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Baldwin County, Alabama

195 topographic sheets and 8 fire insurance atlases across 4 places.

Research this county

From the record

61 National Register listings published here, 1 of them a National Historic Landmark.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Alabama within the United States
Baldwin County within Alabama

What the record shows

  • 4 places in this county were surveyed for fire insurance: Bay Minette, Fairhope, Foley, Robertsdale, between 1927 and 1947.
  • 8 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
  • 1,495 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 61 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 47 buildings, 12 districts and 2 structures.
  • 3 of the 61 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 90 populated places in this county; 90 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

13 photographs, 1937 to 2010

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Pulp wood going down the River Styx to Mobile by inland waterway near Robertsdale, Alabama
Pulp wood going down the River Styx to Mobile by inland waterway near Robertsdale, Alabama
Lange, Dorothea, photographer, 1937. Library of Congress
Beautiful communities and rural scenes in Baldwin County, Alabama. Pecan trees are abundant
Beautiful communities and rural scenes in Baldwin County, Alabama. Pecan trees are abundant
Highsmith, Carol M, 2010. Library of Congress
Beautiful communities and rural scenes in Baldwin County, Alabama. Pecan trees are abundant
Beautiful communities and rural scenes in Baldwin County, Alabama. Pecan trees are abundant
Highsmith, Carol M, 2010. Library of Congress
Beautiful communities and rural scenes in Baldwin County, Alabama. Pecan trees are abundant
Beautiful communities and rural scenes in Baldwin County, Alabama. Pecan trees are abundant
Highsmith, Carol M, 2010. Library of Congress
Beautiful communities and rural scenes in Baldwin County, Alabama. Pecan trees are abundant
Beautiful communities and rural scenes in Baldwin County, Alabama. Pecan trees are abundant
Highsmith, Carol M, 2010. Library of Congress
Beautiful communities and rural scenes in Baldwin County, Alabama. Pecan trees are abundant
Beautiful communities and rural scenes in Baldwin County, Alabama. Pecan trees are abundant
Highsmith, Carol M, 2010. Library of Congress
Pulpwood going down the River Styx to Mobile by inland waterway. Near Robertsdale, Alabama
Pulpwood going down the River Styx to Mobile by inland waterway. Near Robertsdale, Alabama
Lange, Dorothea, photographer, 1937. Library of Congress
Atkinson-Till House, State Highway 59, Tensaw, Baldwin County, AL
Atkinson-Till House, State Highway 59, Tensaw, Baldwin County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
McMillan House, County Road 21, Stockton, Baldwin County, AL
McMillan House, County Road 21, Stockton, Baldwin County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Reingard Double House, 8-10 North Jackson Street, Mobile, Mobile County, AL
Reingard Double House, 8-10 North Jackson Street, Mobile, Mobile County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Battle House, U.S. Highway 98 (State Highway 42), Point Clear, Baldwin County, AL
Battle House, U.S. Highway 98 (State Highway 42), Point Clear, Baldwin County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, Baldwin County, AL
Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, Baldwin County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Tunstall House, State Highway 59, Tensaw, Baldwin County, AL
Tunstall House, State Highway 59, Tensaw, Baldwin County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

