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Scottsville Kentucky Map

Explore Scottsville, 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 Scottsville, Kentucky

How to Use This Scottsville, Kentucky Map

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

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

Latitude	36.749261
Longitude	-86.207621
Population	4,299
Density	263.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	42164
Area Code	270
County Seat	Scottsville
School District	Allen County School District

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About Scottsville, Kentucky

Scottsville is a locality in Allen County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,299. The population density is 263.3 people per km². Scottsville is located at 36.7493°N, 86.2076°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Scottsville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 42164.

Scottsville occupies a landscape defined by the steady, quiet passage of the West Bays Fork, which cuts through the limestone-rich terrain of the region. It lies 21.5 miles east of Franklin, KY (from Franklin, KY: bearing 84°T), and is situated 18.4 miles north-northwest of Lafayette. The air here holds a particular weight, smelling faintly of dampened soil and the deep, enduring minerals of the earth, while the horizon remains flat and expansive, save for the distant, hazy suggestion of the Appalachian Mountains far to the east. Within the town limits, White Plains Park offers a quiet intersection of green space and local life, where the light at dusk settles in long, amber slats against the trunks of hardwoods. Beyond the immediate center, the ground yields to the subtle depressions of the earth, including the nearby Wagoner Hollow, where the shadows gather earlier than on the open plains.

Scottsville maintains an economy rooted in the legacy of the land, once shaped by the industry of early frontier trade and now sustained by the steady output of regional agriculture. The history of the place is etched not in grand monuments, but in the limestone foundations of its architecture and the unhurried way the local pace aligns with the seasons. Residents often look toward the nearby Barren River Lake for recreation, a vast, still body of water that reflects the changing Kentucky sky with a mirror-like precision. As the workday wanes, the town feels less like a collection of streets and more like a shared habit, where the soft vernacular of the Upper-South echoes against storefronts that have observed the slow, inevitable shifts of the local economy for generations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Allen County Schools Playground (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 285° W
Dumont Hill Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 032° NE
Goodrum Cave State Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 351° N
Barren River Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.4 mi, 064° NE
Barren River Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 6.4 mi, 064° NE
Barren River Lake (Recreation Area) — 7.2 mi, 061° NE
Barren River Lake State Resort Park (State Park) — 10.0 mi, 049° NE
Blue Hole (Attraction) — 19.9 mi, 314° NW
Butterfly House (Attraction) — 20.1 mi, 314° NW
Cold Springs Museum (Museum) — 20.2 mi, 236° SW
Lost River Cave Entrance (Attraction) — 20.4 mi, 314° NW
Confederate Monument (Monument) — 20.5 mi, 325° NW
"sue Mundy's" Grave - Historical Marker (Monument) — 20.5 mi, 266° W
Tango Statue (Public Artwork) — 21.3 mi, 319° NW
Bowling Green Ballpark (Stadium) — 21.4 mi, 323° NW
Fort Williams Civil War Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 23.2 mi, 042° NE
Mammoth Cave National Park (National Park) — 25.4 mi, 019° N · 51k acres
Bledsoe Creek (State Park) — 26.5 mi, 197° S
Diamond Caverns (Attraction) — 26.6 mi, 018° N
National Cave Museum and Library (Museum) — 26.6 mi, 017° N
Gallatin Green Wave Football Stadium (Stadium) — 27.6 mi, 207° SW
Sumner County Museum (Museum) — 28.4 mi, 208° SW
Kentucky Action Park (Theme Park) — 28.8 mi, 023° NE
Furlong Cemetery (Viewpoint) — 29.0 mi, 012° N
White House Inn Museum (Museum) — 31.7 mi, 233° SW
Clark House Museum and Trailhead (Museum) — 32.0 mi, 218° SW
Unknown Confederate Soldier Monument (Monument) — 34.4 mi, 027° NE

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