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Putnam Alabama Map

Explore Putnam, 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 Putnam, Alabama

How to Use This Putnam, Alabama Map

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

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

Latitude	32.02265
Longitude	-88.031402
Population	172
Density	7.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	36784
Area Code	334
County Seat	Linden
School District	Marengo County School District

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About Putnam, Alabama

Putnam is a locality in Marengo County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 172. The population density is 7.0 people per km². Putnam is located at 32.0226°N, 88.0314°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 36784.

Putnam endures as a quiet collection of dwellings anchored in the deep, red-clay mantle of the Alabama interior. It lies 64.8 miles west-southwest of Selma, AL (from Selma, AL: bearing 246°T), and is situated 18.9 miles west-northwest of Thomasville. The terrain here is defined by a slow, rhythmic subsidence of land toward the water, where the dense canopy of longleaf pine gives way to the shadowed, humid thickets of bottomland hardwood. Only a mile away, the dark, unhurried flow of Horse Creek carves through the earth, while three miles distant, the expansive surface of Coffeeville Lake reflects the heavy, golden light of the late afternoon. Beyond the immediate fields, the modest rise of Campbell Mountain breaks the horizon, a solitary landmark that serves as a silent observer to the shifting weather patterns moving across the plains.

Agriculture and the quiet persistence of timber management form the skeleton of the local economy, maintaining a pace of life governed by the changing seasons rather than the ticking of a clock. Putnam remains a place where the memory of civil rights struggles lingers in the quietude of back roads, and the legacy of pecan and peach orchards defines the seasonal labor of the inhabitants. To the south, the protected expanse of State-owned Submerged Lands preserves a sliver of the wilder, untamed landscape, ensuring that the ecological character of the region remains largely undisturbed. Life in Putnam is a study in patience, characterized by the heavy, moisture-laden air that clings to the skin and the slow, deliberate work of those who have tethered their livelihoods to this specific patch of soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 3.3 mi, 221° SW
Scotch Wildlife Management Area (Conservation Area) — 9.6 mi, 150° SE
Bladon Springs State Park (State Park) — 21.4 mi, 205° SW
Clarke County Museum (Museum) — 26.3 mi, 145° SE
World War I Monument (1924) (Monument) — 26.3 mi, 145° SE
Chickasaw State Park (State Park) — 26.7 mi, 031° NE
Claiborne Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 31.2 mi, 111° E
Wildlife Game Sanctuary (State Conservation Area) — 31.5 mi, 175° S
Old Saint Stephens Archaeological Site (Historic Ruins) — 32.3 mi, 181° S
Washington County Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 33.2 mi, 214° SW
Warhouse Drive-In (Cinema) — 35.0 mi, 016° N
David K. Nelson (Demopolis) Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 35.5 mi, 013° N
Wildcat Stadium (Stadium) — 35.7 mi, 335° NW
Warhouse Performing Arts Center (Cinema) — 36.1 mi, 018° N
Simmons-Wright1884 Cafe (Attraction) — 36.6 mi, 320° NW
Millers Ferry Lock Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 36.7 mi, 078° E
UWA Amphitheater (Theatre) — 40.5 mi, 347° N
Shubuta Red Water Artesian Well (Attraction) — 40.6 mi, 254° W
Waynesboro City Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 42.8 mi, 237° SW
Confederate Monument (Monument) — 43.3 mi, 092° E
Mississippi Children's Museum (Museum) — 45.2 mi, 301° NW
Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum (Museum) — 45.5 mi, 302° NW
MSU Riley Center (Theatre) — 45.7 mi, 301° NW
Hallie Ward Interiors ft Queen City Art Gallery (Gallery) — 45.7 mi, 301° NW
M. Barnett Lawley Forever Wild Field Trial Area (State Recreation Area) — 45.9 mi, 025° NE
Key Brothers Aviation Museum (Museum) — 46.9 mi, 297° NW
De Soto National Forest (National Forest) — 50.1 mi, 226° SW · 532k acres
Wiggins Stadium (Stadium) — 53.0 mi, 179° S
Engle Gallery (Gallery) — 53.5 mi, 028° NE
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 66.0 mi, 030° NE · 395k acres

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