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  Griderville Location within the state of Kentucky  Griderville Griderville (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°06′46″N85°52′13″W / 37.11278°N 85.87028°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Kentucky |
| County | Barren |
| Elevation | 741 ft (226 m) |
| Time zone | UTC–6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 42127 |
| GNIS feature ID | 508137 [1] |
Griderville is a rural unincorporated community in northern Barren County, Kentucky, United States. [1] [2]
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The community is located in the north-central portion of Barren County, at the junction of U.S. Route 31E and Kentucky Route 70. [3] US 31E leads south to Glasgow, and north to Hardyville and Hodgenville. KY 70 leads 4 miles (6.4 km) west to Cave City and the Mammoth Cave National Park, and east to Hiseville.
Griderville is currently served by the Cave City post office by default with ZIP code 42127.
Barren County is a county located in the south-central portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,485. Its county seat is Glasgow. The county was founded on December 20, 1798, from parts of Warren and Green Counties. It was named for the Barrens, meadowlands that cover the northern third, though actually the soil is fertile. Barren County is part of the Glasgow, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Bowling Green-Glasgow, KY Combined Statistical Area. In 2007 Barren County was named the "Best Place to Live in Rural America" by Progressive Farmer Magazine.
Kentucky Route 61 is a 151.333-mile (243.547 km) long Kentucky State Highway extending north from the Tennessee state line in Cumberland County to Columbia in Adair County through to Greensburg in Green County. From there, the route traverses LaRue, Hardin and Bullitt counties to terminate in Jefferson County at the junction of U.S. Route 31E in downtown Louisville.
U.S. Route 31E (US 31E) is the eastern parallel route for U.S. Highway 31 from Nashville, Tennessee, to Louisville, Kentucky.
Kentucky Route 90 is a major east–west state highway in southern Kentucky. The route is 134.734 miles (216.833 km) long, and it traverses Barren, Metcalfe, Cumberland, Clinton, Wayne, Pulaski, McCreary and Whitley Counties in southern Kentucky. It runs from the KY 70 junction near Interstate 65 in Cave City to US 25W about 8 miles (13 km) from Interstate 75.
Kentucky Route 70 (KY 70) is a long east-east state highway that originates at a junction with U.S. Route 60 (US 60) in Smithland in Livingston County, just east of the Ohio River. The route continues through the counties of Crittenden, Caldwell, Hopkins, Muhlenberg, Butler, Edmonson, Barren, Barren, Metcalfe, Green, Taylor, Casey, Pulaski, Lincoln and back into Pulaski again to terminate at a junction with US 150 near Maretburg in Rockcastle.
Rocky Hill is an unincorporated community in Edmonson County, Kentucky, United States, located south of Mammoth Cave National Park. It is part of the Bowling Green, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Kentucky Route 185 is a north–south state highway traversing four counties in west-central Kentucky.
Kentucky Route 255 (KY 255) is a 16.977-mile-long (27.322 km) south-north state highway located in south central Kentucky. It provides access to Interstate 65 and Mammoth Cave National park to residents of southern Barren County.
Pig is an unincorporated community in southern Edmonson County, Kentucky, United States.
Temple Hill is an unincorporated community in Barren County, Kentucky, in the United States.
Several special routes of U.S. Route 68 exist from Kentucky to Ohio. In order from west to east in Kentucky, and south to north in Ohio, these special routes are listed from the beginning of U.S. Route 68 to the end.
Kentucky Route 63 (KY 63) is a north–south state highway that traverses Monroe and Barren counties in south central Kentucky.
Kentucky Route 218 is a 31.113-mile-long (50.072 km) west-east state highway that traverses three counties in south-central Kentucky. It is locally known as LeGrande Highway from Horse Cave to near Shady Grove.
Veterans Outer Loop is a major bypass route in Glasgow, Kentucky. It is maintained by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC).
Kentucky Route 249 (KY 249) is a north–south state highway that traverses two counties in South Central Kentucky.
Kentucky Route 3160 (KY 3160) was a 3.212-mile-long (5.169 km) four-lane divided east–west state highway located entirely in Barren County in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Kentucky.
Highland Springs is an unincorporated community in northwest Barren County, Kentucky, United States.
Northtown is an unincorporated community in Hart County, Kentucky, United States. The elevation of Northtown is 837 feet. It appears on the Mammoth Cave U.S. Geological Survey Map and is in the Central Time Zone.
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