Kingsley Kentucky Map
Explore Kingsley, Kentucky, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of Kingsley, Kentucky
How to Use This Kingsley, Kentucky Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Kingsley, Kentucky. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Kentucky or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Kingsley.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Kingsley |
| State | Kentucky (KY) |
| County | Jefferson County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 38.220904 |
| Longitude | -85.671905 |
| Population | 397 |
| Density | 2128.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 40205 |
| Area Code | 502 |
| County Seat | Louisville |
| School District | Jefferson County School District |
About Kingsley, Kentucky
Kingsley is a locality in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 397. The population density is 2128.9 people per km². Kingsley is located at 38.2209°N, 85.6719°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Kingsley is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 40205.Kingsley emerges from the limestone-rich earth of Kentucky as a quiet enclave of manicured lawns and mature oaks that soften the edges of its suburban grid. It lies 2.5 miles southwest of St. Matthews, KY (from St. Matthews, KY: bearing 231°T), and is situated 5.3 miles east-southeast of Louisville. The air here holds a particular weight, a cool dampness that rises from Middle Fork Beargrass Creek as it winds through the nearby landscape, carrying the scent of damp soil and ancient stone. Within the borders of Kingsley, the terrain remains largely level, though the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains occasionally haunt the horizon, reminding the traveler of the vast, rugged terrain that defines the wider state. The light at dusk settles over the rooftops with a bruised, golden hue, turning the local streets into quiet passages of shadow and warmth where the day’s persistent hum gradually fades into the stillness of a residential evening.
Kingsley functions as a deliberate, domestic counterpoint to the more frenetic industrial currents that have long fueled the regional economy. Residents often find their way to the green reaches of Seneca Park, an expansive space that serves as a communal lung for the neighborhood and preserves a sense of open, unhurried space. While the broader history of the region is punctuated by the steady progress of distillery culture and the legacy of thoroughbred breeding, Kingsley maintains a focus on its own steady, internal rhythm. Life here is defined by the proximity to the Falls of the Ohio and the quiet, reflective waters of Lakeside Pool, landmarks that anchor the locality to its geography. In the quiet corners of the morning, one can sense how the heritage of the Upper South informs the local character, manifesting in a reserved, polite pace that prioritizes the maintenance of a stable, grounded life over the noise of modern expansion.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Seneca Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 045° NE
- Cherokee Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 342° N
- Beargrass Creek State Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 255° W
- Wyatt Center for the Arts (Theatre) — 1.7 mi, 269° W
- Norton Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 1.8 mi, 268° W
- Gorilla Sanctuary (Attraction) — 1.9 mi, 240° SW
- Pygmy Hippo Area (Attraction) — 1.9 mi, 240° SW
- Naked Mole Rat Area (Attraction) — 1.9 mi, 239° SW
- Meerkat Area (Attraction) — 1.9 mi, 239° SW
- Colonel Sanders Museum (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 220° SW
- Petting Zoo Area (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 2.0 mi, 238° SW
- Daniel Boone statue (Public Artwork) — 2.0 mi, 300° NW
- Butterfly Garden (Nature Reserve) — 2.1 mi, 243° SW
- Louisville zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 2.1 mi, 239° SW
- Village 8 (Cinema) — 2.3 mi, 068° E
- George Warren Fuller (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 347° N
- Charles Hermany (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 347° N
- John B. Castleman Monument (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 294° NW
- Walden theater (Theatre) — 2.5 mi, 330° NW
- Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind (Museum) — 3.4 mi, 317° NW
- Heigold House Facade (Historic Ruins) — 4.1 mi, 316° NW
- E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park (State Park) — 7.1 mi, 051° NE
- Charlestown State Park (State Park) — 9.9 mi, 009° N
- Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 37.3 mi, 291° W · 204k acres
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About This Kingsley Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kingsley, Kentucky. Coordinates: 38.220904, -85.671905. 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 Kingsley includes the ZIP code (40205), telephone area code (502), county seat of Jefferson County (Louisville), and school district assignment (Jefferson County School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
