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Underwood-Petersville Alabama Map

Explore Underwood-Petersville, Alabama, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Underwood-Petersville, Alabama

How to Use This Underwood-Petersville, Alabama Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Underwood-Petersville, Alabama. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Alabama or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Underwood-Petersville.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Underwood-Petersville
State	Alabama (AL)
County	Lauderdale County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	34.877
Longitude	-87.6975
Population	3,051
Density	203.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	35633
Area Code	256
County Seat	Florence
School District	Lauderdale County School District

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About Underwood-Petersville, Alabama

Underwood-Petersville is a locality in Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,051. The population density is 203.2 people per km². Underwood-Petersville is located at 34.8770°N, 87.6975°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 35633.

Underwood-Petersville unfolds across a landscape of red-clay soil and dense, shifting woodland, where the horizon is punctuated by the distant, hazy silhouette of Bevis Ridge. It lies 5.5 miles north-northwest of Florence, AL (from Florence, AL: bearing 348°T), and is situated 9.3 miles north of Muscle Shoals. Bailey Branch cuts a quiet, persistent path through the local topography, its waters feeding the verdant, humid lowlands that define the region’s character. Beyond the shaded canopy, the land dips into the quiet seclusion of Gooch Hollow, creating pockets of stillness that persist even as the daylight wanes. The Underwood Petersville Community Center & Park serves as the primary anchor for the locality, providing a central expanse of green that absorbs the golden, heavy light of late afternoon. Further afield, the landscape gathers toward the stillness of Kasmeier Pond, while the persistent, rhythmic sound of moving water echoes from the direction of Georgia Falls.

History in Underwood-Petersville is written in the slow transition from agrarian roots to the steady, modest pace of contemporary life, where the economy remains tied to the resilient spirit of the Alabama interior. The daily rhythm is marked not by grand industry, but by the quiet passage of traffic along back roads and the seasonal shifts in the surrounding timber and fields. Neighbors move with a deliberate, unforced intent, their routines shaped by the proximity of the land and the shared memory of a place that has matured alongside the changing South. Occasional travelers might notice how the air carries a distinct, heavy dampness, a reminder of the vast, inland geography that separates Underwood-Petersville from any distant horizon. Life here persists with a quiet, grounded integrity, defined by the people who sustain its modest institutions and the enduring, unchanging nature of the ground beneath their feet.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Underwood Petersville Community Center & Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 118° SE
Underwood Youth Complex (Local Recreation) — 0.9 mi, 214° SW
Lillian C. Deibert (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 131° SE
Shoal Creek Preserve Tract (State Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 065° NE
Old Cypress Mill (Historic Ruins) — 4.7 mi, 187° S
Joe Keenum Sundial (Public Artwork) — 4.9 mi, 167° S
Wildwood Park (Local Park) — 4.9 mi, 177° S
Norton Auditorium (Theatre) — 5.0 mi, 169° S
Shoals Community Theatre (Theatre) — 5.4 mi, 166° S
Shoal Creek Overlook (Viewpoint) — 5.5 mi, 063° NE
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 6.0 mi, 158° S
Waumanona Mound (Historic Ruins) — 6.2 mi, 165° S
Seven-mile Island Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 6.4 mi, 179° S · 3,204 acres
Old Railroad Bridge (Monument) — 6.9 mi, 166° S
Old Railroad Bed (Monument) — 7.0 mi, 166° S
Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.1 mi, 210° SW · 2,106 acres
Freedom Hills Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.5 mi, 228° SW
Joe Wheeler State Park (State Park) — 18.0 mi, 103° E
Thomas State Wildlife Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 22.3 mi, 223° SW
Lauderdale Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 22.6 mi, 274° W · 20k acres
Valley Landing Golf Course (Closed) (Attraction) — 24.5 mi, 126° SE
William B. Bankhead National Forest (National Forest) — 29.0 mi, 171° S · 182k acres
David Crockett House (Museum) — 32.3 mi, 039° NE
Star Theater (Historical) (Cinema) — 35.8 mi, 140° SE
Sipsey Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 36.8 mi, 157° SE · 26k acres
The Broken Brush Art Studio (Arts Centre) — 41.5 mi, 097° E
Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives (Museum) — 41.5 mi, 096° E
Gulf Museum (Museum) — 41.8 mi, 097° E
Old Car (Attraction) — 44.2 mi, 158° S
Staturn 1B Rocket (Attraction) — 46.0 mi, 083° E

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