THE LAUDERDALE COUNTY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Western Highland Rim setting.
Lauderdale County has 668 square miles of land in Alabama. 3 mapped landscape regions meet across Lauderdale County: Western Highland Rim, Transition Hills, Eastern Highland Rim.
Open hills, irregular plains and tablelands are developed on limestone and other sedimentary rocks. Oak-hickory woodland, local prairie and cedar-glade settings contribute to this diverse inland plateau.
Regional context: Interior Plateau ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint
Where the landscape changes
Lauderdale County intersects 3 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:
- Western Highland Rim61.2%
- Transition Hills22.3%
- Eastern Highland Rim16.5%
Southeastern Plains in Lauderdale County
Irregular plains of sand, silt and clay support a mix of pine and hardwood landscapes. The region has more relief than the lower coastal plain, with generally gentle stream gradients.
Read the regional source ↗Finding your parcel within Lauderdale County
The atlas lists 8 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Lauderdale County, including Florence, Underwood-Petersville, St. Florian. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.
Lauderdale County by land and water
The Census records 51.6 square miles of water within Lauderdale County, or 7.2% of its total area. That share is close to Lauderdale County’s 7.2%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Lauderdale County has 150 times the land area of nearby St. Florian town (4.45 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.
The Census boundary meets Colbert County, Lawrence County, Limestone County within Alabama. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

