Wheatcroft Kentucky Map

About Wheatcroft, Kentucky

Wheatcroft is a locality in Webster County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 90. The population density is 174.0 people per km². Wheatcroft is located at 37.4900°N, 87.8628°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 42463.

Wheatcroft rests in a place where the land breathes a soft, rolling exhale, a gentle topography sculpted by the patient hand of water and time. It lies 28.2 miles south-south-west of Henderson, KY (from Henderson, KY: bearing 212°T), and is situated 2.3 miles south of Williams. The fields here are a patchwork quilt of greens and golds, depending on the season, stretching out under a sky that often holds the bruised, beautiful hues of an approaching storm or the clear, boundless blue of a bright afternoon. The air itself carries a certain weight, a stillness broken only by the rustle of corn stalks or the distant hum of a tractor, a quiet testament to the agrarian heart of this Kentucky soil. Evenings in Wheatcroft are painted with a light that softens the edges of the world, turning the familiar landscape into something more profound, a hushed whisper of the earth. The story of Wheatcroft is inextricably linked to the rich seams of coal that lie beneath its surface, a history that shaped its very beginnings and fueled its early economy. For generations, the rhythm of life here was dictated by the mines, the camaraderie and the grit of the men who brought the black diamonds to the surface. Though the landscape bears the marks of this industrial past, the enduring spirit of Wheatcroft is also found in its resilient agricultural roots, the farms that continue to yield their bounty. Local gatherings, often held under the wide expanse of the evening sky, speak of a community that cherishes its shared memories and the simple, steady pulse of everyday life, a continuity that binds its past to its present.

About This Wheatcroft Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wheatcroft, Kentucky — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 37.490046, -87.862796. 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 Wheatcroft and Webster County.

Detailed location data for Wheatcroft includes the ZIP code (42463), telephone area code (270), county seat of Webster County (Dixon), and school district assignment (Webster County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Wheatcroft is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.