McKinney Kentucky Map

About McKinney, Kentucky

McKinney is a locality in Lincoln County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 201. The population density is 183.9 people per km². McKinney is located at 37.4526°N, 84.7591°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 40437, 40448.

McKinney holds the quiet confluence of earth and water, where McKinney Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the limestone-rich fields of the central landscape. It lies 13.4 miles south of Danville, KY (from Danville, KY: bearing 177°T), and is situated 7.6 miles southwest of Stanford. The terrain here is defined by a rhythmic succession of gentle rises and depressions, leading toward the shadowed, sunken expanse of Boneyard Hollow just a mile away. When the afternoon sun sinks low, it casts a pale, amber light across the fields, illuminating the dust motes that hang suspended in the humid, still air. On the distant horizon, the faint, bruised silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains serve as a reminder of the rugged, elevated world that lies far beyond these fertile, inland plains.

McKinney persists as a lingering echo of an agrarian heritage, where the economy remains tethered to the slow cycles of soil cultivation and the modest pulse of local trade. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a season, far removed from the clamor of industrial centers, though the proximity of the Stanford Reservoir provides a steady, silent anchor for the regional hydrology. Many who pass through the area find their way to Ruritan Park, where the openness of the grounds offers a reprieve from the dense, tangled thickets of the surrounding woodland. McKinney preserves a distinct, understated character, defined by the limestone bedrock beneath its feet and a social rhythm that acknowledges the quiet, steady labor of the land.

About This McKinney Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of McKinney, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.452577, -84.759114. 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 McKinney includes the ZIP code (40437, 40448), telephone area code (502), county seat of Lincoln County (Stanford), and school district assignment (Lincoln 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.