Geneva Alabama Map

About Geneva, Alabama

Geneva is a locality in Marengo County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,245. The population density is 103.2 people per km². Geneva is located at 31.0449°N, 85.8768°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Geneva is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 36782, 36340.

Geneva rests upon a landscape defined by the slow, deliberate movement of Landrums Creek as it carves a path through the dense, verdant bottomland hardwoods and longleaf pines of the region. It lies 57.7 miles west-southwest of Selma, AL (from Selma, AL: bearing 253°T), and is situated 10.3 miles southeast of Indian Springs. The terrain here is characterized by a quiet, earthen permanence, where the humid air hangs heavy and thick, carrying the faint, sweet scent of damp soil and ancient timber. Three miles to the north, the waters of Coffeeville Lake hold the reflection of the sky in a still, glass-like gaze, while the faint, hazy outline of Horne Ridge marks the distant horizon like a jagged stitch against the clouds. In the late afternoon, the light turns a deep, burnished gold, catching the edges of the red-clay banks and casting long, slender shadows that stretch across the fields until the world feels suspended in a brief, amber silence.

Geneva maintains a steady, measured pace of life, anchored by a history of agricultural industry that has long looked to the earth and the surrounding forests for its livelihood. The economy remains tethered to the productive capacity of the soil, with the rhythmic cycle of planting and harvest shaping the local calendar just as it has for generations. Beyond the cultivated fields, the nearby State-owned Submerged Lands provide a vital, protected space where the natural wildness of the landscape persists, undisturbed by the mechanical hum of modern transit. The character of Geneva is quiet and deliberate, reflecting a deep-seated resilience and a profound connection to the land, where the weight of memory is carried not in monuments, but in the enduring patterns of work and the slow, seasonal turning of the woods.

About This Geneva Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Geneva, Alabama. Coordinates: 31.044886, -85.876818. 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 Geneva includes the ZIP code (36782, 36340), telephone area code (334), county seat of Marengo County (Linden), and school district assignment (Geneva City 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.