern trade, the core of the local character persists in a preference for stillness and a neighborly regard for the land. Beyond the immediate center, the terrain dips toward the shadows of Dead Man Hollow, and those seeking the stillness of deeper water often travel the short distance to Spa Lake, where the surface reflects the expansive, unhurried sky of the Upper South.

About This Elkton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Elkton, Kentucky. Coordinates: 36.810042, -87.154168. 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 Elkton includes the ZIP code (42220), telephone area code (270), county seat of Todd County (Elkton), and school district assignment (Todd 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.