61

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Allen Housebuilding198888002809
American Legion Post 199building2018100002858
Bank of Fairhopebuilding198888001008
Battles Wharf Historic Districtdistrict198888000107
Beckner Housebuilding198888001007
Carl L. Bloxham Buildingbuilding198888001005
Brodbeck-Zundel Historic Districtdistrict198888000520
Brunell Housebuilding199595001019
Captain Adams Housebuilding198888002810
George W. Cullum Housebuilding199090000930
Fairhope Bayfront Districtdistrict198888001003
Fairhope Downtown Historic Districtdistrict200604000115
First Baptist Churchbuilding198888001349
Foley Downtown Historic Districtdistrict200504001496
Foley Downtown Historic District (Boundary Decrease)district201212000316
Fort Morgan Casematesbuilding196666000146
Gaston Buildingbuilding198888001004
Golf, Gun & Country Clubbuilding198888001002
Governor's Clubbuilding200000001031
Hamner Housebuilding198888002811
Jenkins Farm and House (Additional Documentation)building201616000862
Jenkins Farm and House (Boundary Increase)district2023100009548
Axil Johnson Housebuilding199797000649
Killcreas Housebuilding199595000556
Latham United Methodist Churchbuilding198888001350
Lebanon Chapel AME Churchbuilding198888001351
Magnolia Springs Historic Districtdistrict201211001046
Malbis Plantationdistrict201111000238
Manly-Strong Housebuilding2019100004134
McMillan Housebuilding198888002812
Methodist Episcopal Church, Southbuilding198080000679
Montgomery Hill Baptist Churchbuilding198888001352
Montrose Historic Districtdistrict197676000310
Moore Storebuilding200100001027
Nelson Housebuilding198888002814
Nicholson Housebuilding198888002813
Orrell Housebuilding198888002815
People's Supply Companybuilding199797000096
Point Clear Historic Districtdistrict198888000515
Sand Island Lightstructure197575000305
School of Organic Educationbuilding198888001010
St. Mark's Lutheran Churchbuilding198888001353
St. Patrick's Catholic Churchbuilding198888001354
St. Paul's Episcopal Churchbuilding198888001355
Lewis Starke Housebuilding199090000929
State Bank Silverhillbuilding200101001410
Stockton Methodist Churchbuilding198888001356
Street Housebuilding198888002816
Henry Stuart Housebuilding200605000841
Sunnyside Hotelbuilding199898000111
Svea Land Company Officebuilding198585000443
Swift Presbyterian Churchbuilding198888001357
Swift-Coles Housebuilding201616000814
Texas, Thebuilding198888002817
Twin Beach AME Churchbuilding198888001358
U.S.S. TECUMSEHstructure197575000306
US Post Officebuilding198888001001
Walker Housebuilding198888002818
White Avenue Historic Districtdistrict198888001009
Whittier Hallbuilding198585000442
Zurhorst Housebuilding198888001006

Photographs from libraries nationwide

1 of 3 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 3 image records catalogued for this county. Every one shown here carries a public-domain status or a licence that permits reuse on a site that carries advertising; non-commercial, share-alike and restricted images are excluded. The selection is spread across the county's towns (at most eight per town), so no single institution's bulk upload crowds out the rest. Each opens the holding library's record, and the complete set at the Digital Public Library of America is one click away.

Rebel line of works at Blakely captured by the Army of West Miss., April 9, 1865, Boston Public Library - undated
Rebel line of works at Blakely captured by the Army of West Miss., April 9, 1865. United States. Army. Corps of Engineers, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

