Ledbetter Kentucky Map

About Ledbetter, Kentucky

Ledbetter is a locality in Livingston County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,836. The population density is 103.1 people per km². Ledbetter is located at 37.0524°N, 88.4968°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 42058.

Ledbetter anchors itself within a quiet, verdant expanse where the Beaverdam Slough carves a slow, deliberate path through the earth, marking the land with its humid, silt-heavy presence. It lies 7.2 miles east-southeast of Paducah, KY (from Paducah, KY: bearing 110°T), and is situated 3.6 miles northeast of Reidland. The horizon is defined by the steady, muted silhouette of Saunders Ridge, which rises to the north like a dormant spine against the expansive Kentucky sky. Beyond the immediate banks of the slough, the ground rises into gentle, clay-rich swells that catch the afternoon sun, turning the tall grasses into a sea of bruised gold and amber. The air here holds a distinct, heavy sweetness, carrying the scent of damp soil and the encroaching shade of hardwood thickets that thrive in the pockets of low-lying moisture near Beaverdam Lake.

Ledbetter maintains a steady, internal pulse defined by its proximity to the land, where the economy remains tethered to the cycles of agriculture and the maintenance of the surrounding acreage. History is not recorded in monuments but in the persistent, functional layout of the roads and the way the light filters through the canopy at Reidland Community Park, casting long, geometric shadows over the grass. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a season, marked by the mechanical hum of field equipment and the quiet exchange of neighbors who understand the temperament of the local soil. Even as the modern world brushes against the perimeter, the character of the place remains anchored in the stubborn, quiet endurance of those who work the fields and respect the way the water moves through the landscape toward the distant, unseen veins of the region.

About This Ledbetter Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ledbetter, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.052414, -88.496814. 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 Ledbetter includes the ZIP code (42058), telephone area code (270, 364), county seat of Livingston County (Smithland), and school district assignment (Livingston 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.