Sand Rock Alabama Map

About Sand Rock, Alabama

Sand Rock is a locality in Cherokee County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 591. The population density is 45.0 people per km². Sand Rock is located at 34.2312°N, 85.7704°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Sand Rock is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 35983.

Sand Rock occupies a rugged expanse of high ground where the earth yields to the stubborn persistence of sandstone and deep, ochre-colored clay. It lies 14.2 miles south-southwest of Fort Payne, AL (from Fort Payne, AL: bearing 191°T), and is situated 8.1 miles northwest of Centre. The horizon is defined by the steady, muted silhouette of Drake Hill, which anchors the landscape against the shifting light of long afternoons. To the north, the terrain descends into the quiet depression of Big Hollow, where the moisture gathers to feed the verdant thickets of longleaf pine and hardwood. Nearby, the water of Wolf Creek carves a narrow, persistent path through the limestone, while the broader, reflective surface of Weiss Lake gathers the heat of the humid air, turning a deep, metallic gray as the sun dips behind the ridge.

Sand Rock maintains an existence defined by the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons and the quiet commerce of the land. The economy remains rooted in the rhythm of agricultural cycles and the modest trade that keeps the local thoroughfares humming with purpose. Beyond the daily labor, the proximity to the State-owned Submerged Lands provides a quiet threshold where the wilderness is preserved in its own stillness, untouched by the reach of modern expansion. During the height of summer, the air feels heavy with the scent of pine needles and damp earth, a sensory weight that persists long after the distant echoes of Griffin Falls have faded into the evening hum of crickets. Residents of Sand Rock move with an awareness of this ancient, unhurried topography, finding a quiet stability in the unchanging character of the woods and the persistent flow of the region’s hidden veins of water.

About This Sand Rock Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sand Rock, Alabama. Coordinates: 34.231228, -85.770416. 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 Sand Rock includes the ZIP code (35983), telephone area code (334, 205), county seat of Cherokee County (Centre), and school district assignment (Cherokee 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.