Fairview Kentucky Map
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Interactive Map of Fairview, Kentucky
| City | Fairview |
| State | Kentucky (KY) |
| County | Lyon County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 36.842226 |
| Longitude | -87.310768 |
| Population | 258 |
| Density | 82.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 42038, 40342, 40769, 42220 |
| Area Code | 606, 270 |
| County Seat | Eddyville |
| School District | Christian County School District |
About Fairview, Kentucky
Fairview is a locality in Lyon County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 258. The population density is 82.5 people per km². Fairview is located at 36.8422°N, 87.3108°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 42038, 40342, 40769.Fairview occupies a quiet expanse of land where the moisture-rich soil gathers along the banks of Horseapple Creek. It lies 29.6 miles east of Paducah, KY (from Paducah, KY: bearing 88°T), and is situated 1.0 miles east-northeast of Eddyville. The landscape here favors a gentle, persistent slope that eventually rises toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Black Sulphur Ridge. In the stillness of late afternoon, the light settles over the fields in long, amber slats, illuminating the limestone deposits that peek through the topsoil like sun-bleached bone. Residents find their recreation within the modest bounds of Eddyville City Park 2, while the nearby presence of Lake Barkley acts as a low, cool anchor for the humid Kentucky air.
Fairview maintains a rhythm dictated by the seasonal cycle of the land, drawing its character from generations of agricultural labor. The local economy persists in the quiet tradition of small-scale farming and the steady commerce of the surrounding plains, far removed from the frantic noise of larger industrial centers. Tinsley Hollow provides a natural drainage basin that has long defined the local drainage and settlement patterns, guiding the way the roads curve through the countryside. Life in Fairview feels deliberate, marked by the soft, deliberate pace of those who recognize that the worth of a place is measured by the way the shadow of the evening falls across a fence line or the way the water moves through the creek bed.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Jefferson Davis State Historic Site (State Park) — 0.5 mi, 086° E
- Pembroke City Park (Local Park) — 5.1 mi, 217° SW
- Trail Of Tears Park (Local Park) — 8.6 mi, 274° W
- Peacekeeper (Monument) — 9.0 mi, 265° W
- Bristow, The soldier. Birthplace (Monument) — 9.0 mi, 107° E
- Alhambra Theatre (Theatre) — 9.9 mi, 280° W
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 13.3 mi, 214° SW
- Guthrie Transportation Museum (Museum) — 15.6 mi, 149° SE
- Wickham Hall Pratt Museum (Museum) — 16.2 mi, 210° SW
- Lake Malone (State Recreation Area) — 17.5 mi, 044° NE
- Lake Malone State Park (State Park) — 21.1 mi, 041° NE
- Green Man (Public Artwork) — 21.5 mi, 186° S
- APSU CECA Downtown Gallery (Arts Centre) — 21.9 mi, 187° S
- Historic Bell Witch Cave (Attraction) — 22.3 mi, 141° SE
- Peabody Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 26.8 mi, 349° N
- Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 31.6 mi, 222° SW · 13k acres
- AMC Classic Madisonville 8 (Cinema) — 34.1 mi, 345° N
- Bear Spring Iron Furnace (Historic Ruins) — 35.2 mi, 224° SW
- Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 35.5 mi, 248° W · 171k acres
- Land Between the Lakes Other (National Forest) — 35.5 mi, 248° W · 171k acres
- Adsmore Museum (Museum) — 36.5 mi, 301° NW
- Coopertoen Drive-In Theater (Cinema) — 37.1 mi, 142° SE
- Caldwell County Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 38.2 mi, 302° NW
- Fort Donelson Cumberland Battery (Viewpoint) — 38.6 mi, 232° SW
- Homeplace 1850s Working Farm at Land Between The Lakes (Attraction) — 38.9 mi, 251° W
- Center Furnace Trail (Attraction) — 40.5 mi, 276° W
- Giant Aboriginal Statue (Attraction) — 43.0 mi, 120° SE
- Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 51.0 mi, 229° SW · 22k acres
- Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 62.2 mi, 317° NW · 274k acres
- Mammoth Cave National Park (National Park) — 63.0 mi, 066° NE · 51k acres
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About This Fairview Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fairview, Kentucky. Coordinates: 36.842226, -87.310768. 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 Fairview includes the ZIP code (42038, 40342, 40769), telephone area code (606, 270), county seat of Lyon County (Eddyville), and school district assignment (Christian 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.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
