Raywick Kentucky Map

About Raywick, Kentucky

Raywick is a locality in Marion County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 155. The population density is 66.8 people per km². Raywick is located at 37.5603°N, 85.4305°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Raywick is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 40060.

Raywick occupies a quiet intersection of limestone earth and low-slung horizons where the currents of Prather Creek trace a slow, silver calligraphy through the heavy soil. It lies 15.8 miles north-northwest of Campbellsville, KY (from Campbellsville, KY: bearing 342°T), and is situated 9.8 miles west of Lebanon. The landscape here does not reach for the sky, preferring the modest elevation of shallow basins and the long, weary slopes that lead toward the distant, hazy blue of the Appalachian Mountains. Within the boundaries of Raywick City Park, the air holds a particular density at dusk, smelling of damp earth and the cooling limestone that defines the bedrock of the region. Sunlight filters through the canopy in thin, pale needles, illuminating the dust motes that hang suspended over the tall grasses, while the silence of the surrounding fields creates a weight that feels as solid as the ground beneath one's boots.

Raywick carries the quiet burden of an economy once tethered to the slow pulse of agriculture, where the legacy of the land remains etched in the stubborn persistence of its old farmsteads. While travelers might seek the recreational waters of Melody Lake or the deeper isolation of Keith Hollow, the residents of Raywick attend to the daily maintenance of a life shaped by the rhythms of the Upper South. The character of the place is not found in grand monuments, but in the way the local vernacular softens the edges of a conversation, mirroring the unhurried pace of the seasons as they turn over the dark, rich fields. Even as the modern world pulls at the periphery, a certain grounded stoicism remains, ensuring that the identity of Raywick stays rooted in the simple, enduring reality of its own geography.

About This Raywick Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Raywick, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.560341, -85.430519. 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 Raywick includes the ZIP code (40060), telephone area code (502), county seat of Marion County (Lebanon), and school district assignment (Marion 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.