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Williams Kentucky Map

Explore Williams, Kentucky, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Williams, Kentucky

How to Use This Williams, Kentucky Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Williams, Kentucky. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Kentucky or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Williams.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityWilliams
StateKentucky (KY)
CountyWebster County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/Kentucky/Louisville)
Latitude37.523656
Longitude-87.859741
Population3,894
DensityN/A /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Codes42404, 42463
Area Code270
County SeatDixon

About Williams, Kentucky

Williams is a locality in Webster County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,894. Williams is located at 37.5237°N, 87.8597°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Kentucky/Louisville) timezone. ZIP codes: 42404, 42463.

Williams occupies a quiet expanse of Kentucky where the earth rises in slow, deliberate swells toward the prominence of Hudson Hill. It lies 24.0 miles northwest of Madisonville, KY (from Madisonville, KY: bearing 304°T), and is situated 11.5 miles south-southeast of Morganfield. Sunlight catches the limestone dust on the backroads, illuminating a landscape defined by dense woodlands and the persistent, quiet run of Caney Fork just a short distance away. The air here holds a particular weight in the late afternoon, cooling quickly as shadows stretch from the trees and settle into the creases of the fields. Beyond the immediate terrain, the land opens toward the horizon, suggesting a vast, internal geography that feels both ancient and entirely present under a wide, pale sky.

Williams maintains a steady pace of life, anchored by a heritage that leans into the rhythms of agriculture and the quiet persistence of rural industry. Families often seek the open spaces of the Moffit Lake Recreational Area, a place that offers a simple connection to the local timber and wildlife. While Gopher Den Hollow remains a distant, quiet landmark to the south and City Lake provides a steady presence for those seeking water, the focus of daily existence remains on the small, interconnected habits of the people. There is a distinct, unadorned beauty in the way Williams manages its own affairs, honoring a history that is less about grand monuments and more about the endurance of the people who continue to work the soil and sustain their neighborhood.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Moffit Lake Recerational Area (Local Park) — 3.4 mi, 009° N
  • Clay Community Park (Local Park) — 3.5 mi, 144° SE
  • Higginson-Henry Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.0 mi, 360° N
  • Big Rivers Wildlife Management Area and State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 7.6 mi, 274° W
  • Coal Miner Statue (Monument) — 10.2 mi, 149° SE
  • Confederate Monument (Monument) — 11.6 mi, 343° N
  • Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 11.8 mi, 270° W · 274k acres
  • Panther Hollow Research Natural Area Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 13.8 mi, 277° W
  • Cave-In-Rock State Park (State Park) — 16.2 mi, 258° W
  • Pounds Hollow Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 23.6 mi, 284° W
  • Fredonia Valley Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 24.6 mi, 207° SW
  • Shawnee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 24.8 mi, 261° W · 7,712 acres
  • AMC Classic Madisonville 8 (Cinema) — 25.4 mi, 124° SE
  • Hurricane Bluff (Viewpoint) — 26.1 mi, 282° W
  • Wild Turkey Cock (Public Artwork) — 26.2 mi, 034° NE
  • Audubon Mill Park (Nature Reserve) — 26.3 mi, 034° NE
  • Caldwell County Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 26.7 mi, 184° S
  • Garden Of The Gods Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 28.2 mi, 281° W · 3,978 acres
  • Adsmore Museum (Museum) — 28.6 mi, 182° S
  • Bieker-Wilson Village Site (Historic Ruins) — 29.7 mi, 337° NW
  • Green River National Wildlife Refuge And Conservation Partnership Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.1 mi, 032° NE · 2,073 acres
  • Herod Cave (Attraction) — 32.1 mi, 278° W
  • Alhambra Theater (Theatre) — 34.3 mi, 028° NE
  • Lusk Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 34.7 mi, 271° W · 6,632 acres
  • Victory Theatre (Theatre) — 34.9 mi, 027° NE
  • Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 35.6 mi, 201° S · 171k acres
  • Mound H (Historic Ruins) — 35.9 mi, 037° NE
  • Newburgh Academy Of Dance (Arts Centre) — 38.6 mi, 040° NE
  • Harrisburg Daily Register (Attraction) — 40.0 mi, 292° W
  • Graf Ink Printing (Attraction) — 40.1 mi, 292° W

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About This Williams Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Williams, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.523656, -87.859741. 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 Williams includes the ZIP code (42404, 42463), telephone area code (270), county seat of Webster County (Dixon), and school district assignment.

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.