Kevil Kentucky Map

About Kevil, Kentucky

Kevil is a locality in Ballard County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 595. The population density is 403.7 people per km². Kevil is located at 37.0851°N, 88.8867°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Kevil is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 42053.

Kevil emerges from the flat, fertile expanse of the Jackson Purchase as a quiet intersection of open farmland and dense, deciduous woodlands. It lies 15.8 miles west of Paducah, KY (from Paducah, KY: bearing 271°T), and is situated 9.7 miles west-southwest of Metropolis. The air here holds the heavy, sweet scent of damp earth and drying corn stalks, a sensory signature of a landscape shaped by long, humid summers and winters that gray the horizon. Just a mile away, the slow, rhythmic current of Clanton Creek pulls at the silt and limestone, carving a modest path through the fields that defines the local drainage of the plain. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the terrain rises toward the distant, soft silhouette of Round Knob, a subtle landmark that anchors the perspective of those working the fields. The light at dusk settles over Kevil with a peculiar, bruised violet hue, catching the edges of the silos and turning the dusty lanes into ribbons of muted gold.

Kevil functions as an anchor for the surrounding agricultural life, maintaining an economy deeply rooted in the seasonal cycles of grain and soy that have long defined the regional character. While life moves at the pace of planting and harvest, the proximity to the West Kentucky Wildlife Management Area provides a necessary counterpoint to the orderly rows of crops, offering a sprawling refuge of timber and swamp where the wilder elements of the region persist. History is not written in grand monuments here, but in the maintenance of family holdings and the persistence of local trade that keeps the center functional despite the pull of larger, more frantic hubs. A traveler might find the stillness of the afternoon almost absolute, broken only by the mechanical hum of farm equipment or the movement of wind through the trees near Brushy Pond. This enduring, quiet industry defines the spirit of the people, who favor the steady reliability of their soil over the noise of modern expansion.

About This Kevil Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kevil, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.085054, -88.886728. 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 Kevil includes the ZIP code (42053), telephone area code (270, 364), county seat of Ballard County (Wickliffe), and school district assignment (Ballard 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.