Hodgenville Kentucky Map
Hodgenville, 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 Hodgenville, Larue County.
Interactive Map of Hodgenville, Kentucky
| City | Hodgenville |
| State | Kentucky (KY) |
| County | Larue |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 37.57395 |
| Longitude | -85.739961 |
| Population | 3,389 |
| Density | 543.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Hodgenville, Kentucky
Hodgenville is a locality in Larue County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,389. The population density is 543.1 people per km². Hodgenville is located at 37.5740°N, 85.7400°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 42748.
Hodgenville rests in the rolling heart of Kentucky, where the land exhales a quiet, verdant breath. It lies 10.5 miles south-east of Elizabethtown, KY (from Elizabethtown, KY: bearing 142°T), and is situated 10.0 miles south-west of New Haven. The terrain here is a gentle rise and fall, a landscape sculpted not by dramatic peaks but by the patient work of water and time, where fields of corn and soybeans unfurl like stitched quilts under a sky that often weeps with a soft, persistent rain. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the mingled scent of damp earth and sun-warmed hay, a fragrance that clings to the slow-moving clouds and the weathered clapboard of farmhouses. A subtle haze, born of humidity and the distant murmur of agricultural machinery, often softens the edges of the horizon, giving the world a painterly, almost dreamlike quality. This is a place deeply entwined with the enduring legacy of Abraham Lincoln, whose humble beginnings are a cornerstone of Hodgenville's identity, drawing visitors who trace the footsteps of a nation's turning point. The economy, once reliant on the fertile soil that yields tobacco and bourbon-bound grains, now finds a significant pulse in the heritage tourism that flows through its streets, alongside the continued agricultural endeavors. The Lincoln Homestead State Park, a short drive away, stands as a quiet sentinel to this history, while the town itself, with its modest courthouse square, hums with a rhythm that is both familiar and deeply rooted, a place where the past is not a distant echo but a living presence that shapes the present.
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About This Hodgenville Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Hodgenville, 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 Hodgenville and Larue County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Hodgenville 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 Hodgenville 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. |
