Powderly Kentucky Map
Powderly, Kentucky — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Powderly, Muhlenberg County.
Interactive Map of Powderly, Kentucky
| City | Powderly |
| State | Kentucky (KY) |
| County | Muhlenberg |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 37.236987 |
| Longitude | -87.159163 |
| Population | 931 |
| Density | 246.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Powderly, Kentucky
Powderly is a locality in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 931. The population density is 246.8 people per km². Powderly is located at 37.2370°N, 87.1592°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 42367.
Powderly rests in a gentle hollow, where the land begins its slow tilt toward the Green River. It lies 31.4 miles north-east of Hopkinsville, KY (from Hopkinsville, KY: bearing 35°T), and is situated 4.4 miles south-south-west of Central City. Rolling hills, cloaked in a mix of deciduous trees and open fields of corn and soybeans, define the horizon. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of damp earth and ripening grain, a quiet perfume that settles over the landscape. Small farmsteads dot the terrain, their weathered barns and silos standing like stoic sentinels against the wide Kentucky sky, a sky that can, in the summer months, hold the stillness of a held breath before a storm. The story of Powderly is deeply entwined with the coal beneath its soil. For generations, the rhythm of life here was dictated by the mines, a boom-and-bust cycle that shaped the character of its people and the very contours of the land. While the deep seams have largely been worked out, the legacy remains in the weathered storefronts of its main street and the quiet pride of those who remember the days of the company towns. Today, agriculture forms the backbone of Powderly’s economy, with farmers tending the rich bottomlands and the surrounding slopes, their lives tied to the turning of the seasons and the market prices for their crops. A distinctive quiet has settled over Powderly, a slower pace that allows for the observation of small things: the way the light catches the dust motes in a sunbeam slanting through a church window, or the murmur of conversation drifting from a porch on a warm evening.
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About This Powderly Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Powderly, Kentucky with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Powderly and Muhlenberg County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Powderly is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Powderly is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
