Greenville Kentucky Map
Greenville, Kentucky — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Greenville, Muhlenberg County.
Interactive Map of Greenville, Kentucky
| City | Greenville |
| State | Kentucky (KY) |
| County | Muhlenberg |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 37.201154 |
| Longitude | -87.178885 |
| Population | 4,410 |
| Density | 333.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Greenville, Kentucky
Greenville is a locality in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,410. The population density is 333.5 people per km². Greenville is located at 37.2012°N, 87.1789°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 42345.
Greenville rests in a broad, fertile valley, where gentle, rolling hills, softened by the passage of seasons, give way to a landscape patterned with fields of corn and soybeans. It lies 28.8 miles north-east of Hopkinsville, KY (from Hopkinsville, KY: bearing 36°T), and is situated 7.1 miles south-south-west of Central City. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a whisper of the earth, a dry, clean scent mingled with the faint sweetness of ripening crops. Oak and hickory trees, their branches reaching like arthritic fingers toward the wide Kentucky sky, punctuate the horizons, their leaves rustling with a sound that seems to hold the quiet stories of the land. The terrain is forgiving, a place where the earth yields its bounty with a steady, unassuming grace, and the sunlight, when it breaks through the often-generous cloud cover, falls in broad, golden swathes across the land. The history of Greenville is deeply entwined with the rich veins of coal that lie beneath its soil, a legacy that has shaped its economy and the character of its people for generations. Though the era of peak mining may have faded, the echoes of that industrious past still resonate, evident in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture and the resilient spirit of its inhabitants. The local economy, while diversified, still draws strength from agriculture, with the fertile bottomlands producing abundant harvests that feed the region. Occasionally, the quiet hum of daily life is punctuated by the distant rumble of a train, a reminder of the vital arteries that connect this Muhlenberg County heartland to the wider world.
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About This Greenville Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Greenville, Kentucky with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Greenville and Muhlenberg County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Greenville is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Greenville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 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. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
