Our north-central Kentucky location means easy access to many major Kentucky cities. Grayson County is just 77 miles southwest of Louisville and 129 miles north of Nashville, Tennessee, while St. Louis, Missouri is just 268 miles northwest. It’s an even shorter drive to the cities of Bowling Green, Owensboro, Lexington and Elizabethtown.
Several other major roadways are located in or near Grayson County and we are home to the Leitchfield-Grayson County Airport and the Rough River Dam State Resort Park Airport. Commercial airline service at Louisville International Airport is just over an hour away.
| Grayson County Location Facts |
| Population
(1997 Census estimate) Leitchfield: 5,438; Grayson County: 23,279 |
| Climate Average Temperature: 54.9 degrees Farenheit Average Precipitation: 45.68 inches Average Relative Humidity: 70.75% Prevailing Winds: South |
| Transportation Highways: Western Kentucky Parkway and U.S. Highway 62; "AAA" rated (80,000 pound Gross Load Limit KY Highway 259, "AA" rated (62,000 pound Gross Load Limit); Interstate 65 interchange and Blue Grass Parkway, 32 miles east of Leitchfield at Elizabethtown; Green River Parkway, 32 miles west of Leitchfield |
| Motor Freight 19 common carrier trucking companies with interstate and trastate service. Two terminals in Grayson County. |
| Ralroads Paducah and Louisville Railway CSX Transportation in Owensboro, 66 miles northwest. |
| Airports Local: Leitchfield-Grayson County Airport, 5 miles southwest of Leitchfield off KY 259. 4,000 foot lighted runway. (270) 242-4288 Rough River Dam Sate Resort park Airport, 18 miles northwest of Leitchfield, off Hwy. 79. 3,200 foot lighted runway. (270) 257-2311 Nearest scheduled commercial airline service is from Louisville International Airport in Louisville, KY, 73 miles northeast of Leitchfield. |