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Fruitdale Alabama Map

Explore Fruitdale, 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 Fruitdale, Alabama

How to Use This Fruitdale, Alabama Map

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

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

Latitude	31.342672
Longitude	-88.407795
Population	175
Density	15.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	36539
Area Code	251
County Seat	Chatom
School District	Washington County School District

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About Fruitdale, Alabama

Fruitdale is a locality in Washington County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 175. The population density is 15.1 people per km². Fruitdale is located at 31.3427°N, 88.4078°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 36539.

Fruitdale manifests as a quiet intersection of red-clay earth and the persistent, humid breath of the inland woods. It lies 41.2 miles north-northwest of Saraland, AL (from Saraland, AL: bearing 331°T), and is situated 15.7 miles northeast of Leakesville. Brushy Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the landscape, its dark waters providing a cool, shaded artery that feeds the surrounding bottomland hardwoods and longleaf pines. The light here filters through the canopy in thick, golden shafts, illuminating the quiet stillness of an environment defined by its distance from the reach of the tide. In the distance, the subtle rise of Big Sand Hill breaks the horizon, a solitary landmark that watches over the heavy, verdant plains where the air remains stagnant and sweet with the scent of damp soil.

Fruitdale carries the weight of a long agricultural legacy, having once thrived as a hub for the cultivation of pecans and peaches that defined the local economy for generations. The rhythm of daily life moves with a deliberate, measured pace, influenced by the proximity of the sprawling De Soto National Forest, which offers a vast, untamed expanse of wilderness just twelve miles away. While the bustling trade of the past has softened into a more modest existence, the land remains marked by the quiet labor of those who work the timber and the soil. Residents often find respite in the stillness of the nearby Saluda Lake, a reflective mirror of the sky that stands as a silent witness to the enduring, unhurried character of the region.

Nearby Outdoor Places

De Soto National Forest (National Forest) — 11.6 mi, 270° W · 532k acres
Private (State Conservation Area) — 12.1 mi, 281° W
Greene County Museum (Museum) — 15.6 mi, 213° SW
Frank W. and Rob M. Boykin Wildlife Management Area (Conservation Area) — 15.7 mi, 123° SE
Restricted Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.8 mi, 269° W
Washington County Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 19.3 mi, 009° N
Wiggins Stadium (Stadium) — 23.5 mi, 105° E
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 26.1 mi, 137° SE
Old Saint Stephens Archaeological Site (Historic Ruins) — 26.4 mi, 056° NE
Waynesboro City Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 27.3 mi, 330° NW
Leaf Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 30.7 mi, 225° SW · 993 acres
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ms (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.8 mi, 190° S · 20k acres
Fort Mims (Historic Castle / Fort) — 35.5 mi, 108° E
Shubuta Red Water Artesian Well (Attraction) — 39.6 mi, 335° NW
Satsuma Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 39.9 mi, 149° SE
Black Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 42.9 mi, 235° SW · 5,084 acres
Black Creek, Mississippi Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 43.1 mi, 233° SW · 5,668 acres
World War I Monument (1924) (Monument) — 44.9 mi, 056° NE
Clarke County Museum (Museum) — 45.0 mi, 055° NE
U.S. Coast Guard HU-25 Falcon Plane (Monument) — 45.6 mi, 167° S
SouthPaw (Public Artwork) — 46.8 mi, 163° S
Bay Minette Skatepark (Attraction) — 48.6 mi, 131° SE
Laurel Little Theatre (Theatre) — 49.0 mi, 300° NW
Lauren Rogers Museum of Art (Museum) — 49.1 mi, 300° NW
Sweet Dreams Haunted Attraction (Attraction) — 49.8 mi, 155° SE
Tensaw River Overlook (Viewpoint) — 50.1 mi, 145° SE
Oakleigh (Museum) — 50.1 mi, 156° SE
Phoenix Fire Museum (Museum) — 50.2 mi, 154° SE
Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 61.1 mi, 194° S · 57k acres
Gulf Islands National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 68.0 mi, 199° S · 213k acres

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