Panola Alabama Map
Panola, Crenshaw County
Panola, 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 Panola, Crenshaw County.
Interactive Map of Panola, Alabama
| City | Panola |
| State | Alabama (AL) |
| County | Crenshaw |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 31.971538 |
| Longitude | -86.388857 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Panola, Alabama
Panola is a locality in Crenshaw County, Alabama, United States. Panola is located at 31.9715°N, 86.3889°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 35477.0.
Panola rests in the rolling heart of Crenshaw County, Alabama, where the land itself seems to sigh with a gentle, fertile exhaustion under a vast, often-dramatic sky. It lies 27.8 miles south of Montgomery, AL (from Montgomery, AL: bearing 191°T), and is situated 6.4 miles north-west of Sardis. The terrain here unfolds in a series of low hills, their slopes softened by the persistent green of pine and the rustle of oak, their shadows deepening to indigo as the afternoon wanes. Dirt roads, fine as sifted flour, wind between fields that speak of generations of cultivation, their edges blurred by the encroaching wildness of overgrown fencerows and the occasional, determined stand of kudzu. The air, especially after a summer shower, carries the damp, earthy scent of turned soil and the faint sweetness of honeysuckle, a perfume that clings to the humid air long after the sun has dipped below the tree line. The story of Panola is one deeply entwined with the agricultural rhythms of the Black Belt, its economy historically anchored in the cultivation of cotton and, more recently, soybeans and timber. It’s a place where the past hums faintly beneath the surface, in the weathered barns standing sentinel in the fields and the quiet dignity of the older homes. The pace of life here is unhurried, dictated less by the ticking clock and more by the slow turning of seasons and the needs of the land. While no grand monuments mark its landscape, the enduring presence of family farms and the quiet camaraderie of its residents are the true landmarks of Panola, reflecting a resilience forged by hard work and a deep connection to this particular stretch of Alabama earth.
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About This Panola Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Panola, 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 Panola and Crenshaw County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Panola 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 Panola 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. |
