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Waterloo Alabama Map

Explore Waterloo, 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 Waterloo, Alabama

How to Use This Waterloo, Alabama Map

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

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.

CityWaterloo
StateAlabama (AL)
CountyLauderdale County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude34.918142
Longitude-88.064203
Population178
Density91.9 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code35677
Area Code256
County SeatFlorence
School DistrictLauderdale County School District

About Waterloo, Alabama

Waterloo is a locality in Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 178. The population density is 91.9 people per km². Waterloo is located at 34.9181°N, 88.0642°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Waterloo is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 35677.

Waterloo occupies a quiet corner of the landscape where the land yields to the persistent, slow-moving currents of Second Creek. It lies 23.4 miles west-northwest of Florence, AL (from Florence, AL: bearing 291°T), and is situated 17.0 miles southeast of Hardin. The terrain here is defined by the deep, shadowed contours of Keaton Hollow, which spill toward the expansive, glass-still surface of Pickwick Lake. To the horizon, the silhouette of Pea Ridge rises as a steadfast guardian over the bottomland hardwoods and thickets of longleaf pine. The light during the late afternoon clings to the red clay of the back roads, casting a copper glow that seems to pull the very heat from the earth. Within the State-owned Submerged Lands, the water and silt settle into a rhythmic stillness, undisturbed by the hurried pace of the modern world.

Waterloo carries a history etched into the soil, where the remnants of early river commerce and agrarian life still inform the character of the present. The economy remains tethered to the land and the waterways, favoring a slow, deliberate stewardship of the natural resources that have sustained inhabitants for generations. While the roar of Rainbow Falls lies miles away in the distance, the local atmosphere is governed by the soft, humid air that rises from the river valley. Life here is measured by the changing seasons of the pecan harvest and the quiet maintenance of the land, reflecting a culture that values the endurance of place over the transience of industry. It is a locality where the weight of time is felt in the steady growth of the forest and the enduring presence of the water.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 0.3 mi, 079° E
  • Lauderdale Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 270° W
  • Riverton Community Hunting Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 161° S
  • J.P. Coleman State Park (State Park) — 4.2 mi, 254° W
  • Rainbow Falls Entrance (Topside) (Viewpoint) — 8.9 mi, 344° N
  • Pickwick Landing (State Park) — 11.6 mi, 317° NW
  • Cherokee Military Memorial (Monument) — 12.3 mi, 155° SE
  • Shell Mound (Historic Ruins) — 13.6 mi, 133° SE
  • Seven-mile Island Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 16.3 mi, 132° SE · 3,204 acres
  • Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.3 mi, 125° SE · 2,106 acres
  • Brunton Mound (Historic Ruins) — 19.3 mi, 192° S
  • Thomas State Wildlife Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 20.1 mi, 163° S
  • Battery of canons (Monument) — 21.0 mi, 314° NW
  • US Willard's Battery - Army of the Tennessee (Monument) — 21.2 mi, 314° NW
  • Romeo and Juliet (Public Artwork) — 23.1 mi, 109° E
  • Norton Auditorium (Theatre) — 23.1 mi, 110° E
  • Shoals Community Theatre (Theatre) — 23.5 mi, 110° E
  • Caboose (Attraction) — 26.0 mi, 272° W
  • Northeast Mississippi Museum (Museum) — 26.0 mi, 274° W
  • Bonner Arnold Coliseum (Stadium) — 33.2 mi, 239° SW
  • William B. Bankhead National Forest (National Forest) — 40.5 mi, 141° SE · 182k acres
  • Davis Bridge Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 42.3 mi, 281° W
  • Siege and Battle of Corinth Sites (Registered Battlefield) — 42.5 mi, 280° W
  • Valley Landing Golf Course (Closed) (Attraction) — 44.2 mi, 113° SE
  • David Crockett Museum (Museum) — 46.6 mi, 059° NE
  • Jamie L. Whitten Historical Center (Museum) — 47.9 mi, 205° SW
  • Sipsey Fork West Fork, Alabama Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 49.6 mi, 138° SE · 10k acres
  • Sipsey Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 50.0 mi, 141° SE · 26k acres
  • Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 51.0 mi, 002° N · 22k acres
  • Holly Springs National Forest (National Forest) — 51.6 mi, 262° W · 156k acres

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About This Waterloo Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Waterloo, Alabama. Coordinates: 34.918142, -88.064203. 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 Waterloo includes the ZIP code (35677), telephone area code (256), county seat of Lauderdale County (Florence), and school district assignment (Lauderdale 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.