Fordsville Kentucky Map

About Fordsville, Kentucky

Fordsville is a locality in Ohio County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 453. The population density is 420.6 people per km². Fordsville is located at 37.6362°N, 86.7175°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 42343.

Fordsville sprawls across a gentle Ohio County terrain, where the land itself seems to sigh under the weight of the sky. It lies 23.6 miles east-south-east of Owensboro, KY (from Owensboro, KY: bearing 114°T), and is situated 9.0 miles east-south-east of Whitesville. Rolling hills, softened by the persistent green of pasture and the deeper hues of scattered woodlands, give way to broad, fertile bottoms that hint at the agricultural heart of this place. The air, particularly in the languid afternoons of summer, carries a subtle, earthy perfume of damp soil and ripening crops, a scent that clings to the very fabric of Fordsville. Evenings here descend with a hushed grace, the setting sun often painting the western horizon in strokes of apricot and rose, casting long, ephemeral shadows that stretch across fields and whisper through the eaves of weathered farmhouses. This is a landscape shaped by its past, where the echoes of early settlers linger in the names of creeks and the enduring spirit of self-reliance. The local economy, long tied to the bounty of the earth, still finds its pulse in the cultivation of tobacco and corn, a legacy passed down through generations. While industry has ebbed and flowed, the resilience of Fordsville is evident in its quiet persistence. The distinctive character of the place is not marked by grand monuments but by the subtle, enduring beauty of its everyday life: the unhurried greetings exchanged at the general store, the comforting sight of a farmer tending his fields as dusk settles, and the enduring sense of belonging that permeates this corner of Kentucky.

About This Fordsville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fordsville, Kentucky — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 37.636164, -86.717487. 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 Fordsville and Ohio County.

Detailed location data for Fordsville includes the ZIP code (42343), telephone area code (270), county seat of Ohio County (Hartford), and school district assignment (Ohio 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 Fordsville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.