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Emelle Alabama Map

Explore Emelle, 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 Emelle, Alabama

How to Use This Emelle, Alabama Map

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

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

Latitude	32.7293
Longitude	-88.314476
Population	32
Density	58.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	35459
Area Code	256
County Seat	Livingston
School District	Sumter County School District

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About Emelle, Alabama

Emelle is a locality in Sumter County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 32. The population density is 58.6 people per km². Emelle is located at 32.7293°N, 88.3145°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Emelle is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 35459.

Emelle occupies a quiet expanse of the Black Belt, where the earth turns to a heavy, dark clay that holds the summer moisture like a secret. It lies 54.5 miles southwest of Tuscaloosa, AL (from Tuscaloosa, AL: bearing 233°T), and is situated 12.5 miles northwest of Livingston. Little Sanusi Creek carves a slow, meandering path through the landscape, its banks lined with the tangled growth of bottomland hardwoods that lean over the water as if listening to the current. Beyond the immediate reach of the creek, the land opens into wide, sun-drenched fields, and on the clearest days, the faint, hazy suggestion of Potters Ridge marks the distant northern horizon. The light here has a peculiar, golden density in the late afternoon, catching the dust stirred by the wind and turning the air into a shimmering, amber haze that settles over the timber and the grasses.

Emelle carries the weight of a long, complicated history in its soil, a narrative written in the quiet labor of those who have farmed these plains for generations. While much of the local economy remains tied to the cycles of the land, the presence of major industrial facilities has defined the modern character of the area, creating a stark juxtaposition between the rural silence and the machinery of commerce. The proximity to State-owned Submerged Lands provides a rugged, protected wilderness that contrasts with the managed agricultural tracts, while the waters of C E Boyd Lake offer a singular stillness, reflecting the vast, unbroken sky. Life in Emelle moves at the pace of the seasons, defined by the slow shift of agricultural chores and the enduring persistence of the people who call this stretch of Alabama home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 3.6 mi, 329° NW
UWA Amphitheater (Theatre) — 11.9 mi, 141° SE
Wildcat Stadium (Stadium) — 16.6 mi, 176° S
Simmons-Wright1884 Cafe (Attraction) — 22.3 mi, 199° S
Shark Tooth Creek (Attraction) — 23.9 mi, 030° NE
Old Bethany Cemetary (Monument) — 24.7 mi, 026° NE
Civil Rights Marker (Monument) — 26.3 mi, 074° E
David K. Nelson (Demopolis) Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 26.4 mi, 115° SE
Okatibbee Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 29.0 mi, 250° W
Okatibbee Wma (State Conservation Area) — 29.1 mi, 250° W
Warhouse Drive-In (Cinema) — 30.4 mi, 120° SE
Warhouse Performing Arts Center (Cinema) — 31.5 mi, 118° SE
Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum (Museum) — 33.6 mi, 222° SW
Hallie Ward Interiors ft Queen City Art Gallery (Gallery) — 33.7 mi, 222° SW
MSU Riley Center (Theatre) — 33.8 mi, 222° SW
Mississippi Children's Museum (Museum) — 33.8 mi, 221° SW
M. Barnett Lawley Forever Wild Field Trial Area (State Recreation Area) — 34.5 mi, 098° E
Key Brothers Aviation Museum (Museum) — 37.1 mi, 223° SW
Tanglewood - University of Alabama's J. Nicholene Bishop Biological Station (Nature Reserve) — 38.2 mi, 077° E
Nanih Waiya (Historic Ruins) — 39.1 mi, 290° W
Chickasaw State Park (State Park) — 39.4 mi, 130° SE
Engle Gallery (Gallery) — 41.9 mi, 092° E
Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.2 mi, 327° NW · 97k acres
Mound M (Attraction) — 43.8 mi, 064° NE
Mound N (Attraction) — 43.8 mi, 064° NE
Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge.Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 46.9 mi, 325° NW · 1,126 acres
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 47.2 mi, 076° E · 395k acres
Clarkco State Park (State Park) — 48.1 mi, 207° SW
Tombigbee National Forest (National Forest) — 49.0 mi, 316° NW · 67k acres
Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 74.6 mi, 072° E · 8,383 acres

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