Marion Kentucky Map

About Marion, Kentucky

Marion is a locality in Crittenden County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,916. The population density is 338.6 people per km². Marion is located at 37.3328°N, 88.0811°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Marion is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 42064.

Marion emerges from the landscape as a collection of low-slung, brick-faced structures anchored by the quiet green expanse of Court House Park. It lies 32.0 miles west of Madisonville, KY (from Madisonville, KY: bearing 271°T), and is situated 18.9 miles northwest of Princeton. Rush Creek traces a patient path near the edge of the grid, its waters carving a subtle boundary through the clay-heavy soil that defines the local topography. In the distance, the silhouette of Daniels Ridge creates a jagged, violet interruption against the sky, while the depression of Steep Hollow pulls the afternoon shadows into its cool, sheltered basin. Light filters through the canopy with a thin, pale clarity, casting long, geometric shapes across the pavement as the humidity of the afternoon yields to the cooling breath of the earth.

Marion carries the weight of a frontier history, its identity forged in the mineral-rich veins of the ground that once fueled a robust mining economy. The local spirit remains quiet and industrious, tethered to a legacy of extraction and the slow, deliberate work of the fields that stretch toward the horizon. Residents often find their way to City Lake when the heat becomes absolute, seeking the stillness of the water as a relief from the demands of the day. The commerce of the square feels distant from the frantic pace of larger hubs, favoring instead a continuity of small storefronts and the reliable, rhythmic passage of local traffic that defines the character of a place built to endure.

About This Marion Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Marion, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.332829, -88.081135. 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 Marion includes the ZIP code (42064), telephone area code (270, 364), county seat of Crittenden County (Marion), and school district assignment (Crittenden 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.