Woodlawn Kentucky Map

About Woodlawn, Kentucky

Woodlawn is a locality in Nelson County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 212. The population density is 1387.3 people per km². Woodlawn is located at 39.0909°N, 84.4728°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Woodlawn is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 42003, 40004, 41071.

Woodlawn emerges from the limestone-rich soil of Kentucky as a quiet study in persistence, defined by the persistent pulse of Mill Creek that carves a path through its low-lying terrain. It lies 5.6 miles east of Bardstown, KY (from Bardstown, KY: bearing 87°T), and is situated 19.1 miles south-southeast of Mount Washington. The landscape here is characterized by an understated gravity, where the humid air of late summer clings to the heavy foliage and the light at dusk settles in bruised, violet hues across the flat fields. While the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains marks the eastern horizon, the immediate earth is defined by the soft, broken ground that leads toward the quiet water of Barton Lake. Residents find a familiar respite in the open expanses of Dean Watts Park, where the tall grasses sway with a rhythmic, hypnotic patience that seems to slow the very passage of the sun.

Woodlawn carries the weight of an older Kentucky, a place where the economy remains tethered to the slow, deliberate cycles of the land and the small-scale enterprises that sustain a modest, grounded way of life. The history of the area is written in the soil, which has long favored the steady labor of those who work the fields or manage the local trades that keep the neighborhood functioning with a quiet, unadorned efficiency. Far from the industrial sprawl of larger centers, the rhythm of existence here is dictated by the changing seasons and the simple necessity of maintaining the connections between neighbors. Even the shadows cast by the trees seem to move with a measured, intentional pace, reflecting a culture that values the endurance of the familiar over the volatile promise of the new.

About This Woodlawn Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Woodlawn, Kentucky. Coordinates: 39.090901, -84.47277. 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 Woodlawn includes the ZIP code (42003, 40004, 41071), telephone area code (502, 859), county seat of Nelson County (Bardstown), and school district assignment (Campbell 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.