Shiloh Alabama Map

About Shiloh, Alabama

Shiloh is a locality in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 321. The population density is 58.1 people per km². Shiloh is located at 34.4627°N, 85.8776°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Shiloh is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 36736, 36276, 36010.

Shiloh occupies a landscape of quiet endurance where the red-clay soil defines the reach of every horizon. It lies 9.2 miles west of Fort Payne, AL (from Fort Payne, AL: bearing 278°T), and is situated 2.8 miles southwest of Rainsville. Brown Branch carves a narrow, persistent path through the undergrowth only a mile away, feeding the moisture that keeps the bottomland hardwoods thick and verdant. To the east, the elevation shifts toward the modest rise of Zion Hill, while the depressions of Long Hollow offer a cooler, shaded sanctuary for local wildlife. Sunlight here carries a heavy, golden quality in the late afternoon, illuminating the long needles of pine trees that stand as silent sentinels over the undulating terrain.

Shiloh remains tied to the slow, deliberate work of the land, where the rhythms of agriculture and the maintenance of small-scale timber tracts dictate the seasonal pulse of the neighborhood. The proximity of Bethune Park provides a quiet refuge for those who observe the changing light across the fields, a space that holds the weight of local memory as firmly as the earth itself. While the distant surface of West Lake rests eleven miles away, the daily concerns of the inhabitants stay rooted in the immediate surroundings, far removed from the clamor of larger industrial centers. A profound stillness persists in the air, a condition of life that favors long-standing traditions and the steady, unadorned labor of the families who have sustained Shiloh through the passing years.

About This Shiloh Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Shiloh, Alabama. Coordinates: 34.462666, -85.877617. 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 Shiloh includes the ZIP code (36736, 36276, 36010), telephone area code (334, 251, 205), county seat of DeKalb County (Fort Payne), and school district assignment (DeKalb 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.