Island Kentucky Map

About Island, Kentucky

Island is a locality in McLean County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 429. The population density is 491.5 people per km². Island is located at 37.4450°N, 87.1439°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Island is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 42350.

Island manifests as a quiet expanse of flat, fertile earth where the horizon stretches wide under a sky that seems to possess more depth than the land itself. It lies 21.1 miles east-northeast of Madisonville, KY (from Madisonville, KY: bearing 67°T), and is situated 10.5 miles north of Central City. The soil here is dark and heavy, a product of the patient accumulation of silt and time that defines the local terrain, with the modest greenery of Wooden Bridge Park providing a central point for the community to gather under the shade of mature hardwoods. Two miles away, the steady movement of Basin Branch carves a soft, winding path through the vegetation, its waters reflecting the changing tones of the afternoon light as they navigate toward the low-lying moisture of Cypress Bottom. In the distance, the faint, hazy silhouette of Backbone Ridge marks the edge of the world, a steady reminder of the geologic boundaries that frame the life of Island.

Agricultural labor has long dictated the pulse of the local economy, with the rhythm of the seasons determining the pace at which the day unfolds. The legacy of the region is written in the rows of crops that track the sun, a quiet industry that has sustained families for generations and kept the focus of the inhabitants firmly on the stewardship of the land. While the quietude might suggest a place removed from the march of progress, the presence of Maple Leaf Lake, located twelve miles away, offers a destination for those seeking a brief respite from the predictable chores of the field. Life in Island moves with a deliberate, unhurried cadence, where the evening air carries the scent of warming earth and the distant, metallic rattle of machinery working the late harvest.

About This Island Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Island, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.445046, -87.143885. 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 Island includes the ZIP code (42350), telephone area code (270), county seat of McLean County (Calhoun), and school district assignment (McLean 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.