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 170. The population density is 47.3 people per km². Gaylesville is located at 34.2684°N, 85.5569°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Gaylesville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 35973.

Gaylesville emerges from the red-clay earth as a quiet settlement defined by the persistent, rhythmic flow of the Chattooga River, which winds past the outskirts with a steady, cooling influence. It lies 15.3 miles southeast of Fort Payne, AL (from Fort Payne, AL: bearing 143°T), and is situated 18.9 miles southwest of Summerville. To the east, the horizon is anchored by the distant, hazy silhouette of Bogan Mountain, while the ground slopes gracefully toward the expansive, still waters of Weiss Lake. The air here holds the heavy, humid weight of the inland South, settling over the broad expanse of Broomtown Valley where the light at dusk turns the tall grass into a field of burnished copper. A few miles away, the State-owned Submerged Lands preserve a quiet, untamed wildness, contrasting with the cultivated fields that stretch toward the horizon.

Gaylesville bears the marks of a history rooted in the slow, deliberate work of the land, where the economy has long been tethered to the cycles of the soil and the river’s reach. Life moves at a pace dictated by the seasons, far removed from the frantic pulse of larger centers, as residents maintain a tradition of self-reliance that has persisted since the earliest settlements. While the roar of Little River Falls echoes in the memory of those who travel to the higher elevations, the everyday reality of Gaylesville remains tethered to the intimate connection between the people and the riparian landscape. The stillness of the afternoon is often broken only by the low hum of agricultural machinery or the rustle of bottomland hardwoods, capturing a sense of permanence that lingers long after the sun has dipped behind the western ridges.

About This Gaylesville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gaylesville, Alabama. Coordinates: 34.268426, -85.556906. 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 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).

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.