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Walnut Grove Alabama Map

Explore Walnut Grove, 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 Walnut Grove, Alabama

How to Use This Walnut Grove, Alabama Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Walnut Grove, 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 Walnut Grove.

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.

CityWalnut Grove
StateAlabama (AL)
CountyJefferson County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude34.064595
Longitude-86.28717
Population773
Density59.4 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Codes35064, 35228, 35761, 35952
Area Code256, 334, 205
County SeatBirmingham
School DistrictEtowah County School District

About Walnut Grove, Alabama

Walnut Grove is a locality in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 773. The population density is 59.4 people per km². Walnut Grove is located at 34.0646°N, 86.2872°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Walnut Grove is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 35064, 35228, 35761.

Walnut Grove maintains a quiet presence where the land slopes gently toward the steady, rhythmic pulse of Valley Creek. It lies 4.2 miles north-northeast of Bessemer, AL (from Bessemer, AL: bearing 26°T), and is situated 8.2 miles west-southwest of Birmingham. The soil here holds a deep, rusted hue, anchoring the hardwoods that thrive in the humid, inland air, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Little Shades Mountain defines the western skyline. Midfield Park offers a modest expanse of green where the afternoon light softens into a muted gold, casting long shadows across the grass as the day cools. Beyond the immediate reach of the creek, the terrain shifts into the broader, open expanse of Jones Valley, creating a landscape that feels patient and reclaimed by the slow passage of the seasons.

Walnut Grove emerged from the industrious spirit of those who worked the red-clay earth and navigated the shifting fortunes of the regional economy. The local character is shaped by a history of hard-wrought progress, where the legacy of agriculture and small-scale enterprise continues to influence the pace of daily life. Residents often look toward the quiet waters of Bayview Lake for respite, finding a stillness that mirrors the town’s own measured tempo. While the United States Reservation - Flat Top Experimental Forest remains a distant, silent guardian of the timbered wilderness to the north, the focus here stays fixed on the immediate, tangible rhythm of the workday and the enduring, unpretentious patterns of the people who call Walnut Grove home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 2.6 mi, 339° N
  • Bailey School (Monument) — 7.0 mi, 260° W
  • Antioch Cemetary (Monument) — 10.5 mi, 218° SW
  • Boaz Softball Complex (Local Recreation) — 11.3 mi, 032° NE
  • Battle Royal (Monument) — 11.8 mi, 271° W
  • Boaz 9 Cinema (Cinema) — 11.8 mi, 039° NE
  • OBA Artwalk (Attraction) — 13.6 mi, 233° SW
  • Albertville Museum (Museum) — 14.8 mi, 018° N
  • SMPA Artist House (Museum) — 14.8 mi, 014° N
  • Mountain Air Trampoline Park (Attraction) — 14.9 mi, 022° N
  • Noccalula Falls Petting Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 15.0 mi, 097° E
  • Fat Man's Squeeze (Attraction) — 15.2 mi, 096° E
  • Noccalula Falls Scenic View (Viewpoint) — 15.3 mi, 096° E
  • Nectar Falls (Attraction) — 19.7 mi, 253° W
  • Lake Guntersville State Park (State Park) — 19.8 mi, 015° N
  • Walter Cotton Gin (Historic Ruins) — 22.5 mi, 280° W
  • Saint Joseph (Public Artwork) — 22.9 mi, 269° W
  • Janney Furnace Civil War and Native American Museum and Interpritive Center (Museum) — 24.1 mi, 140° SE
  • Chad Hawkins Stadium (Stadium) — 27.2 mi, 061° NE
  • Bangor Cave (Historic Ruins) — 27.5 mi, 257° W
  • Buck's Pocket State Park (State Park) — 30.3 mi, 024° NE
  • Cullman County Museum (Museum) — 32.8 mi, 284° W
  • Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 35.6 mi, 115° SE · 395k acres
  • Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 37.1 mi, 126° SE · 18k acres
  • Little River Canyon National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 37.3 mi, 065° NE · 11k acres
  • Jackson County Waterfowl Area And Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 37.7 mi, 016° N · 16k acres
  • Dugger Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 39.4 mi, 112° E · 8,947 acres
  • Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 41.4 mi, 324° NW · 35k acres
  • William B. Bankhead National Forest (National Forest) — 47.7 mi, 270° W · 182k acres
  • Cheaha Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 49.8 mi, 148° SE · 7,400 acres

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About This Walnut Grove Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Walnut Grove, Alabama. Coordinates: 34.064595, -86.28717. 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 Walnut Grove includes the ZIP code (35064, 35228, 35761), telephone area code (256, 334, 205), county seat of Jefferson County (Birmingham), and school district assignment (Etowah County School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

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.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.