Martin Kentucky Map

About Martin, Kentucky

Martin is a locality in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 513. The population density is 270.6 people per km². Martin is located at 37.5729°N, 82.7527°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Martin is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 41649.

Martin emerges from the deep, shadowed creases of the landscape where the relentless momentum of Beaver Creek carves a path through the earth. It lies 62.9 miles south of Ashland, KY (from Ashland, KY: bearing 186°T), and is situated 6.5 miles south of Prestonsburg. The air here holds a heavy, damp stillness, clinging to the limestone foundations that underpin the region like a silent, geological memory. To the far horizon, the distant silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains rise in jagged, gray tiers, framing a vista that remains indifferent to the passing of seasons. Sunlight filters through the dense canopy in thin, pale needles, illuminating the dust that dances above the water as it moves toward the low-lying basin of Pin Hollow.

Coal-camp memory remains the marrow of Martin, defining the architecture of labor that once dictated the pulse of every shift and whistle. While the modern economy has shifted, the rhythm of life persists with a deliberate, measured gravity, often punctuated by the quietude found at Stumbo Park. Residents move with a familiarity born of long-standing ties to the land, their days marked by the shifting light against the hillsides rather than the clamor of wider industry. Occasionally, the mind wanders toward the stillness of Paintsville Lake, yet the character of Martin stays anchored firmly to the creek banks and the narrow, winding roads that define its persistence in the quiet reaches of the Commonwealth.

About This Martin Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Martin, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.572876, -82.752659. 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 Martin includes the ZIP code (41649), telephone area code (606), county seat of Floyd County (Prestonsburg), and school district assignment (Floyd 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.