Shiloh Alabama Map

About Shiloh, Alabama

Shiloh is a locality in Pike 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 red-clay earth as a quiet gathering of fields and woodlands where the light seems to thicken in the humid, afternoon heat. It lies 13.4 miles east of Troy, AL (from Troy, AL: bearing 98°T), and is situated 6.0 miles northeast of Brundidge. Moisture lingers in the air here, drawn from the dense canopy of longleaf pine and bottomland hardwoods that define the horizon. The landscape is marked by the presence of Barrs Pond, a still, dark mirror reflecting the overarching sky, while the nearby Buckhorn Creek carves a slow, meandering path through the terrain. In the distance, the faint, jagged silhouette of Devils Backbone rises against the clouds, a reminder of the geological weight that presses down upon the region. Shiloh sits far from the reach of any saltwater, defined instead by the heavy, sweet scent of soil and the persistent, low-frequency hum of insects rising from the damp ground.

Shiloh carries the weight of a complex history, its character shaped by the agrarian labor that once defined the surrounding expanse of peach and pecan country. The economy remains rooted in the land, a slow cycle of cultivation that demands a patient, deliberate pace from those who work the rows. A few miles away, the State-owned Submerged Lands provide a protected buffer of natural quiet, serving as a reminder of the environment that existed before the fences and roads were laid. Life in Shiloh unfolds in a register of subtle shifts, where the memory of past struggles informs the present, and the daily rhythm is dictated by the turning seasons rather than the frantic demands of the outside world. Here, the passage of time is measured by the gradual darkening of the timber and the way the sun slips behind the trees, leaving the landscape to settle into a deep, heavy shadow.

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 Pike County (Troy), 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.