Providence Alabama Map
Providence, Butler County
Providence, 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 Providence, Butler County.
Interactive Map of Providence, Alabama
| City | Providence |
| State | Alabama (AL) |
| County | Butler |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 31.7221 |
| Longitude | -86.822755 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Providence, Alabama
Providence is a locality in Butler County, Alabama, United States. Providence is located at 31.7221°N, 86.8228°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 36748.0.
Providence rests in a landscape of rolling hills and fertile bottomlands, where the air hangs thick and sweet with the scent of pine and damp earth after a summer rain. It lies 54.1 miles south-west of Montgomery, AL (from Montgomery, AL: bearing 215°T), and is situated 7.6 miles north-west of Georgiana. The terrain here, gently sloping towards the meandering waterways, is softened by stands of mature oak and hickory, their branches reaching out like ancient, gnarled fingers. Sunlight, particularly in the late afternoon, filters through the dense canopy in shifting patterns, casting an almost ethereal glow upon the unpaved lanes and weathered wooden fences that define the edges of scattered homesteads. Life in Providence moves with a quiet deliberation, a pace dictated more by the turn of the seasons and the needs of the land than by the clamor of hurried schedules. The history of Providence is deeply entwined with the fertile soil and the promise of its rich agricultural heritage. For generations, farming has been the bedrock of its economy, with cotton and timber once forming the primary pillars of prosperity, their echoes still felt in the occasional weathered barn and the enduring connection to the land. Though the landscape has seen shifts, with some fields now lying fallow or given over to the creeping wildness of nature, the spirit of resilience and self-sufficiency remains. Small businesses, often family-run, cater to the needs of the residents, their presence a quiet testament to the enduring heart of this rural locality, where stories are passed down with the same care as heirloom seeds.
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About This Providence Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Providence, 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 Providence and Butler County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Providence 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 Providence 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. |