48 shown

Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 4,013 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 48 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1938-11-25, scale 1:40000
1938-11-25, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1938-11-25, scale 1:40000
1938-11-25, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1938-11-25, scale 1:40000
1938-11-25, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1938-11-25, scale 1:40000
1938-11-25, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1940-10-27, scale 1:48000
1940-10-27, scale 1:48000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1940-10-27, scale 1:48000
1940-10-27, scale 1:48000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1940-10-27, scale 1:48000
1940-10-27, scale 1:48000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1940-10-27, scale 1:48000
1940-10-27, scale 1:48000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-02-21, scale 1:23600
1952-02-21, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-02-21, scale 1:23600
1952-02-21, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-02-21, scale 1:23600
1952-02-21, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-02-21, scale 1:23600
1952-02-21, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-03-16, scale 1:23600
1953-03-16, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-12-11, scale 1:17000
1954-12-11, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-12-11, scale 1:17000
1954-12-11, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-12-11, scale 1:17000
1954-12-11, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-12-11, scale 1:17000
1954-12-11, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-10-23, scale 1:30000
1956-10-23, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-10-23, scale 1:30000
1956-10-23, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-10-23, scale 1:30000
1956-10-23, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-10-23, scale 1:30000
1956-10-23, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-01-27, scale 1:24000
1965-01-27, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-01-27, scale 1:24000
1965-01-27, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-01-27, scale 1:24000
1965-01-27, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-01-27, scale 1:24000
1965-01-27, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-11-25, scale 1:24000
1967-11-25, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-11-25, scale 1:24000
1967-11-25, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-11-25, scale 1:24000
1967-11-25, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-11-25, scale 1:24000
1967-11-25, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-08-19, scale 1:124325
1969-08-19, scale 1:124325. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-08-19, scale 1:124325
1969-08-19, scale 1:124325. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-08-19, scale 1:124325
1969-08-19, scale 1:124325. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-08-19, scale 1:124325
1969-08-19, scale 1:124325. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-01-27, scale 1:23000
1971-01-27, scale 1:23000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-01-27, scale 1:23000
1971-01-27, scale 1:23000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-01-27, scale 1:23000
1971-01-27, scale 1:23000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-01-27, scale 1:23000
1971-01-27, scale 1:23000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-05-04, scale 1:35634
1972-05-04, scale 1:35634. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-05-04, scale 1:35634
1972-05-04, scale 1:35634. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-05-04, scale 1:35634
1972-05-04, scale 1:35634. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-05-04, scale 1:35634
1972-05-04, scale 1:35634. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-06-24, scale 1:42274
1973-06-24, scale 1:42274. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-06-24, scale 1:42274
1973-06-24, scale 1:42274. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-06-24, scale 1:42274
1973-06-24, scale 1:42274. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-06-24, scale 1:42274
1973-06-24, scale 1:42274. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-01-30, scale 1:76000
1974-01-30, scale 1:76000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-01-30, scale 1:76000
1974-01-30, scale 1:76000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-01-30, scale 1:76000
1974-01-30, scale 1:76000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

95 stations, 9 gages

The thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that measured the flow of its streams, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.

The 1950 census, district by district

52 districts

Who lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.

