Shiloh Alabama Map

About Shiloh, Alabama

Shiloh is a locality in Etowah 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 persists as a quiet gathering of red-clay roads and hardwood timber, defined primarily by the persistent, winding path of Little Canoe Creek as it cuts through the local topography. It lies 7.6 miles west of Rainbow City, AL (from Rainbow City, AL: bearing 281°T), and is situated 9.9 miles west-southwest of Gadsden. The landscape shifts from the low depression of Lemon Hollow toward the higher ground, where the silhouette of Moragne Mountain marks the horizon like a blunt, weathered thumb. During the humid afternoons, the light catches the dense canopy of longleaf pine, casting a heavy, golden stillness over the fields that renders the passage of time almost tactile. Beyond the tree line, the expansive H Neely Henry Lake holds the sky in its depths, providing a wide, cooling presence that anchors the surrounding woodlands.

Shiloh maintains an economy tethered to the slow, deliberate work of agriculture and the maintenance of the timberlands, far removed from the clamor of industrial centers. The heritage of the soil remains etched in the quiet persistence of those who work the land, where traditions of peach and pecan cultivation endure alongside the steady rhythms of the seasons. Residents often find their way toward the quiet trails of Siberton Park, a space that preserves the natural character of the region without artifice. Shiloh exists in the memory of the land itself, where the heavy, humid air seems to carry the weight of decades, holding onto a slow, grounded pace that resists the encroachment of the modern world.

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 Etowah County (Gadsden), 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.