Horse Cave, Kentucky

About Horse Cave

Horse Cave is a small town in southern Kentucky, home to 2,270 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Horse Cave holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 3.15 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 721 residents per square mile.

📰 Horse Cave News Today

• George Craine Obituary | Winn Funeral Home | Horse Cave, KY Tribute Archive · Aug 16
• Horse Cave restaurant owner pleads guilty to felony for unpaid restaurant tax wbko.com · Feb 25
• Man charged with DUI after reported crash into Horse Cave home WNKY · Jul 6
• How a decades-long effort to clean up a cave led to the revitalization of a small Kentucky town CBS News · Nov 4
• KSP initiates investigation into death of Horse Cave man WCLU Radio · Feb 25

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Horse Cave Unique

• The only place in America named Horse Cave — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southern Kentucky, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Kentucky — one of 555 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Horse Cave

• 5 Broke Girls
• Turtlelini's Pizza & Pasta
• Farmwald's Restaurant and Dutch Bakery

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Hidden River Cave & American Cave Museum · Museum
• Kentucky Down Under Adventure Zoo · Zoo
• Hidden River Cave · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏫 Schools in Horse Cave

• Caverna High School
• Caverna Middle School
• Legrande Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Caverna Memorial Hospital · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Horse Cave

🏘️ Nearby Communities