Sedalia Kentucky Map

About Sedalia, Kentucky

Sedalia is a locality in Graves County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 279. The population density is 91.1 people per km². Sedalia is located at 36.6412°N, 88.6053°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 42079.

Sedalia occupies a quiet patch of western Kentucky where the horizon stretches flat and wide, defined by the steady, unadorned geometry of furrowed fields. It lies 16.3 miles west of Murray, KY (from Murray, KY: bearing 278°T), and is situated 7.2 miles south-southeast of Mayfield. The land here acts as a slow, deliberate stage for the seasons, where the soil holds the heat of the afternoon long after the sun has begun its descent. Bacon Creek winds through the low-lying terrain a mile away, its movement marking the subtle drainage of the local topography. Beyond the immediate reach of the horizon, the faint, hazy silhouette of Hogskin Ridge occasionally suggests a different, more rugged elevation, though Sedalia remains firmly anchored in the quiet, expansive plains that allow for a vast, unobstructed sky.

Agriculture serves as the primary pulse of Sedalia, drawing its character from the cycles of planting and harvest that dictate the local pace. The economy remains rooted in the productivity of the surrounding acreage, a legacy of labor that has defined the region since its early settlement. Residents looking for recreation often travel five miles to City-County Park, or perhaps seek the stillness of the water at Foster Pond, which serves as a rare, localized break in the agrarian grid. Life here maintains a certain independence from the busier corridors of the state, favoring the consistency of familiar routines and the enduring quiet of a landscape that asks for very little beyond the patient work of the season.

About This Sedalia Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sedalia, Kentucky. Coordinates: 36.641169, -88.605326. 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 Sedalia includes the ZIP code (42079), telephone area code (270, 364), county seat of Graves County (Mayfield), and school district assignment (Graves 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.