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Belgreen Alabama Map

Explore Belgreen, Alabama, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Belgreen, Alabama

How to Use This Belgreen, Alabama Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Belgreen, Alabama. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Alabama or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Belgreen.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityBelgreen
StateAlabama (AL)
CountyFranklin County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude34.474818
Longitude-87.866424
Population170
Density53.5 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code35653
Area Code256
County SeatRussellville
School DistrictFranklin County School District

About Belgreen, Alabama

Belgreen is a locality in Franklin County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 170. The population density is 53.5 people per km². Belgreen is located at 34.4748°N, 87.8664°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 35653.

Belgreen occupies a quiet expanse of elevated plateaus and stubborn red-clay soil, marked by the slow, deliberate transition of seasons. It lies 8.2 miles west-southwest of Russellville, AL (from Russellville, AL: bearing 254°T), and is situated 15.8 miles east of Red Bay. The landscape around Belgreen maintains a steady composure, defined by the modest dip of Martin Hollow just a few miles from the center and the distant, hazy silhouette of Indian Hill rising against the sky. Here, the air holds a heavy, humid weight, particularly as the sun begins to retreat, casting long, bruised shadows across the fields of pine and hardwood. A nearby stream occasionally cuts through the thicket, its path obscured by layers of damp leaves and the dense, encroaching brush that thrives in the sheltered indentations of the earth.

Agriculture and the industrious spirit of rural labor define the daily rhythm of Belgreen, where the heritage of the land is measured in the persistence of family farms and local trade. Residents look toward the Thomas State Wildlife Refuge for a quiet reprieve, finding in its protected acreage a reminder of a wilder, uncultivated geography that persists despite the encroachment of modern industry. Life in Belgreen moves with a cautious, thoughtful cadence, shaped by a history that values the endurance of the individual over the fleeting trends of the outside world. Even as the sun dips below the horizon, the silence of the countryside remains absolute, punctuated only by the low hum of insects and the cooling of the earth after a long, sweltering day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • John Blackwell Park (Local Recreation) — 8.6 mi, 085° E
  • State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 8.9 mi, 271° W
  • Freedom Hills Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.3 mi, 338° N
  • The Point (Viewpoint) — 10.9 mi, 019° N
  • Thomas State Wildlife Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 12.7 mi, 334° NW
  • William B. Bankhead National Forest (National Forest) — 14.4 mi, 093° E · 182k acres
  • Seven-mile Island Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 18.3 mi, 009° N · 3,204 acres
  • Tishomingo State Park (State Park) — 19.0 mi, 296° NW
  • Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.1 mi, 013° N · 2,106 acres
  • Brunton Mound (Historic Ruins) — 19.2 mi, 308° NW
  • Cave Springs (Historic Ruins) — 19.5 mi, 307° NW
  • Cherokee Military Memorial (Monument) — 20.4 mi, 343° N
  • Sipsey Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 21.6 mi, 114° SE · 26k acres
  • Sipsey Fork West Fork, Alabama Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 22.5 mi, 110° E · 10k acres
  • Old Railroad Bed (Monument) — 23.9 mi, 028° NE
  • Steam Engine Mural (Public Artwork) — 23.9 mi, 028° NE
  • Old Railroad Bridge (Monument) — 24.0 mi, 028° NE
  • Shoals Community Theatre (Theatre) — 25.0 mi, 026° NE
  • Norton Auditorium (Theatre) — 25.2 mi, 025° NE
  • Canal Section Wma (State Conservation Area) — 26.2 mi, 274° W
  • Old Car (Attraction) — 29.5 mi, 116° SE
  • Lauderdale Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 32.2 mi, 336° NW · 20k acres
  • Valley Landing Golf Course (Closed) (Attraction) — 32.4 mi, 066° NE
  • Star Theater (Historical) (Cinema) — 32.7 mi, 089° E
  • Jamie L. Whitten Historical Center (Museum) — 34.0 mi, 248° W
  • Bonner Arnold Coliseum (Stadium) — 41.9 mi, 289° W
  • F-105 Thunderchief (Attraction) — 48.5 mi, 253° W
  • Caboose (Attraction) — 48.9 mi, 311° NW
  • Natchez Trace Visitors Center (Museum) — 49.1 mi, 258° W
  • Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 51.0 mi, 085° E · 35k acres

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About This Belgreen Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Belgreen, Alabama. Coordinates: 34.474818, -87.866424. 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 Belgreen includes the ZIP code (35653), telephone area code (256), county seat of Franklin County (Russellville), and school district assignment (Franklin County School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

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.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.