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Smiths Grove Kentucky Map

Explore Smiths Grove, Kentucky, with this interactive street and satellite map.

Interactive Map of Smiths Grove, Kentucky

CitySmiths Grove
StateKentucky (KY)
CountyWarren County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude37.052545
Longitude-86.207761
Population752
Density372.2 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code42171
Area Code270
County SeatBowling Green
School DistrictWarren County School District

About Smiths Grove, Kentucky

Smiths Grove is a locality in Warren County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 752. The population density is 372.2 people per km². Smiths Grove is located at 37.0525°N, 86.2078°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Smiths Grove is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 42171.

Smiths Grove occupies a quiet expanse of limestone-rich soil where the horizon line is defined by the soft, enduring presence of the distant Appalachian Mountains. It lies 13.7 miles east-northeast of Bowling Green, KY (from Bowling Green, KY: bearing 72°T), and is situated 16.8 miles west-northwest of Glasgow. The landscape surrounding Smiths Grove leans into the rhythmic undulations of the Kentucky landscape, marked by the deep, verdant shadows of Chicken Hollow just a few miles away. Beneath the canopy of hardwoods, the terrain remains porous and thirsty, feeding the steady, hidden movement of Sinking Creek as it carves through the bedrock. At the edge of the local grounds, Ed Spear Park offers a stillness that mirrors the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons, while the surface of Doyels Big Pond catches the fading amber light of late afternoon, holding the sky in a mirror of cooling slate.

Agriculture and the steady pulse of commerce have long defined the character of Smiths Grove, where the labor of the land remains etched in the daily habits of its residents. The economy draws its strength from the fertile earth and the industrious nature of those who tend to the regional thoroughbred farms and the small-scale enterprises that keep the local clockwork turning. History here is not a loud proclamation but a quiet accumulation of decades, felt in the way the morning mist clings to the fields and the manner in which the regional vernacular colors every conversation. Life proceeds with a measured gravity, indifferent to the hurried tempo of larger centers, favoring instead the grounded reality of a place that understands its own boundaries and respects the slow, honest work of the sun across the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Ed Spear Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 212° SW
  • North Warren School/Community Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 035° NE
  • Cave Springs Caverns (State Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 040° NE
  • Mammoth Cave National Park (National Park) — 5.9 mi, 027° NE · 51k acres
  • Green River Watershed Fee (Conservation Area) — 7.6 mi, 063° NE
  • Green River Watershed Easement (Conservation Area) — 7.6 mi, 064° NE
  • Green River Wild River (State Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 021° N
  • National Cave Museum and Library (Museum) — 9.2 mi, 061° NE
  • Diamond Caverns (Attraction) — 9.2 mi, 061° NE
  • Furlong Cemetery (Viewpoint) — 9.5 mi, 038° NE
  • Barren River Lake (Recreation Area) — 10.8 mi, 141° SE
  • Railroad Engine No. 4 (Attraction) — 10.9 mi, 033° NE
  • Barren River Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 11.1 mi, 159° S
  • Shanty Hollow Lake (State Recreation Area) — 11.3 mi, 304° NW
  • Confederate Monument (Monument) — 12.4 mi, 250° W
  • Kentucky Action Park (Theme Park) — 12.5 mi, 064° NE
  • Bowling Green Ballpark (Stadium) — 13.4 mi, 253° W
  • Brass Dancer (Public Artwork) — 14.2 mi, 252° W
  • Barren River Lake State Resort Park (State Park) — 14.5 mi, 148° SE
  • Blue Hole (Attraction) — 16.0 mi, 244° SW
  • Fort Williams Civil War Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 16.0 mi, 104° E
  • Butterfly House (Attraction) — 16.0 mi, 244° SW
  • Nolin Lake State Park (State Park) — 16.3 mi, 358° N
  • Unknown Confederate Soldier Monument (Monument) — 18.3 mi, 058° NE
  • Colonel Robert A. Smith Monument (Monument) — 22.3 mi, 050° NE
  • Cold Springs Museum (Museum) — 36.4 mi, 207° SW
  • Cinema 33 (Cinema) — 46.6 mi, 306° NW
  • Gallatin Green Wave Football Stadium (Stadium) — 47.3 mi, 195° S
  • White House Inn Museum (Museum) — 47.5 mi, 212° SW
  • Sumner County Museum (Museum) — 47.9 mi, 196° S

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About This Smiths Grove Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Smiths Grove, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.052545, -86.207761. 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 Smiths Grove includes the ZIP code (42171), telephone area code (270), county seat of Warren County (Bowling Green), and school district assignment (Warren 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.

Page generatedAugust 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.