Maceo Kentucky Map
Explore Maceo, Kentucky, with this interactive street and satellite map.
Interactive Map of Maceo, Kentucky
| City | Maceo |
| State | Kentucky (KY) |
| County | Daviess County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 37.86394 |
| Longitude | -86.993884 |
| Population | 404 |
| Density | 104.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 42355 |
| Area Code | 270 |
| County Seat | Owensboro |
| School District | Daviess County School District |
About Maceo, Kentucky
Maceo is a locality in Daviess County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 404. The population density is 104.9 people per km². Maceo is located at 37.8639°N, 86.9939°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 42355.Maceo holds the quiet, low-slung geography of a place where the earth tilts toward the hidden moisture of Kelly Creek. It lies 9.0 miles northeast of Owensboro, KY (from Owensboro, KY: bearing 46°T), and is situated 4.7 miles north-northeast of Thruston. The landscape surrounding Maceo is defined by the heavy, fertile patience of the plains, where the horizon remains broad and unbroken by the distant, hazy blue of Sand Ridge ten miles to the south. Near the quiet waters of Carpenters Lake, the light at dusk takes on a thick, honeyed quality, catching the tall grasses and the persistent, dark green of the bottomland. The soil here feels dense and ancient, a place where the air carries the faint, cooling scent of damp limestone and the slow, deliberate work of the seasons.
History in Maceo is written in the furrows of the fields and the endurance of the local agricultural life that has long anchored the regional economy. Residents move with a steady, unforced pace, their lives dictated by the cycles of the harvest and the seasonal rhythm of the nearby Carpenter Lake, which serves as a quiet sanctuary for those seeking the stillness of the woods. While the distant, rugged terrain of the interior remains a backdrop, the immediate reality of the area is one of expansive, productive acreage and the subtle, persistent influence of the nearby Tywhapity Bottoms, which pull the water and the life of the land toward the low-lying basins. It is a place that does not demand attention, preferring the honest, quiet labor of those who recognize the value in the slow accumulation of time and the simple, reliable depth of the Kentucky earth.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Carpenter Lake (State Recreation Area) — 1.1 mi, 150° SE
- Kingfisher Lakes (State Recreation Area) — 1.5 mi, 137° SE
- Yellow Creek Park (Local Park) — 4.7 mi, 201° S
- Confederate Monument (Monument) — 9.0 mi, 226° SW
- Ben Hawes Park (Local Park) — 11.0 mi, 247° SW
- Bloomfield Barrens Managed Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.0 mi, 338° N
- Cinema 66 (Cinema) — 13.8 mi, 068° E
- Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 13.8 mi, 067° NE · 204k acres
- Christ of the Ohio (Public Artwork) — 13.9 mi, 050° NE
- Town of Troy Veterans Memorial Wall (Monument) — 13.9 mi, 050° NE
- Perry County Museum (Museum) — 14.2 mi, 076° E
- Lincoln State Park (State Park) — 15.4 mi, 359° N
- Abraham Lincoln Bicentennal Plaza (Monument) — 17.0 mi, 359° N
- Santa’s Candy Castle (Attraction) — 17.8 mi, 015° N
- Sloughs Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 18.4 mi, 255° W
- Scales Lake State Beach (State Park) — 19.0 mi, 314° NW
- Green River National Wildlife Refuge And Conservation Partnership Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.8 mi, 272° W · 2,073 acres
- Newburgh Academy Of Dance (Arts Centre) — 23.2 mi, 285° W
- Mound B (Historic Ruins) — 25.6 mi, 282° W
- Mound A (Historic Ruins) — 25.7 mi, 282° W
- Traditional Arts Today (Arts Centre) — 25.9 mi, 016° N
- Cinema 33 (Cinema) — 29.4 mi, 170° S
- Alhambra Theater (Theatre) — 31.9 mi, 282° W
- Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.1 mi, 349° N · 20k acres
- Victory Theatre (Theatre) — 32.2 mi, 284° W
- Audubon Mill Park (Nature Reserve) — 32.7 mi, 267° W
- Merchand Bridge Overlook (Viewpoint) — 33.3 mi, 284° W
- Harrison-Crawford State Forest (Nature Reserve) — 44.6 mi, 060° NE
- Gibson County Visitors & Tourism (Attraction) — 46.4 mi, 317° NW
- Mammoth Cave National Park (National Park) — 58.0 mi, 135° SE · 51k acres
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About This Maceo Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Maceo, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.86394, -86.993884. 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 Maceo includes the ZIP code (42355), telephone area code (270), county seat of Daviess County (Owensboro), and school district assignment (Daviess 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.
| Page generated | August 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. |
