Hardin Kentucky Map

About Hardin, Kentucky

Hardin is a locality in Marshall County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 580. The population density is 319.5 people per km². Hardin is located at 36.7648°N, 88.2953°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Hardin is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 42048.

Hardin occupies a quiet reach of landscape where the persistent Wades Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the soil. It lies 10.7 miles north of Murray, KY (from Murray, KY: bearing 6°T), and is situated 7.1 miles south-southeast of Benton. The earth here is firm and productive, defined by a modest topography that rises into gentle swells before eventually leading the eye toward the distant silhouette of Kirk Ridge. Sunlight settles heavily over the open fields at dusk, casting a long, amber glow that illuminates the dust rising from gravel roads and the simple, functional geometry of Hardin City Park. Beyond the immediate perimeter of the park, the land stretches out in a series of fertile, quiet plains that seem to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has slipped below the western horizon.

Hardin maintains a character shaped by the steady, agrarian rhythms of the region, where the economy has long been tethered to the productivity of the surrounding acreage. The presence of Kentucky Lake only three miles away offers a vast, deep basin of water that softens the air and provides a constant, quiet reference point for the local geography. History here is marked by the slow, deliberate work of those who cleared the brush and tended the crops, leaving a legacy of sturdy homesteads and industrious patience. While the dense expanse of Land Between the Lakes National Forest remains a distant, silent neighbor to the east, the daily life of Hardin remains focused on the immediate, tangible tasks of a place that values consistency over spectacle.

About This Hardin Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hardin, Kentucky. Coordinates: 36.764777, -88.295313. 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 Hardin includes the ZIP code (42048), telephone area code (270, 364), county seat of Marshall County (Benton), and school district assignment (Marshall 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.