Moorland Kentucky Map

About Moorland, Kentucky

Moorland is a locality in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 433. The population density is 1778.5 people per km². Moorland is located at 38.2723°N, 85.5836°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Moorland is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 40242.

Moorland asserts its presence across a landscape defined by the persistent, winding course of Goose Creek, which carves a shallow, verdant path through the limestone-rich earth. It lies 1.5 miles northeast of Lyndon, KY (from Lyndon, KY: bearing 42°T), and is situated 9.6 miles east of Louisville. Light here takes on a particular, heavy clarity at dusk, casting long, amber shadows across the fields that stretch toward the horizon where the distant Appalachian Mountains appear as a mere bruise of violet against the sky. The air carries the scent of damp soil and drying hay, a grounded fragrance that suggests the quiet endurance of the land. Only a mile away, the quiet grounds of A.B. Sawyer provide a green buffer for the local wildlife, while the deeper stillness of Tucker Lake remains six miles to the distance, a mirror for the wide, unclouded Kentucky heavens.

Moorland functions as a quiet hinge between the legacy of agrarian labor and the slow, modern evolution of regional commerce. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, echoing the older, industrious patterns of a state shaped by its inland geography and the stubborn fertility of its soil. While the larger, denser expanses of the Jefferson County Memorial Forest lie nineteen miles away, the immediate surroundings of the locality retain a sense of isolation that favors the deliberate, measured pace of local life. Residents often look toward the deeper geography of the region, acknowledging the proximity of Carters Hole, a reminder of the complex, limestone-hollowed topography that dictates the flow of water and the placement of roads. In this space, the day-to-day existence is marked by a profound lack of hurry, a quality that seems to settle over the landscape like the evening mist rising from the creek banks.

About This Moorland Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Moorland, Kentucky. Coordinates: 38.272293, -85.583572. 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 Moorland includes the ZIP code (40242), telephone area code (502), county seat of Jefferson County (Louisville), and school district assignment (Jefferson 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.