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Hillsboro Alabama Map

Explore Hillsboro, 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 Hillsboro, Alabama

How to Use This Hillsboro, Alabama Map

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

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

Latitude	34.642586
Longitude	-87.178489
Population	407
Density	83.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	35761, 35643
Area Code	256
County Seat	Moulton
School District	Lawrence County School District

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About Hillsboro, Alabama

Hillsboro is a locality in Lawrence County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 407. The population density is 83.5 people per km². Hillsboro is located at 34.6426°N, 87.1785°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Hillsboro is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 35761, 35643.

Hillsboro occupies a stretch of fertile earth where the landscape settles into the quiet, heavy grace of the inland South. It lies 12.1 miles west of Decatur, AL (from Decatur, AL: bearing 281°T), and is situated 6.3 miles west-northwest of Trinity. Prairie Creek carves a deliberate path through the terrain, its waters feeding the moisture-rich soil that defines the low-lying basin of Swoope Bottom. To the north, the distant outline of Peters Ridge anchors the horizon, providing a permanent, muted backdrop to the fields. The air here holds a distinct, humid weight that seems to slow the passage of time, while the golden light of late afternoon catches the dust rising from red-clay roads, turning the atmosphere into something thick and amber-hued.

Hillsboro remains tethered to the rhythms of agriculture, an economy built upon the steady cultivation of pecan groves and the seasonal cycles of the fields. Beyond the tilled earth, the Mallard-fox Creek Wildlife Management Area preserves a wilder reach of the landscape, offering a sanctuary for the flora and fauna that thrive in the bottomland hardwoods. Residents often find a moment of stillness at Fish Pond, a quiet body of water that mirrors the expansive, cloud-streaked sky. History here is not merely a record of the past but a presence felt in the architecture of the older buildings and the enduring patterns of life that persist in the face of modern change.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mallard-fox Creek Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 360° N · 2,094 acres
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 4.1 mi, 032° NE
Veteran's Park Memorial Display (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 173° S
Trinity City Park (Local Park) — 5.6 mi, 113° SE
Swan Creek Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 8.7 mi, 068° E · 4,011 acres
Jack Allen Soccer Complex (Local Park) — 9.2 mi, 124° SE
Valley Landing Golf Course (Closed) (Attraction) — 9.8 mi, 280° W
Lest We Forget (Monument) — 10.4 mi, 101° E
Dragonfly (Public Artwork) — 11.9 mi, 105° E
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.0 mi, 099° E · 35k acres
Star Theater Historic Monument (Monument) — 13.0 mi, 210° SW
Star Theater (Historical) (Cinema) — 13.0 mi, 210° SW
Joe Wheeler State Park (State Park) — 13.2 mi, 322° NW
HA Alexander park Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 13.4 mi, 211° SW
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 13.6 mi, 180° S
Nance Creek Overlook (Viewpoint) — 15.7 mi, 310° NW
The Broken Brush Art Studio (Arts Centre) — 16.2 mi, 047° NE
Trinity School Cistern (Historic Ruins) — 16.2 mi, 047° NE
Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives (Museum) — 16.4 mi, 046° NE
Gulf Museum (Museum) — 16.4 mi, 047° NE
William B. Bankhead National Forest (National Forest) — 16.7 mi, 184° S · 182k acres
The Burleson Center (Arts Centre) — 19.5 mi, 134° SE
Sipsey Fork West Fork, Alabama Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 19.6 mi, 207° SW · 10k acres
Historic Downtown Hartselle (Attraction) — 19.6 mi, 134° SE
J.P. Cain Stadium (Stadium) — 20.4 mi, 136° SE
Sipsey Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 22.1 mi, 218° SW · 26k acres
Mill Creek Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 24.0 mi, 077° E
Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 24.5 mi, 088° E
Bee Branch Scenic Area (National Scenic Byway) — 25.3 mi, 216° SW
Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.4 mi, 282° W · 2,106 acres

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