Benton Alabama Map

About Benton, Alabama

Benton is a locality in Lowndes County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 41. The population density is 52.4 people per km². Benton is located at 32.3068°N, 86.8178°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Benton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 36785.

Benton exists as a quiet accumulation of red-clay earth and dense, verdant woodland, where the light at dusk settles in thick, amber layers over the fields. It lies 13.8 miles east-southeast of Selma, AL (from Selma, AL: bearing 120°T), and is situated 17.1 miles southeast of Valley Grande. The landscape around Benton is defined by the steady, humid presence of Big Swamp Creek, which carves a slow path through the bottomland hardwoods that define the local topography. B C Rhyne Lake remains a still, reflective mirror for the surrounding pines, holding the sky in a way that makes the horizon feel both intimate and vast. While the Fall Line Hills rise as a distant, hazy suggestion of elevation far to the north, the immediate terrain remains dominated by the level, fertile soil that has long dictated the rhythm of growth and harvest in this interior landscape.

History clings to the soil here, marked by the proximity of the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail, which serves as a silent, solemn reminder of the monumental shifts that occurred across these plains. The economy of Benton continues to be shaped by the cycles of agriculture, with the pecan and peach orchards providing a seasonal pulse that dictates the pace of local life. Men and women work the land with a deliberate focus, their labor connected to the long-standing traditions of a region defined by its inland isolation and the persistent, heavy warmth of the southern air. In the quiet hours of the afternoon, one can feel the weight of memory in the stillness, as if the very fibers of the earth hold the stories of those who have moved across these fields for generations.

About This Benton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Benton, Alabama. Coordinates: 32.306805, -86.817761. 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 Benton includes the ZIP code (36785), telephone area code (334), county seat of Lowndes County (Hayneville), and school district assignment (Lowndes 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.