Waverly Kentucky Map

About Waverly, Kentucky

Waverly is a locality in Union County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 311. The population density is 449.7 people per km². Waverly is located at 37.7098°N, 87.8128°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Waverly is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 42462.

Waverly holds its own against the horizon, where the land stretches into a quiet expanse of fertile soil and low-slung, productive fields. It lies 15.0 miles southwest of Henderson, KY (from Henderson, KY: bearing 234°T), and is situated 6.0 miles east-northeast of Morganfield. Beyond the immediate periphery, the earth rises into the distant, hazy blue of the Sulphur Spring Hills, their peaks softening the edge of the sky. Casey Creek meanders through the landscape just to the south, its path marked by a heavy, verdant fringe of willows that catch the golden, late-afternoon light and hold it against the cooling air. Within the center of the settlement, Waverly City Park offers a modest clearing where the grass grows thick and the shadows lengthen with a slow, deliberate grace, grounding the geography in a sense of permanence that defies the restless pace of the world beyond.

Waverly draws its character from the rhythms of local agriculture, a heritage etched into the wide, orderly rows of crops that define the regional economy. The history of the place remains firmly anchored in the quiet industry of the soil, where generations have worked the land with a steady, unyielding focus. While the distant, expansive Cypress Flats lie ten miles away, the immediate surroundings of Waverly retain a self-contained, pragmatic spirit, far removed from the bustle of the larger, more crowded districts of the Commonwealth. Life here turns on the change of seasons and the movement of the light, offering a perspective that favors the long view of the horizon over the urgency of the present moment.

About This Waverly Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Waverly, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.709765, -87.812799. 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 Waverly includes the ZIP code (42462), telephone area code (270), county seat of Union County (Morganfield), and school district assignment (Union 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.