Explore Smithfield, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Smithfield, 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 Smithfield.
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 | Smithfield |
| State | Kentucky (KY) |
| County | Henry County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 38.38581 |
| Longitude | -85.25684 |
| Population | 124 |
| Density | 352.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 40068 |
| Area Code | 502 |
| County Seat | New Castle |
| School District | Henry County School District |
Smithfield occupies a quiet intersection of limestone-rich soil and deep-rooted agricultural tradition where the Little Kentucky River carves its path through the landscape. It lies 6.8 miles east-southeast of La Grange, KY (from La Grange, KY: bearing 102°T), and is situated 9.9 miles east of Buckner. The horizon remains flat and expansive, though the distant silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains occasionally marks the eastern sky on the clearest of mornings. Sunlight here possesses a peculiar clarity, catching the pale, weathered edges of wooden barns and turning the surrounding fields into a muted palette of ochre and heavy green. Beyond the immediate pastures, the terrain holds a stillness that suggests a long, slow accumulation of seasons, while the occasional sound of water moving over stone near the riverbed reminds one of the patient, erosive work of the earth.
Smithfield emerged as a byproduct of the rail lines and the demands of a regional economy built upon the steady yields of tobacco and grain. The local pace is set not by the frantic tick of a clock, but by the seasonal cycle of planting and harvest, a rhythm that remains palpable in the way the light fades behind the silhouettes of silos. Residents often look toward the nearby Eminence Pool Renovation when the heat of late summer demands a respite, or venture further toward the currents of the Henry County Rod and Gun Club Lake. Though the region is far removed from the dramatic verticality of Drennon Falls, the local character is defined by a grounded independence, where the legacy of the land continues to dictate the terms of daily life and the quiet endurance of its people.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Smithfield, Kentucky. Coordinates: 38.38581, -85.25684. 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 Smithfield includes the ZIP code (40068), telephone area code (502), county seat of Henry County (New Castle), and school district assignment (Henry 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. |