Fountain Run Kentucky Map

About Fountain Run, Kentucky

Fountain Run is a locality in Monroe County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 216. The population density is 63.4 people per km². Fountain Run is located at 36.7260°N, 85.9562°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Fountain Run is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 42133.

Fountain Run occupies a quiet expanse of limestone-rich earth where the Jakes Branch carves a narrow, persistent path through the limestone bedrock. It lies 19.4 miles south of Glasgow, KY (from Glasgow, KY: bearing 189°T), and is situated 14.1 miles north-northeast of Lafayette. The landscape unfolds in a series of gentle slopes and verdant hollows, characterized by the heavy, humid stillness of the Upper South, where the light at dusk turns the tall grasses into a pale, bruised gold. To the west, the horizon remains unobstructed, save for the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains that anchor the regional skyline. Residents often gravitate toward the waters of Barren River Lake, a persistent presence only two miles away that catches the afternoon sky in its wide, reflective surface, while the terrain itself remains defined by the limestone veins that feed the local springs and the quiet, deep shade of the timber stands.

Fountain Run maintains a rhythm dictated by the cycles of agriculture and the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons, rooted in a history that favors endurance over rapid transformation. The economy has long leaned upon the fertility of the soil and the careful management of the land, with the nearby Long Hollow serving as a reminder of the geological depth that defines the regional character. On quiet days, the local activity centers around the modest grounds of Fountain Run Community Park, where the social life of the locality finds a simple, grounded expression. Life here is measured by the steady persistence of the Jakes Branch and the way the limestone landscape holds the cooling dampness of the night long after the sun has slipped beneath the western ridge, leaving behind a place that exists entirely within its own deliberate, internal pace.

About This Fountain Run Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fountain Run, Kentucky. Coordinates: 36.726047, -85.956233. 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 Fountain Run includes the ZIP code (42133), telephone area code (270), county seat of Monroe County (Tompkinsville), and school district assignment (Monroe 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.