Hindman Kentucky Map

About Hindman, Kentucky

Hindman is a locality in Knott County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 701. The population density is 87.0 people per km². Hindman is located at 37.3359°N, 82.9804°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Hindman is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 41822.

Hindman occupies a narrow, verdant corridor where the shadows of high ridges deepen the cool, morning air. It lies 73.9 miles east-southeast of Berea, KY (from Berea, KY: bearing 102°T), and is situated 13.1 miles east-northeast of Hazard. The Right Fork Troublesome Creek cuts a persistent, winding path through the settlement, its waters often reflecting the muted gray of the sky as it moves past the steep, forested slopes of Tadpole Hollow. While the distant, blue-tinted haze of the Appalachian Mountains marks the horizon, the immediate landscape is defined by the sharp verticality of the terrain and the dense, encroaching woodland. Even a short walk toward the Knott County Skate Park reveals the quiet, persistent pressure of the hills, which seem to hold the light in the valley until the sun dips prematurely behind the peaks, casting the town into an early, velvet-soft dusk.

Hindman carries the quiet weight of a history rooted in the rugged extraction of coal and the resilience of a people forged by the isolated geography of the plateau. The local economy, having shifted away from the industrial intensity of the past, now finds its rhythm in the slow, deliberate pace of daily life and the preservation of traditional Appalachian crafts. Residents gather near the banks of the Right Fork Troublesome Creek, where the sound of the water provides a constant, low-frequency hum beneath the chatter of the main street. Though Carr Fork Lake remains a distant, tranquil presence six miles away, the character of Hindman is shaped by these immediate hollows, where the culture remains as sturdy and unyielding as the limestone foundations beneath the soil.

About This Hindman Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hindman, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.335931, -82.980441. 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 Hindman includes the ZIP code (41822), telephone area code (606), county seat of Knott County (Hindman), and school district assignment (Knott 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.