Morganfield Kentucky Map

About Morganfield, Kentucky

Morganfield is a locality in Union County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,256. The population density is 446.7 people per km². Morganfield is located at 37.6889°N, 87.8814°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Morganfield is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 42437.

Morganfield emerges from the flat, fertile plains of western Kentucky as a quiet center of gravity where the horizon stretches wide and unobstructed. It lies 20.7 miles west-southwest of Henderson, KY (from Henderson, KY: bearing 239°T), and is situated 17.2 miles south of Mount Vernon. The air here holds the heavy, sweet scent of damp soil and drying corn, a testament to the agricultural pulse that beats through the surrounding fields. To the west, the subtle rise of the Chalybeate Hills breaks the monotony of the earth, providing a muted backdrop against the pale, evening sky. A mile away, the dark, slow-moving waters of Lost Creek trace a thin, winding line through the landscape, while the quiet surface of Mortons Lake catches the orange light of dusk two miles distant. At the core of the grid, Morganfield Park offers a patch of maintained green where the shadows lengthen across the grass as the day cools into a humid, star-strewn night.

History clings to the brick facades of the storefronts, recalling a time when the prosperity of the region was tethered to the extraction of coal and the rhythmic toil of the harvest. The economy remains grounded in this legacy, balancing the mechanical hum of modern agribusiness with the enduring, deliberate pace of a rural life that values the cycle of the seasons over the haste of the city. Beyond the main thoroughfare, the land dips toward the distant Cypress Flats, where the earth darkens and the vegetation grows thick, marking the transition into the low-lying reaches of the basin. Residents move through their days with a steady, unforced diligence, recognizing the subtle shifts in the weather and the color of the wheat with the practiced eyes of those who have long understood the temper of this particular expanse of Kentucky.

About This Morganfield Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Morganfield, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.688895, -87.881394. 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 Morganfield includes the ZIP code (42437), telephone area code (270), county seat of Union County (Morganfield), and school district assignment (Union 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.