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Clayton Alabama Map

Explore Clayton, 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 Clayton, Alabama

How to Use This Clayton, Alabama Map

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

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	Clayton
State	Alabama (AL)
County	Barbour County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	31.882277
Longitude	-85.460454
Population	2,265
Density	129.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	36016
Area Code	334, 251
County Seat	Clayton
School District	Barbour County School District

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About Clayton, Alabama

Clayton is a locality in Barbour County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,265. The population density is 129.1 people per km². Clayton is located at 31.8823°N, 85.4605°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Clayton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 36016.

Clayton occupies a quiet expanse of the Alabama interior, where the persistent humidity coaxes longleaf pines into dense, whispering stands that define the horizon. It lies 17.9 miles west of Eufaula, AL (from Eufaula, AL: bearing 267°T), and is situated 30.9 miles east of Troy. The terrain shifts from heavy, iron-rich red clay into the shaded, damp lowlands surrounding Barbour Creek, which snakes through the landscape only a mile away. Eight miles out, the faint, hazy silhouette of Center Ridge provides a jagged anchor to the sky, while the nearby Barbour Wildlife Management Area serves as a sprawling sanctuary for deer and wild turkey. At dusk, the light here turns a thick, bruised gold, catching the dust kicked up by tires on back roads and imbuing the fields with a transient, heavy warmth that feels entirely separate from the frantic pace of the wider world.

Clayton maintains a rhythm rooted in the seasonal cycles of the surrounding timber and agricultural lands, reflecting a history that lingers in the quiet architecture of its central square. Life here is measured by the slow accumulation of years, where the presence of Ventress Pond offers a local gathering point for those seeking the stillness of the water’s edge. The economy remains tethered to the natural wealth of the soil and the forest, supporting a population that balances the weight of regional memory with the practical demands of modern industry. Every afternoon, the air thickens with the scent of pine needles and damp earth, a reminder that the character of Clayton is forged by the deep, silent endurance of the land itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Civil War Statue (Monument) — 0.7 mi, 114° SE
Barbour Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 003° N
Barbour County Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 5.6 mi, 006° N
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 6.9 mi, 117° SE
Wehle Nature Center (Recreation Easement) — 10.1 mi, 002° N
Wehle Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 10.2 mi, 359° N
Elhew Field Station (State Recreation Area) — 10.6 mi, 356° N
Town of Midway Confederate Monument (Monument) — 13.9 mi, 346° N
Walter F. George Lake (Recreation Area) — 14.2 mi, 087° E
Blue Springs State Park (State Park) — 14.6 mi, 190° S
Walter F. George Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 16.0 mi, 100° E
Lakepoint Resort State Park (State Park) — 20.9 mi, 070° E
Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.7 mi, 070° E · 48 acres
Bird Blind (Attraction) — 27.7 mi, 121° SE
View point (Viewpoint) — 29.8 mi, 125° SE
Otis Micro Statue (Public Artwork) — 30.6 mi, 129° SE
Bell UH-1D Huey (Attraction) — 31.3 mi, 204° SW
Conecuh River Depot (Museum) — 31.7 mi, 263° W
Pike Pioneer Museum (Museum) — 31.7 mi, 263° W
Fort McCreary - 1836 (Monument) — 31.8 mi, 055° NE
Bell AH-1F Cobra (Attraction) — 32.7 mi, 197° S
Tuskegee National Forest (National Forest) — 38.4 mi, 344° N · 11k acres
Old Main Theatre (Theatre) — 39.8 mi, 101° E
Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site (Museum) — 40.4 mi, 339° N
Beginning of the George Washington Carver Nutrition Trail (Attraction) — 40.4 mi, 339° N
Kolomoki Mounds (Museum) — 41.5 mi, 133° SE
Oxbow Meadows Environmental Learning Center (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 45.5 mi, 040° NE
Southern Broadway (Theatre) — 45.5 mi, 211° SW
Old Cabin Jail Museum (Museum) — 45.7 mi, 153° SE
Giant Screen Theater at the National Infantry Museum (Cinema) — 45.8 mi, 040° NE

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