Fairfield Kentucky Map

About Fairfield, Kentucky

Fairfield is a locality in Nelson County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 118. The population density is 159.3 people per km². Fairfield is located at 37.9312°N, 85.3861°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Fairfield is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 40144, 40013.

Fairfield occupies a quiet stretch of limestone-rich earth where the East Fork Cox Creek cuts a persistent, winding path through the heavy clay and silt. It lies 9.7 miles north-northeast of Bardstown, KY (from Bardstown, KY: bearing 28°T), and is situated 11.9 miles southeast of Mount Washington. The horizon toward the east remains flat and unremarkable, lacking the jagged peaks of the Appalachian Mountains that sit far beyond the reach of a day’s travel, yet the land here possesses a distinct, weighted composure. Sunlight catches the moisture rising from the fields in the late afternoon, casting a pale, brassy glow over the fields that renders the common wire fences and sagging barns into silhouettes of stark clarity. The air holds a persistent, cool dampness, a reminder that the expansive waters of Taylorsville Lake wait only a short distance away, shaping the humidity that clings to the late-summer stalks.

Fairfield grew from the modest ambitions of early settlers who recognized the fertility of the soil and the necessity of the nearby waterways for their primitive mills and homesteads. The local economy persists as a blend of quiet agrarian labor and the slow, steady hum of regional trade, far removed from the crowded centers of industry. Residents often seek recreation in the open grass of Bloomfield City Park, where the pace of life slows to match the turning of the seasons rather than the frantic ticking of a clock. Even as modern transit lines pull focus toward larger hubs, the character of Fairfield remains tied to the soil and the enduring, quiet cycle of planting and harvest that has defined these plains for generations.

About This Fairfield Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fairfield, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.931209, -85.386124. 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 Fairfield includes the ZIP code (40144, 40013), telephone area code (502), county seat of Nelson County (Bardstown), and school district assignment (Nelson 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.