South Carrollton Kentucky Map

About South Carrollton, Kentucky

South Carrollton is a locality in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 141. The population density is 215.2 people per km². South Carrollton is located at 37.3375°N, 87.1419°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. South Carrollton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 42374.

South Carrollton claims a quiet dominion over the banks of the Green River, where the water moves with a heavy, deliberate grace through the low-lying terrain. It lies 19.6 miles east of Madisonville, KY (from Madisonville, KY: bearing 88°T), and is situated 3.2 miles north-northwest of Central City. The air here holds a distinct, humid weight, particularly as the sun begins to fade and the insects start their steady, rhythmic hum across the fields. Beyond the immediate reach of the riverbanks, the land rises into modest elevations, eventually surrendering to the distant, hazy silhouette of Backbone Ridge on the horizon. A short distance away, the Cypress Creek State Nature Preserve offers a dense, tangled sanctuary of hardwood and brush, providing a stark contrast to the cleared, orderly expanses of farmland that characterize the wider region. When the light hits the water at dusk, it turns the surface into a sheet of polished pewter, reflecting the quietude of a landscape that has long been defined by the slow, unyielding passage of the current.

South Carrollton carries the remnants of a coal-centered heritage, a time when the rhythm of the local economy was dictated by the extraction of fuel from the earth. While the industry has shifted, the physical imprint of that labor remains in the solid, unadorned architecture that defines the local streets. Residents look toward the nearby Cypress Bottom as a reminder of the area’s geological depth, an expansive basin that shaped the settlement patterns of those who arrived here generations ago. Life proceeds with a measured pace, far removed from the frantic pulse of larger hubs, finding its center instead in the daily maintenance of homes and the cultivation of the surrounding soil. Though the modern world has touched South Carrollton, the character of the place remains tethered to the river and the quiet, persistent cycles of the land that have sustained it for decades.

About This South Carrollton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of South Carrollton, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.337544, -87.14194. 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 South Carrollton includes the ZIP code (42374), telephone area code (270), county seat of Muhlenberg County (Greenville), and school district assignment (Muhlenberg 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.