Russell Springs Kentucky Map
Explore Russell Springs, Kentucky, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of Russell Springs, Kentucky
How to Use This Russell Springs, Kentucky Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Russell Springs, Kentucky. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Kentucky or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Russell Springs.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Russell Springs |
| State | Kentucky (KY) |
| County | Russell County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 37.056179 |
| Longitude | -85.088567 |
| Population | 2,715 |
| Density | 223.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 42642 |
| Area Code | 270 |
| County Seat | Jamestown |
| School District | Russell County School District |
About Russell Springs, Kentucky
Russell Springs is a locality in Russell County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,715. The population density is 223.9 people per km². Russell Springs is located at 37.0562°N, 85.0886°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Russell Springs is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 42642.Russell Springs rests upon a limestone plateau where the earth holds the quiet gravity of the Kentucky interior. It lies 24.3 miles southeast of Campbellsville, KY (from Campbellsville, KY: bearing 145°T), and is situated 12.4 miles east-southeast of Columbia. Greasy Creek carves a slow, deliberate path through the landscape, its waters feeding into the shadows of the surrounding woodlands before winding toward the expanse of Lake Cumberland. The air here carries the weight of the seasons, shifting from the humid bloom of spring to the sharp, clear light of autumn that illuminates the ridges of the distant Appalachian Mountains. Within the center of the terrain, Chalybeate Spring Park offers a stillness that has anchored the land for generations, its mineral waters rising from the dark, cool depths of the ground to meet the sky.
Russell Springs carries a legacy tied to the steady labor of the soil and the transformation of the surrounding timber and grain. The local economy persists through a measured balance of trade and agriculture, maintaining a pace that favors the deliberate over the frantic. Dry Hollow lies four miles away, a reminder of the fractured, karst topography that defines the region’s character and limits the sprawl of the modern world. Life in Russell Springs moves with the slow turning of the sun, reflecting a heritage built by those who understood that prosperity is tied to the endurance of the land and the simple, recurring rhythms of the harvest.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Chalybeate Spring Park (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 203° SW
- American Flag Mural (Public Artwork) — 0.1 mi, 072° E
- Russell Springs City Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 027° NE
- Lake Cumberland Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 105° E
- Cumberland Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 3.5 mi, 107° E
- Lake Cumberland (Recreation Area) — 4.5 mi, 110° E
- Tommy Jones Memorial (Monument) — 4.7 mi, 164° S
- R. F. Tarter Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 010° N
- Lake Cumberland State Resort Park (State Park) — 8.9 mi, 166° S
- Bridge View (Viewpoint) — 11.8 mi, 325° NW
- Battle of Tebb's Bend Monument (Monument) — 18.6 mi, 310° NW
- Handcock Falls (Attraction) — 18.8 mi, 173° S
- General Felix K. Zollicoffer Monument (Monument) — 19.3 mi, 090° E
- Green River Lake State Park (State Park) — 19.3 mi, 320° NW
- Wayne County Historical Museum (Museum) — 20.5 mi, 140° SE
- Wayne County Historic Theater (Cinema) — 20.5 mi, 140° SE
- Showplace Cinemas (Cinema) — 25.6 mi, 093° E
- Downtown Somerset Welcome (Attraction) — 26.6 mi, 084° E
- Wisdom Marina (Attraction) — 27.7 mi, 198° S
- Wolf River Marina (Attraction) — 30.5 mi, 191° S
- Daniel Boone National Forest (National Forest) — 32.3 mi, 157° SE · 564k acres
- Beaver Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 35.0 mi, 109° E · 4,854 acres
- Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 35.5 mi, 152° SE · 114k acres
- Site of Historic Stanford Fort (Historic Castle / Fort) — 39.8 mi, 034° NE
- 73rd 10-8-62 (Museum) — 40.5 mi, 010° N
- Six Gun City (Historic Ruins) — 43.5 mi, 110° E
- AEGON Gallery (Gallery) — 43.9 mi, 022° N
- Farris Stadium (Stadium) — 43.9 mi, 023° NE
- Pioneer Playhouse (Theatre) — 44.2 mi, 024° NE
- Mammoth Cave National Park (National Park) — 52.4 mi, 278° W · 51k acres
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About This Russell Springs Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Russell Springs, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.056179, -85.088567. 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 Russell Springs includes the ZIP code (42642), telephone area code (270), county seat of Russell County (Jamestown), and school district assignment (Russell County School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
