Explore Fairview, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Fairview, 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 Fairview.
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 | Fairview |
| State | Alabama (AL) |
| County | Limestone County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 34.250195 |
| Longitude | -86.677724 |
| Population | 543 |
| Density | 97.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 35579, 35045, 35553, 35058 |
| Area Code | 205, 256 |
| County Seat | Athens |
| School District | Cullman County School District |
Fairview emerges from the red-clay earth as a quiet plateau defined by the steady, winding passage of French Mill Creek. It lies 7.9 miles east of Athens, AL (from Athens, AL: bearing 90°T), and is situated 8.6 miles north-northwest of Madison. The landscape here is characterized by an expansive, inland stillness, where the horizon is defined by the distant, hazy silhouette of Cabbage Ridge to the north. Sunlight filters through the canopy of hardwoods, illuminating the transition toward the Interior Low Plateau that anchors the regional topography. A few miles to the west, the quiet waters of Thomas Pond offer a still reflection of the sky, while the nearby State-owned Submerged Lands preserve a wild, untamed character that contrasts with the structured order of local fields. In the golden hour, the air holds a heavy, humid warmth that seems to slow the movement of the day, casting long, lean shadows across the iron-rich soil.
Fairview maintains a rhythm tied to the cycles of the land, where the local economy has long been shaped by the stubborn productivity of its agriculture. The heritage of the area is etched into the quiet diligence of those who work the soil, keeping the pace of life measured and deliberate. While the influence of the wider region’s history lingers in the architecture of the older buildings, Fairview remains focused on the practicalities of a daily existence rooted in the harvest and the homestead. There is a profound sense of continuity here, a feeling that the land itself dictates the priorities of the people who reside upon it. Whether tending to crops or navigating the back roads, the inhabitants carry themselves with a steady resolve, reflecting a way of life that values substance over spectacle.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fairview, Alabama. Coordinates: 34.250195, -86.677724. 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 Fairview includes the ZIP code (35579, 35045, 35553), telephone area code (205, 256), county seat of Limestone County (Athens), and school district assignment (Cullman 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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |