Ragland Alabama Map

About Ragland, Alabama

Ragland is a locality in St. Clair County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,693. The population density is 38.9 people per km². Ragland is located at 33.7483°N, 86.1359°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ragland is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 35131.

Ragland defines itself through the persistent, winding course of Trout Creek, which carves a quiet path through a landscape of heavy red clay and dense, encroaching woodland. It lies 13.3 miles northeast of Pell City, AL (from Pell City, AL: bearing 34°T), and is situated 9.3 miles north-northwest of Lincoln. Henderson Mountain looms three miles to the west, a silent sentinel that dictates the slope of the land and the way shadows stretch across the fields as the afternoon light wanes into a deep, bruised amber. Beyond the immediate tree line, the terrain shifts toward the low, hidden folds of Starvation Valley, where the air grows thick and stagnant in the humid heat. Only two miles distant, the expansive surface of Logan Martin Lake reflects the sky, offering a vast, still contrast to the narrow, rushing vitality of the creek beds that feed the basin.

Industrial labor has long served as the pulse of Ragland, grounding the economy in the heavy, necessary work of cement production that shapes the local skyline with its utilitarian silhouettes. The proximity to State-owned Submerged Lands provides a preserved, untamed buffer against the encroachment of modern development, allowing the longleaf pines and bottomland hardwoods to reclaim the margins of the territory. Life here moves with the deliberate weight of a place built on extraction and endurance, where the scent of damp earth and kiln dust lingers in the breeze. Residents navigate the red-clay back roads with an intuitive understanding of the terrain, maintaining a rhythm that prioritizes the steady, unadorned demands of daily survival over the fleeting trends of the world beyond these inland hills.

About This Ragland Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ragland, Alabama. Coordinates: 33.748325, -86.135927. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Ragland includes the ZIP code (35131), telephone area code (205, 256), county seat of St. Clair County (Ashville), and school district assignment (St. Clair County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.