Emlyn Kentucky Map

About Emlyn, Kentucky

Emlyn is a locality in Whitley County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 488. The population density is 285.2 people per km². Emlyn is located at 36.7045°N, 84.1433°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 40769.

Emlyn rests in a hollow, a place where the Cumberland Plateau begins to shed its ruggedness for gentler inclinations. It lies 32.1 miles west-north-west of Claiborne, TN (from Claiborne, TN: bearing 299°T), and is situated 2.8 miles south-south-east of Williamsburg. The hills here are not the stark, bare bones of mountain ranges, but are cloaked in the deep green velvet of deciduous forests, broken only by the occasional scar of a cleared field or the glint of a distant, tin-roofed barn. The air, especially in the early morning when mist still clings to the valley floors, carries the damp, earthy scent of decaying leaves and the fainter, sweet perfume of wild honeysuckle. Roads snake through the terrain like thoughtful pauses in a conversation, winding around outcrops of weathered rock and crossing small, clear streams that murmur over smooth, grey stones. The story of Emlyn is tied to the land's bounty, a history etched not in grand monuments but in the quiet persistence of its people. For generations, the economy here pulsed with the rhythm of coal, a deep vein of industry that once brought a different kind of life, a grittier energy, to these hills. Though that era has largely receded, the echoes remain in the weathered structures and the stoic resilience of the community. Today, the fields, though smaller, still yield their harvest, and the quiet hum of life in Emlyn is one of careful tending, of a connection to the soil that runs deeper than any mine shaft. The sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy after a rain, seems to fall with a particular, almost reverent, glow upon the scattered homes.

About This Emlyn Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Emlyn, Kentucky — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 36.704528, -84.143266. 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 Emlyn and Whitley County.

Detailed location data for Emlyn includes the ZIP code (40769), telephone area code (606), county seat of Whitley County (Williamsburg), and school district assignment (Whitley 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 Emlyn is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.