Union Grove Alabama Map

About Union Grove, Alabama

Union Grove is a locality in Madison County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 67. The population density is 46.5 people per km². Union Grove is located at 34.4062°N, 86.4517°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Union Grove is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 35005, 35046, 35761.

Union Grove emerges from the red-clay earth as a quiet gathering of fields and woodlands, defined by the slow, deliberate work of the inland seasons. It lies 7.4 miles northeast of Meridianville, AL (from Meridianville, AL: bearing 44°T), and is situated 6.2 miles south-southeast of Lincoln. The landscape here is carved by the gentle drainage of Bethany Branch, a narrow artery of water that marks the land just a mile away, feeding into the moisture-heavy soil that sustains thickets of hardwood. To the east, the silhouette of Pea Ridge rises against the horizon, a firm boundary that catches the low, slanted light of late afternoon. Just three miles out, the waters of Jimmy Johnston Lake hold the reflection of the sky in a stillness that persists through the humid afternoons, while the nearby State-owned Submerged Lands preserve a quiet, untamed stretch of terrain that feels as old as the bedrock itself.

Union Grove carries the weight of a long-settled agrarian history, where the rhythms of the local economy have shifted from the labor of the soil toward the varied trades of a modern, inland life. The deeper depressions of the land, such as Jones Hollow, remain shadowed and cool, providing a natural sanctuary where the pace of the day slows to match the movement of the shadows. Life in Union Grove is measured not by sudden changes but by the enduring character of its people, who maintain a steady connection to the geography that surrounds them. Even as the modern world encroaches, the horizon remains dominated by the ancient, weathered rise of the landscape, ensuring that the identity of the place stays rooted in the quiet, red-earth reality of the interior.

About This Union Grove Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Union Grove, Alabama. Coordinates: 34.406172, -86.451667. 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 Union Grove includes the ZIP code (35005, 35046, 35761), telephone area code (256, 205), county seat of Madison County (Huntsville), and school district assignment (Marshall 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.