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Salem Kentucky Map

Explore Salem, 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 Salem, Kentucky

How to Use This Salem, Kentucky Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Salem, 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 Salem.

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	Salem
State	Kentucky (KY)
County	Livingston County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	37.264664
Longitude	-88.241185
Population	722
Density	327.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	41352, 42642, 42078
Area Code	270, 364
County Seat	Smithland
School District	Livingston County School District

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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.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Livingston County Wildlife Management Area and State Nature Preserve (Bissell Bluff SNP) (State Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 235° SW
Livingston County Wildlife Management Area and State Nature Preserve (Newman's Bluff SNP) (State Conservation Area) — 10.0 mi, 295° NW
Fredonia Valley Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 10.8 mi, 112° E
Fluorspar Miners Memorial (Monument) — 12.1 mi, 332° NW
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 13.3 mi, 002° N · 274k acres
Barkley Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 14.2 mi, 158° S
Cave in Rock (Attraction) — 14.7 mi, 018° N
Lake Barkley (Recreation Area) — 15.0 mi, 149° SE
Mineral Mound State Park (State Park) — 15.8 mi, 148° SE
The Rock (Attraction) — 15.8 mi, 185° S
Kids Jump (Attraction) — 15.9 mi, 185° S
Malfunction Junction (Attraction) — 15.9 mi, 185° S
Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 16.9 mi, 156° SE · 171k acres
Land Between the Lakes Other (National Forest) — 16.9 mi, 156° SE · 171k acres
Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park (State Park) — 17.1 mi, 188° S
Barrens (Nature Reserve) — 18.0 mi, 263° W
Jesus Welcoming with Open Arms (Public Artwork) — 18.2 mi, 179° S
War Bluff Valley Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 18.7 mi, 312° NW
Kincaid Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 18.8 mi, 227° SW
Caldwell County Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 20.9 mi, 115° SE
Lusk Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 21.6 mi, 319° NW · 6,632 acres
US Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 22.5 mi, 118° SE
Adsmore Museum (Museum) — 22.5 mi, 118° SE
Market House Museum (Museum) — 23.0 mi, 238° SW
Bricolage Art Collective (Gallery) — 23.0 mi, 238° SW
Pine Hollow Overlook (Viewpoint) — 23.3 mi, 293° NW
Garden Of The Gods Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 23.3 mi, 342° N · 3,978 acres
Water Park for kids (Theme Park) — 23.5 mi, 195° S
Old Wall (Historic Ruins) — 23.9 mi, 317° NW
Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 24.7 mi, 205° SW · 19k acres

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