Oak Hill, Walker 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, Walker County.
| City | Oak Hill |
| State | Alabama (AL) |
| County | Walker |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 33.859274 |
| Longitude | -87.288062 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
Oak Hill is a locality in Walker County, Alabama, United States. Oak Hill is located at 33.8593°N, 87.2881°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 36768.0.
Oak Hill rises from a landscape of rolling hills and fertile bottomlands, a place where the sky feels vast and the air, especially after a summer rain, carries the scent of damp earth and pine. It lies 36.4 miles north-west of Birmingham, AL (from Birmingham, AL: bearing 310°T), and is situated 2.0 miles north-north-west of Jasper. The terrain here is a gentle, undulating terrain, softened by the consistent moisture of the Deep South, giving way to broader, flatter expanses in the creek bottoms where agriculture has long held sway. Mature oak trees, their branches spreading wide like ancient arms, give the locality its name, their dappled shade a welcome respite during the long, sun-drenched afternoons. The character of Oak Hill is one of quiet resilience, a steady presence against the backdrop of changing seasons and the ceaseless, subtle hum of insect life. The history of Oak Hill is deeply intertwined with the rich soil and the industries that have drawn sustenance from it. For generations, farming has been the lifeblood, with cotton and corn once dominating the fields, their bounty shaping the local economy and the lives of its inhabitants. More recently, the shadow of coal mining has also touched this region, leaving its mark on the land and the livelihoods of many families, a chapter of industrial endeavor that now recedes into memory. Though no grand monuments stand sentinel, the quiet dignity of the older farmhouses and the weathered structures of former businesses speak of a past that is not forgotten, a persistent echo in the quiet hum of Oak Hill’s present.
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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 Walker 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. |