Perryville Kentucky Map

About Perryville, Kentucky

Perryville is a locality in Hart County, Kentucky, United States. Perryville is located at 37.2851°N, 85.8983°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 40468.

Perryville unfolds as a quiet settlement where the rolling hills of Kentucky begin to soften their edges, giving way to a landscape of fertile bottomlands and gentle slopes. It lies 28.3 miles south of Elizabethtown, KY (from Elizabethtown, KY: bearing 184°T), and is situated 7.3 miles north of Horse Cave. The air here often carries the scent of damp earth and ripening corn, especially in the humid embrace of summer, and the light at dusk can paint the western sky in hues of bruised plum and soft gold, casting long shadows across the fields. Old farmhouses, their paint weathered to a soft grey, stand sentinel over tracts of land that have been worked for generations, and the occasional stand of mature oak trees, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers, speaks of a time before modern machinery claimed the fields. A palpable sense of stillness often pervades Perryville, a quietude broken only by the distant rumble of a tractor or the lowing of cattle. This corner of Hart County carries the quiet dignity of its agrarian past, a history deeply intertwined with the cultivation of tobacco and the steady rhythm of the seasons. The local economy, though diversified, still finds its bedrock in the land, with farmers tending to crops and livestock with a practiced hand. The presence of the nearby Green River, a vital artery for commerce and sustenance in earlier times, still lends a certain character to the region, its waters reflecting the ever-changing sky. Perryville's story is not one of grand pronouncements or bustling industry, but rather of enduring resilience, of families who have put down roots and found their livelihood in the rich soil and the shared understanding that comes from living in close communion with nature.

About This Perryville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Perryville, Kentucky — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 37.285053, -85.898304. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Perryville and Hart County.

Detailed location data for Perryville includes the ZIP code (40468), telephone area code (270, 502), county seat of Hart County (Munfordville), and school district assignment (Boyle County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Perryville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.