Oak Hill, DeKalb County
Oak Hill, Alabama — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Oak Hill, DeKalb County.
| City | Oak Hill |
| State | Alabama (AL) |
| County | DeKalb |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 34.315925 |
| Longitude | -86.029419 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
Oak Hill is a locality in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. Oak Hill is located at 34.3159°N, 86.0294°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 36768.0.
Oak Hill rests in a gentle fold of the landscape, where the rolling hills of northeastern Alabama begin to hint at the steeper inclines to come. It lies 20.9 miles north of Gadsden, AL (from Gadsden, AL: bearing 356°T), and is situated 2.8 miles north-west of Crossville. The air here carries the scent of pine and damp earth, a constant reminder of the surrounding woodlands that spill across the terrain. Sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, washes the scattered farmsteads and modest dwellings with a warm, golden hue, softening the edges of the fields and the stoic, enduring oaks that give the place its name. The land itself is a study in patient resilience, a patchwork of cleared fields for cultivation and wilder pockets where deer still tread softly. The history of Oak Hill is a quiet one, deeply tied to the soil and the slow, steady work of agriculture. For generations, families have coaxed a living from this fertile ground, raising crops and livestock that have sustained the local economy. While grander settlements have faded, Oak Hill has held its own, a place where the pace of life is dictated by the seasons rather than the ticking of a clock. There are no bustling marketplaces or grand monuments here, but a palpable sense of continuity, a feeling that the lives lived and work done today are part of a long, unbroken thread reaching back through the years. The distinct character of Oak Hill is less about dramatic events and more about the enduring spirit of its people and the land they inhabit.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Oak Hill, Alabama with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Oak Hill and DeKalb County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Oak Hill is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Oak Hill is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |