Fincastle Kentucky Map

About Fincastle, Kentucky

Fincastle is a locality in Lee County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 848. The population density is 1537.2 people per km². Fincastle is located at 38.3082°N, 85.5415°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Fincastle is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 41311, 40241.

Fincastle emerges from the limestone bedrock as a quiet collection of weathered structures anchored by the steady, persistent presence of Walker Creek. It lies 35.8 miles east of Berea, KY (from Berea, KY: bearing 81°T), and is situated 6.0 miles north-northeast of Beattyville. The landscape here favors a slow, vertical tension, where the earth rises in soft folds toward the distant, hazy blue silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains. Sunlight in the late afternoon catches the mineral dust in the air, turning the fields into a muted palette of ochre and bruised green that stretches toward the shadowed entrance of Hog Gap Hollow. Two miles to the east, the thick, unmanaged timber of the Ashland Wildlife Management Area provides a dense, silent perimeter, holding the stillness of the woods against the encroaching edges of the pasture.

Fincastle preserves the remnants of an economy once tethered to the resourcefulness of the land, where the labor of earlier generations remains etched into the fence lines and the foundations of local barns. The pace of daily life follows the seasonal requirements of the soil, maintaining a character that is neither hurried nor stagnant, but rather observant of the subtle shifts in the weather and the turning of the crops. Though the modern world remains accessible, the focus here stays fixed on the local horizon, where the proximity of the land dictates the rhythm of the day. Those who walk the quiet roads recognize a specific gravity in the space, a sense that the history of the region is held not in records, but in the stubborn endurance of the limestone hills and the cold, clear water of the creek.

About This Fincastle Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fincastle, Kentucky. Coordinates: 38.308194, -85.541468. 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 Fincastle includes the ZIP code (41311, 40241), telephone area code (859, 502), county seat of Lee County (Beattyville), and school district assignment (Jefferson 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.