Gaylesville Alabama Map

About Gaylesville, Alabama

Gaylesville is a locality in Cherokee County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 151. The population density is 33.4 people per km². Gaylesville is located at 34.2684°N, 85.5569°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 35973.

Gaylesville lies in a hollow of rolling hills, a place where the sky opens wide above fields that have seen generations of plow and harvest. It lies 22.4 miles west of Rome, GA (from Rome, GA: bearing 272°T), and is situated 4.4 miles north-east of Cedar Bluff. The Coosa River, a broad, slow artery, skirts the western edge of Cherokee County, its presence felt in the humid air and the way mist clings to the low-lying land in the early morning. Here, the land itself seems to exhale a quiet resilience, the green of the trees a deep, settled hue, punctuated by the occasional weathered barn and the glint of sunlight on a distant corrugated roof. The roads leading into Gaylesville wind through a patchwork of dense woodland and cleared pasture, the scent of pine and damp earth a constant companion. This corner of Alabama carries the marks of its past, a history etched in the very contours of the land. Once, timber and agriculture were the lifeblood of Gaylesville, and though the forests have regrown and the fields yield different crops, the echoes of that labor linger. The economy here is a quiet hum of local businesses and family farms, a steady rhythm that feels rooted in tradition. Small, independent stores line the main thoroughfare, their windows displaying wares that speak of practical needs and community ties. The river, once a highway for commerce and now a source of recreation, still shapes the character of the place, its waters reflecting the ever-changing light and the slow passage of days in Gaylesville.

About This Gaylesville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gaylesville, Alabama — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 34.268426, -85.556906. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Gaylesville and Cherokee County.

Detailed location data for Gaylesville includes the ZIP code (35973), telephone area code (334, 205), county seat of Cherokee County (Centre), and school district assignment (Cherokee County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Gaylesville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.