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Graysville Alabama Map

Explore Graysville, 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 Graysville, Alabama

How to Use This Graysville, Alabama Map

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

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

Latitude	33.633756
Longitude	-86.941398
Population	1,950
Density	46.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	35073, 35117
Area Code	205, 256
County Seat	Birmingham
School District	Jefferson County School District

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About Graysville, Alabama

Graysville is a locality in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,950. The population density is 46.9 people per km². Graysville is located at 33.6338°N, 86.9414°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Graysville is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 35073, 35117.

Graysville anchors itself firmly amidst the red-clay terrain of north-central Alabama, where the Fields Branch meanders through the landscape like a quiet, persistent vein of the earth. It lies 9.5 miles west-southwest of Gardendale, AL (from Gardendale, AL: bearing 253°T), and is situated 5.6 miles northwest of Forestdale. The horizon holds the faint, jagged silhouette of Red Mountain far to the south, a silent guardian over the humid, timber-rich expanse. Nearby, the dense canopy of the United States Reservation - Flat Top Experimental Forest offers a deep, shaded stillness that contrasts with the open, sun-drenched clearings typical of the regional geography. Water defines the edges of the local topography, with Bayview Lake resting only a short distance away to provide a reflective surface for the afternoon light. Within the boundaries of Unknown Park, the air carries the scent of pine needles and damp soil, grounding the inhabitant in the slow, inevitable turn of the seasons.

Graysville emerged from the rugged necessity of the coal industry, its character forged by generations of labor that extracted value from the dark, subterranean seams of the Appalachian foothills. The local economy, once heavily tethered to the rhythmic output of the mines, has shifted over the decades, yet the legacy of that industrious spirit persists in the sturdy architecture and the resilient habits of its people. Residents often look toward the nearby Sleepy Hollow for a sense of topographic enclosure, finding a quiet comfort in the way the land dips and rises. Life in Graysville moves with a measured pace, defined by the transition from the humid, long-day heat of summer to the crisp clarity of the autumn months. Every street corner and rusted gate seems to hold a memory of the town’s foundational era, keeping the history of the region visible in the weathered textures of the older buildings that stand against the modern sprawl.

Nearby Outdoor Places

John Bensko Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 058° NE
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 1.1 mi, 257° W
Greenway Park (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 077° E
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 4.0 mi, 207° SW
Mount Olive Ball Park (Local Recreation) — 5.6 mi, 044° NE
Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex Theatre (Theatre) — 10.5 mi, 136° SE
Legacy Arena (Stadium) — 10.6 mi, 136° SE
Alabama Sports Hall of Fame (Museum) — 10.6 mi, 135° SE
Steelworker (Monument) — 10.8 mi, 136° SE
Museum of Fond Memories at Reed Books (Museum) — 11.3 mi, 136° SE
Sidewalk Cinema (Cinema) — 11.3 mi, 137° SE
Rainbow LED Tunnel (Attraction) — 11.3 mi, 139° SE
Heaviest Corner on Earth (Monument) — 11.3 mi, 137° SE
Magic City Sign (Public Artwork) — 11.6 mi, 137° SE
Alys Stephens Center (Theatre) — 12.2 mi, 141° SE
Blazer Circle (Viewpoint) — 12.2 mi, 139° SE
The Storyteller (Monument) — 12.4 mi, 138° SE
Turkey Creek Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 14.0 mi, 073° E
Boyd E. Christenberry Planetarium (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 143° SE
Leslie Stephen Wright Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 14.6 mi, 144° SE
Birmingham Premiere LUX Ciné GSX & Pizza Pub (Cinema) — 14.8 mi, 156° SE
Studio By the Tracks (Arts Centre) — 15.1 mi, 116° SE
Oak Grove Football Stadium (Stadium) — 16.8 mi, 227° SW
Rickwood Caverns State Park (State Park) — 17.0 mi, 015° N
Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.8 mi, 183° S · 48 acres
Trussville Entertainment District (Attraction) — 19.2 mi, 093° E
Oak Mountain State Park (State Park) — 22.5 mi, 151° SE
William B. Bankhead National Forest (National Forest) — 29.2 mi, 338° N · 182k acres
Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 37.2 mi, 191° S · 8,383 acres
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 46.9 mi, 204° SW · 395k acres

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