Uniontown, Kentucky — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Uniontown, Union County.
| City | Uniontown |
| State | Kentucky (KY) |
| County | Union |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 37.775322 |
| Longitude | -87.930583 |
| Population | 874 |
| Density | 367.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
Uniontown is a locality in Union County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 874. The population density is 367.3 people per km². Uniontown is located at 37.7753°N, 87.9306°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 42461.
Uniontown unfurls along the lowlands where the Ohio River, a broad, patient artery, dictates the horizon. It lies 15.8 miles south of Posey, IN (from Posey, IN: bearing 187°T), and is situated 6.4 miles north of Morganfield. The land here is a soft, fertile quilt, primarily flat with a gentle swell that hints at the ancient work of water and wind, rather than the sharp pronouncements of mountains. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch in neat, verdant swathes, their stalks rustling with a dry whisper in the summer breeze, punctuated by the occasional cluster of oaks and maples that mark property lines or stand as solitary sentinels. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a humid sweetness, a blend of sun-baked earth and the distant, watery exhalations of the river, and the light itself seems to thicken, turning the green of the crops to a deeper, richer hue as the day draws to a close. The history of Uniontown is inextricably tied to that great river, its founding and growth shaped by trade and the ebb and flow of commerce. For generations, this was a place where barges laden with goods plied the waters, and the local economy was built on the bounty of the surrounding farmland and the logistical advantages of its riverfront. Though the grand steamboats of yesteryear are now mostly memories, the echoes of that industrious past still resonate, a quiet hum beneath the present-day pace of life. You can still feel it in the weathered brick of older buildings downtown, and in the way the townsfolk speak of the river, not just as a landmark, but as a living, breathing entity that has sustained Uniontown through boom and quiet.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Uniontown, Kentucky with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Uniontown and Union County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Uniontown is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Uniontown is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |