Salem Kentucky Map

About Salem, Kentucky

Salem is a locality in Livingston County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 722. The population density is 327.2 people per km². Salem is located at 37.2647°N, 88.2412°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Salem is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 41352, 42642, 42078.

Salem occupies a quiet expanse of the Kentucky landscape where the horizon is defined by the modest, weathered rise of Eberle Knobs. It lies 23.2 miles east-northeast of Paducah, KY (from Paducah, KY: bearing 57°T), and is situated 14.8 miles northwest of Eddyville. The terrain here transitions from open fields to dense thickets, marked by the slow, subterranean seep of Cox Spring Branch that feeds the moisture into the limestone-rich soil. In the heat of late afternoon, the light settles heavily over the grasses, turning the shadows into deep pools of violet while the air remains still and thick with the scent of drying hay. A few miles away, the rugged topography dips into the cool, sheltered depths of Hurricane Hollow, providing a stark contrast to the sun-baked plains that stretch toward the distant, unseen reaches of the Kaskaskia Experimental Forest.

Salem preserves the steady, measured pace of an inland life grounded in the cycles of agriculture and the quiet endurance of its residents. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, echoing a history built upon the labor of the land and the modest commerce of a regional crossroads. Beyond the immediate reach of the center, the Livingston County Wildlife Management Area and State Nature Preserve (Bissell Bluff SNP) offers a sanctuary for the native flora and fauna that have long defined this part of the country. Visitors who wander toward the water find the quiet surface of Brushy Pond reflecting the passing clouds, a mirror for the sky that remains untouched by the frantic pulse of the outside world.

About This Salem Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Salem, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.264664, -88.241185. 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 Salem includes the ZIP code (41352, 42642, 42078), telephone area code (270, 364), county seat of Livingston County (Smithland), and school district assignment (Livingston 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.