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Forkland Alabama Map

Explore Forkland, 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 Forkland, Alabama

How to Use This Forkland, Alabama Map

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

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

Latitude	32.647435
Longitude	-87.867436
Population	445
Density	49.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	35443, 36740
Area Code	256, 334
County Seat	Eutaw
School District	Greene County School District

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About Forkland, Alabama

Forkland is a locality in Greene County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 445. The population density is 49.2 people per km². Forkland is located at 32.6474°N, 87.8674°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Forkland is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 35443, 36740.

Forkland emerges from the low-slung, humid plains of the Black Belt as a quiet congregation of structures caught in the amber light of the late afternoon. It lies 42.9 miles south-southwest of Tuscaloosa, AL (from Tuscaloosa, AL: bearing 205°T), and is situated 9.4 miles north-northwest of Demopolis. The landscape here is defined by the winding path of Cobb Branch, which carves a modest, persistent line through the earth, serving as a lifeblood for the surrounding bottomland hardwoods. Three miles away, the terrain dips into the shadowed, cooler depths of The Ravine, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Beach Ridge anchors the horizon against an expansive, cloud-streaked sky. Only six miles distant, the David K. Nelson (Demopolis) Wildlife Management Area preserves the untamed character of the region, where the canopy thickens and the air grows heavy with the scent of pine and damp soil. Just two miles to the west, the surface of Demopolis Lake reflects the changing colors of the sky, acting as a vast, tranquil mirror that moderates the heat of the inland summer.

Forkland carries the weight of a complex history, its identity shaped by the cycles of agriculture that have long dictated the pace of life in this part of the state. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons and the fertility of the soil, with the legacy of pecan groves and traditional farming practices lingering in the architecture and the slow, deliberate movement of daily life. There is a distinct, unhurried quality to the way the sun tracks across the weathered porches and red-clay roads, suggesting a place that values the persistence of memory over the haste of modern commerce. As the evening settles, the sounds of the natural world rise from the nearby creek beds and wooded corridors, reinforcing a sense of permanence that has defined Forkland for generations. The people who move through these spaces operate with an awareness of the past, their lives threaded through the same landscape that witnessed the slow transformation of this region from plantation-era fields into the quiet, rural character seen today.

Nearby Outdoor Places

David K. Nelson (Demopolis) Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 145° SE
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 7.7 mi, 179° S
M. Barnett Lawley Forever Wild Field Trial Area (State Recreation Area) — 8.1 mi, 092° E
River Park/Kiwanis Playground (Local Park) — 8.6 mi, 169° S
Warhouse Performing Arts Center (Cinema) — 9.2 mi, 168° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 9.2 mi, 166° S
Warhouse Drive-In (Cinema) — 9.6 mi, 178° S
Demopolis Parks & Recreation Park (Local Recreation) — 11.7 mi, 160° S
Civil Rights Marker (Monument) — 13.0 mi, 357° N
Engle Gallery (Gallery) — 16.3 mi, 076° E
Tanglewood - University of Alabama's J. Nicholene Bishop Biological Station (Nature Reserve) — 18.2 mi, 038° NE
UWA Amphitheater (Theatre) — 18.9 mi, 259° W
Chickasaw State Park (State Park) — 20.0 mi, 168° S
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 26.0 mi, 050° NE · 395k acres
Wildcat Stadium (Stadium) — 27.1 mi, 246° SW
Mound L (Attraction) — 28.1 mi, 029° NE
Mound M (Attraction) — 28.1 mi, 029° NE
Mound K (Attraction) — 28.1 mi, 029° NE
Mound J (Attraction) — 28.2 mi, 029° NE
Burial Mound (Viewpoint) — 28.2 mi, 029° NE
Old Bethany Cemetary (Monument) — 31.5 mi, 332° NW
Firefighter (Monument) — 37.0 mi, 028° NE
Old Tavern (Museum) — 42.3 mi, 024° NE
Rick Rush (Public Artwork) — 42.4 mi, 024° NE
Lorrie Lane Studio (Gallery) — 42.5 mi, 024° NE
Bama Theatre (Theatre) — 42.5 mi, 024° NE
Lake Lurleen State Park (State Park) — 45.2 mi, 013° N
Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 53.2 mi, 058° NE · 8,383 acres
Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 64.9 mi, 311° NW · 97k acres
Tombigbee National Forest (National Forest) — 72.6 mi, 305° NW · 67k acres

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