Greene County Alabama map | County Boundary and Places

The Greene County Alabama map is most revealing when Eutaw is separated from the county’s larger geographic frame: I-20/59 crosses the north, the Tombigbee River defines the west, the Black Warrior River defines much of the east, and Forkland sits near the southern river-confluence landscape. Boligee belongs to the southwestern Tombigbee side, while Union provides a northern rural reference. With very low population density, waterways and a few major highways matter more here than a dense town network.

Quick Facts

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates 7,067 residents as of July 1, 2025, down 8.6 percent from the 2020 estimates base of 7,732. The 2020 census counted 7,730 residents. That decline, combined with the county’s large land area, produces a settlement pattern in which Eutaw stands apart from widely scattered rural communities.

Greene County has 647.02 square miles of land and a 2020 density of only 11.9 people per square mile. At that scale, access is shaped by a small number of U.S. and state highways, limited river crossings, and long county roads rather than by a continuous urban street network.

What the Map Shows

Eutaw is the county seat and largest incorporated place. U.S. 11 and U.S. 43 pass through the city, while Alabama 14 provides the key east-west connection toward I-20/59. The interstate itself lies north of downtown, so Eutaw functions as a connected county-seat hub rather than an interchange-centered city.

Boligee lies southwest of Eutaw toward the Tombigbee River side. Atlas Alabama places the town in southwestern Greene County. It provides a useful marker for the transition from the Eutaw road corridor to the river-influenced farms, rail history, and lowland landscape farther west.

Forkland is in southern Greene County where the Black Warrior and Tombigbee river systems draw close together before meeting at Demopolis. The town’s name reflects its location in that river fork. Its setting makes southern Greene County fundamentally different from the highway-oriented center around Eutaw.

Union is a very small incorporated town north of Eutaw. Its importance on a county map is positional rather than demographic: it marks the sparsely settled northern interior between the county seat and the Tuscaloosa/Pickens County side.

Names such as Clinton, Knoxville, Mantua, and West Greene represent local communities rather than equivalent incorporated municipalities. Greene County preserves many rural place names across a large area, so administrative status and geographic labeling should not be treated as the same thing.

State and local-government sources support four incorporated municipalities in Greene County: Eutaw, Boligee, Forkland, and Union. This distinction is helpful when a map includes additional community labels for orientation.

County Layout and Location

Greene County lies in west-central Alabama’s Black Belt. Pickens and Tuscaloosa counties are to the north, Hale County to the east, Marengo County to the south, and Sumter County to the west. The Tombigbee forms much of the western edge, while the Black Warrior forms much of the eastern edge.

I-20/59 crosses the northern part of the county and carries long-distance traffic between Tuscaloosa and the Mississippi direction. Eutaw is south of the freeway, so a driver reaches the county seat through Alabama 14 and the U.S. highway network rather than simply exiting into a downtown interchange.

U.S. 11 and U.S. 43 are the key highways through Eutaw. Local descriptions of the city identify both routes along with Alabama 14, which connects Eutaw to I-20/59. These roads link the administrative center with the interstate to the north and Forkland and the Demopolis direction to the south.

Alabama 14 is the clearest east-west route through Eutaw. It connects toward Sumter County on the west and the interstate and Hale County direction on the east, giving the county seat a cross-county connection despite its position away from I-20/59.

ALDOT’s currently listed Greene County functional-classification sheet is dated February 2014. It distinguishes the interstate, principal U.S. and state highways, and rural collector roads, which is especially useful in a county where small roads carry much of the last-mile access to dispersed settlements.

The river boundaries complicate east-west travel. The Tombigbee and Black Warrior wrap the county on opposite sides and converge just south of Greene County near Demopolis. Bridge locations therefore matter much more than straight-line distance when moving toward Sumter, Hale, or Marengo County.

Local Context

Greene County was created on December 13, 1819, one day before Alabama became a state, and was named for Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene. Its location and boundaries changed later, including the loss of territory when Hale County was created in 1867.

The first county seat was Erie on the Black Warrior River. Flooding and yellow-fever concerns led officials to move the seat to the more central location of Eutaw in 1838. That decision is visible in today’s geography: the county’s administrative center sits inland between the two major river systems rather than on either boundary river.

Eutaw was originally known as Mesopotamia and later took its name from the Battle of Eutaw Springs. During the nineteenth century it became an important mercantile and legal center in Alabama’s Black Belt, concentrating institutions in the middle of a predominantly agricultural county.

The Tombigbee and Black Warrior rivers belong to the Black Warrior–Tombigbee navigation system managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. They are not merely county-border lines; they remain working navigation and water-management corridors.

Demopolis Lake begins around the confluence just south of Greene County. The Corps describes it as the largest lake in the Black Warrior–Tombigbee system, covering about 10,000 acres and extending 48 miles up the Black Warrior and 53 miles up the Tombigbee. That reach places the Forkland side of Greene County directly within a much larger managed water landscape.

Warrior Lake also extends along the Black Warrior side near Eutaw. USACE lists the lake at about 7,800 acres and 77 miles long and notes that it lies roughly six miles from Eutaw. The eastern edge of Greene County is therefore better understood as a broad navigation reservoir and river corridor than as a narrow stream boundary.

The northern and northwestern side is influenced by the Sipsey River Swamp and associated bottomland wetlands. Combined with Black Belt soils and floodplain terrain, these lowlands help explain the sparse road network and large stretches of undeveloped or agricultural land.

Forkland Park, managed by the Corps on Demopolis Lake, further illustrates the county’s southern water orientation. The park lies in Greene County on the northern shore of the lake, reinforcing the contrast between Eutaw’s road-centered interior and Forkland’s river-and-reservoir setting.

Ways to Use This Map

Start with Eutaw and separate I-20/59 to the north from U.S. 11/U.S. 43 and Alabama 14 through the county-seat area. This immediately explains why interstate travel and local administrative access follow related but different routes.

Next place the Tombigbee on the west and the Black Warrior on the east, then follow both south toward the Forkland and Demopolis confluence area. This reveals the county’s unusual position between two major navigable rivers.

For settlement patterns, treat Eutaw as the service center, Boligee as the southwestern Tombigbee-side marker, Forkland as the southern water-corridor community, and Union as the northern rural marker. That framework is more informative than comparing these places only by population.

• Use Eutaw to anchor U.S. 11, U.S. 43, and Alabama 14.
• Keep I-20/59 separate as the northern long-distance corridor.
• Place Boligee on the southwestern Tombigbee-oriented side.
• Read Forkland within the Black Warrior–Tombigbee confluence and Demopolis Lake landscape.
• Use Union to orient the sparsely settled northern interior.

FAQ

Why can Greene County be described as a county between two rivers?

The Tombigbee forms much of the western boundary and the Black Warrior forms much of the eastern boundary. The rivers meet just south of the county at Demopolis, with Forkland positioned near that confluence landscape. The waterways therefore define much of Greene County’s outer shape and influence how people reach neighboring counties.

Why is Eutaw not directly on I-20/59 even though the interstate crosses Greene County?

I-20/59 crosses the northern part of Greene County, while central Eutaw lies farther south. Alabama 14 and U.S. 11/U.S. 43 connect the city with the interstate corridor. Looking at the freeway and county seat as separate layers explains the actual route into Eutaw.

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Sources

• U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts
• Encyclopedia of Alabama: Greene County
• Encyclopedia of Alabama: Eutaw
• ALDOT Highway Functional Classification Maps
• Atlas Alabama Municipality Directory
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Black Warrior–Tombigbee Lakes