Shiloh Alabama Map

About Shiloh, Alabama

Shiloh is a locality in Chambers 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 emerges from the thick, humid air of the Alabama interior as a quiet collection of red-clay roads and deep, verdant woodlands that define the character of the region. It lies 24.8 miles east-northeast of Alexander City, AL (from Alexander City, AL: bearing 77°T), and is situated 13.1 miles southwest of Roanoke. Sandy Creek carves a slow, deliberate path through the landscape just one mile away, its presence marked by the rustle of bottomland hardwoods and the persistent, heavy scent of damp earth. Beyond the immediate canopy, the horizon is held by the faint, blue-gray silhouette of Evan Ridge, while the quiet waters of Edge Lake sit three miles distant, reflecting the expansive sky. The light here at dusk possesses a singular, amber clarity, catching the longleaf pines and turning the forest edge into a silhouette of sharp, dark needles against a fading sun.

Shiloh remains anchored to the rhythms of an agricultural legacy, where the cultivation of pecans and peaches continues to shape the local economy and the daily labor of those who work the soil. The proximity to the State-owned Submerged Lands provides a vast, protected expanse of wilderness that influences the environmental temperament of the area, ensuring that the wilder, wooded character of the countryside persists. History in Shiloh is not merely a record of the past but a weight carried in the silence of the fields and the deliberate pace of the afternoons. The people move with an awareness of the land’s complexity, maintaining a life that is tethered to the seasonal cycles of growth and the quiet, enduring persistence of the rural South.

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 Chambers County (LaFayette), 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.