Woodlawn Kentucky Map

About Woodlawn, Kentucky

Woodlawn is a locality in McCracken County, Kentucky, United States. Woodlawn is located at 37.0420°N, 88.5689°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 41071.

Woodlawn spreads across a gentle rise, where the earth breathes a quiet exhale of cultivated fields and scattered woodlands. It lies 3.3 miles south-south-east of Paducah, KY (from Paducah, KY: bearing 149°T), and is situated 2.7 miles north-west of Reidland. The land here, a soft, undulating canvas of greens and muted browns, slopes gradually towards unseen waters, hinting at the lazy bends of the Ohio River not far off. Old barns, weathered to the color of bone and faded denim, punctuate the landscape, their silos reaching like stoic sentinels against the vast, often pearlescent sky. Sunlight, particularly in the late afternoon, casts long, honeyed shadows that stretch and soften the contours of the terrain, giving the very air a palpable, golden texture. The story of Woodlawn is one of patient settlement, its roots entwined with the fertile soil that has sustained generations of farming families. The economy, though diversified, still carries the faint, sweet scent of freshly turned earth and the hum of agricultural machinery, a legacy of the region's agricultural past. Beyond the fields, the echoes of industry, perhaps a long-gone mill or a modest manufacturing plant, whisper through the scattered clusters of homes. It is a place where the pace of life is measured by the turning of seasons and the steady, unhurried progress of the day, a character that has been shaped by its connection to the land and its enduring, quiet spirit.

About This Woodlawn Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Woodlawn, Kentucky — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 37.042001, -88.568936. 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 Woodlawn and McCracken County.

Detailed location data for Woodlawn includes the ZIP code (42003), telephone area code (502, 859), county seat of McCracken County (Paducah), and school district assignment (Campbell 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 Woodlawn is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.