Ferguson Kentucky Map

About Ferguson, Kentucky

Ferguson is a locality in Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 886. The population density is 170.1 people per km². Ferguson is located at 37.0626°N, 84.5984°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Ferguson is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 42265, 42501.

Ferguson maintains a quiet presence where the Sinking Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the limestone-rich soil of the central landscape. It lies 1.8 miles south of Somerset, KY (from Somerset, KY: bearing 173°T), and is situated 28.9 miles west-northwest of Corbin. The terrain around Ferguson is defined by a slow, rhythmic transition from flat, open fields to the shadowed depressions of Polecat Hollow, where the air often holds a cool, damp stillness long after the sun has climbed above the horizon. To the east, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains provides a permanent, silent boundary to the skyline, while the immediate vicinity is dominated by the dense, tangled greenery of the Lake Cumberland Wildlife Management Area. As the day wanes, the light catches the mineral-heavy dust of the backroads, casting a pale, amber glow across the fields that seem to stretch toward the nearby waters of Lake Cumberland.

Industry in Ferguson has long been tethered to the land, reflecting a history of resourcefulness where the labor of the soil and the proximity to regional trade routes dictated the pace of growth. The local economy persists with a steady, unpretentious energy, drawing from the agrarian traditions of the surrounding region while acknowledging the shifts in modern work that have pulled the focus toward the nearby trade hubs. Life here is measured by the seasonal cycles of the woods and the persistent, low-frequency hum of regional transport, a pattern that has persisted through generations of families who remain rooted in the limestone bedrock. Visitors passing through find that Ferguson possesses a stark, functional honesty, where the architecture is built for utility and the quietude of the evening is punctuated only by the occasional rustle of wildlife moving toward the creek.

About This Ferguson Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ferguson, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.062591, -84.598444. 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 Ferguson includes the ZIP code (42265, 42501), telephone area code (270), county seat of Pulaski County (Somerset), and school district assignment (Pulaski 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.