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Chatom Alabama Map

Explore Chatom, 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 Chatom, Alabama

How to Use This Chatom, Alabama Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Chatom, 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 Chatom.

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.

City	Chatom
State	Alabama (AL)
County	Washington County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	31.465165
Longitude	-88.254456
Population	1,104
Density	39.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	36518
Area Code	251
County Seat	Chatom
School District	Washington County School District

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About Chatom, Alabama

Chatom is a locality in Washington County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,104. The population density is 39.8 people per km². Chatom is located at 31.4652°N, 88.2545°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Chatom is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 36518.

Chatom commands the high, pine-thickened ridges of the Alabama interior, where the land settles into a series of quiet, undulating swells draped in the persistent greenery of longleaf pine and hardwood. It lies 45.8 miles north-northwest of Saraland, AL (from Saraland, AL: bearing 346°T), and is situated 27.9 miles northeast of Leakesville. The light here filters through the canopy in thick, golden shafts, illuminating the red-clay dust that coats the shoulders of back roads and clings to the low-hanging needles of the forest. Only a mile away, the quiet passage of Beaver Dam Creek carves a path through the darker, loamy soil of the lowlands, providing a damp, rhythmic pulse to the surrounding woods. Nine miles to the northeast, the rise of Nannie Chufa punctuates the horizon, a subtle elevation that anchors the eye against the vast, hazy expanse of the inland plains.

Chatom sustains itself on the slow, deliberate work of timber harvesting and agriculture, a rhythm dictated by the changing seasons and the resilience of the soil. The legacy of the region lingers in the architecture of the older storefronts and the sprawling, quiet stretches of land that once defined the local economy through small-scale farming and forest products. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the terrain transitions into the protected quietude of Saint Stephens State Forest, where the silence is absolute and the air carries the heavy, humid weight of a landscape left largely to its own devices. Residents often look toward the Washington County Public Fishing Lake for recreation, a destination that mirrors the stillness of the surrounding pine barrens, while the memory of the past remains integrated into the modest, steady pace of everyday life.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Washington County Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 12.0 mi, 333° NW
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 14.0 mi, 047° NE
Old Saint Stephens Archaeological Site (Historic Ruins) — 14.3 mi, 064° NE
Wildlife Game Sanctuary (State Conservation Area) — 16.8 mi, 069° E
Frank W. and Rob M. Boykin Wildlife Management Area (Conservation Area) — 17.6 mi, 166° S
Bladon Springs State Park (State Park) — 18.7 mi, 010° N
Wiggins Stadium (Stadium) — 19.9 mi, 137° SE
De Soto National Forest (National Forest) — 20.7 mi, 263° W · 532k acres
Private (State Conservation Area) — 21.7 mi, 254° W
Waynesboro City Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 27.3 mi, 304° NW
Greene County Museum (Museum) — 27.8 mi, 219° SW
Fort Mims (Historic Castle / Fort) — 31.5 mi, 129° SE
World War I Monument (1924) (Monument) — 32.7 mi, 059° NE
Clarke County Museum (Museum) — 32.8 mi, 059° NE
Shubuta Red Water Artesian Well (Attraction) — 37.7 mi, 316° NW
Leaf Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 43.1 mi, 225° SW · 993 acres
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ms (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.3 mi, 200° S · 20k acres
Satsuma Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 44.1 mi, 165° S
Bay Minette Skatepark (Attraction) — 48.8 mi, 145° SE
Saint Mary (Monument) — 51.8 mi, 169° S
Wind Creek Cinema (Cinema) — 52.1 mi, 119° SE
Tensaw River Overlook (Viewpoint) — 53.3 mi, 159° S
SouthPaw (Public Artwork) — 53.5 mi, 175° S
Lauren Rogers Museum of Art (Museum) — 54.0 mi, 287° W
Laurel Little Theatre (Theatre) — 54.0 mi, 287° W
Sweet Dreams Haunted Attraction (Attraction) — 55.0 mi, 167° S
Phoenix Fire Museum (Museum) — 55.2 mi, 167° S
Black Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 55.2 mi, 233° SW · 5,084 acres
Bienville National Forest (National Forest) — 74.9 mi, 310° NW · 180k acres
Gulf Islands National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 79.1 mi, 203° SW · 213k acres

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