  • 2-1Election Precinct 1, Blackshear
  • 2-2Election Precinct 2, Montgomery Hill and Latham
  • 2-3Election Precinct 3, Stockton and Deans: Election Precinct 3, Stockton and Deans - That part northeast and east of State Highway 59
  • 2-4Election Precinct 3, Stockton and Deans - That part west and southwest of State Highway 59, including all islands in this enumeration district
  • 2-5ABay Minette town - That part Bounded by Town limits; Town limits; Louisville & Nashville Railroad; Hoyle Avenue, 9th, White Avenue
  • 2-5BBay Minette town - That part Bounded by Louisville & Nashville Railroad; Town limits; Town limits; U.S. Highway 31
  • 2-6Bay Minette town - That part Bounded by Town limits; White Avenue, 9th, Hoyle Avenue, Louisville & Nashville Railroad, U.S. Highway 31; Town limits; Town limits
  • 2-7Election Precinct 4, Bay Minette - That part southeast and east of U.S. Highway 31, outside Bay Minette town
  • 2-8Election Precinct 4, Bay Minette - That part northwest of U.S. Highway 31 and Louisville & Nashville Railroad, outside Bay Minette town, and including all islands in this enumeration district
  • 2-9Election Precinct 4, Bay Minette - That part south of Louisville & Nashville Railroad and west of U.S. Highway 31, outside Bay Minette town, and including all islands in this enumeration district
  • 2-10Election Precinct 5, Perdido and Lottie: Election Precinct 5, Perdido and Lottie - That part north and northwest of Louisville & Nashville Railroad
  • 2-11Election Precinct 5, Perdido and Lottie - That part southeast and south of Louisville & Nashville Railroad
  • 2-12Election Precinct 6, Stapleton
  • 2-13Election Precinct 7, Holmans and Gateswood
  • 2-14Election Precinct 8, Daphne: Daphne town
  • 2-15Election Precinct 8, Daphne - That part north of Loxley-Daphne Road, outside Daphne town, and including all islands in this enumeration district
  • 2-16Election Precinct 8, Daphne - That part south of Daphne-Loxley Road, outside Daphne town, and excluding Silverhill Field-Naval Air Training Station (part) (Outlying field for Pensacola, Florida)
  • 2-17Silverhill Field-Naval Air Training Station (Outlying field for Pensacola, Florida) - That part in Election Precinct 8, Daphne (Remainder of Silverhill Field-Naval Air Training Station (Outlying field for Pensacola, Florida), is in Election Precinct 10, Fairhope and Zundels)
  • 2-18Election Precinct 9, Loxley and Robertsdale: Robertsdale town: Robertsdale town - That part east of Louisville & Nashville Railroad
  • 2-19Robertsdale town - That part west of Louisville & Nashville Railroad
  • 2-20Silverhill town
  • 2-21Election Precinct 9, Loxley and Robertsdale - That part north of the section line from Styx River at section 9 to Louisville & Nashville Railroad and east of Louisville & Nashville Railroad
  • 2-22Election Precinct 9, Loxley and Robertsdale - That part west of Louisville & Nashville Railroad and north of State Highway 104, outside Robertsdale and Silverhill towns
  • 2-23Election Precinct 9, Loxley and Robertsdale - That part south of the section line from Louisville & Nashville Railroad to Styx River at section 16 and east of Louisville & Nashville Railroad, outside Robertsdale town
  • 2-24Election Precinct 9, Loxley and Robertsdale - That part south of State Highway 104 and west of Louisville & Nashville Railroad, outside Robertsdale and Silverhill towns
  • 2-25Election Precinct 10, Fairhope and Zundels: Fairhope town: Fairhope town - That part north of Fairhope Avenue and east of Section
  • 2-26Fairhope town - That part west of Section and north and west of Magnolia Avenue and Mobile Avenue
  • 2-27Fairhope town - That part south of Magnolia Avenue, west of Section, and east of Mobile Avenue
  • 2-28Fairhope town - That part south of Fairhope Avenue and east of Section
  • 2-29Election Precinct 10, Fairhope and Zundels - That part north and east of Marlow-Fairhope Road, via Point Clear and Battles Wharf, outside Fairhope town, and excluding Silverhill Field-Naval Air Training Station (part) (Outlying field for Pensacola, Florida)
  • 2-30Silverhill Field-Naval Air Training Station (Outlying field for Pensacola, Florida) - That part in Election Precinct 10, Fairhope and Zundels (Remainder of Silverhill Field-Naval Air Training Station (Outlying field for Pensacola, Florida), is in Election Precinct 8, Daphne)
  • 2-31Election Precinct 10, Fairhope and Zundels - That part west and south of Fairhope-Marlow Road, via Battles Wharf and Point Clear, outside Fairhope town
  • 2-32Election Precinct 11, Summerdale and Marlow: Summerdale town
  • 2-33Election Precinct 11, Summerdale and Marlow - That part east of State Highway 3, outside Summerdale town, and excluding Summerdale Field-Naval Air Training Base (Outlying field for Pensacola, Florida)
  • 2-34Summerdale Field-Naval Air Training Base (Outlying field for Pensacola, Florida) (In Election Precinct 11, Summerdale and Marlow)
  • 2-35Election Precinct 11, Summerdale and Marlow - That part west of State Highway 3, outside Summerdale town and, excluding Magnolia Field (Outlying field for Pensacola, Florida)
  • 2-36Magnolia Field (Outlying field for Pensacola, Florida) (In Election Precinct 11, Summerdale and Marlow)
  • 2-37Election Precinct 12, Seminole and Lillian
  • 2-38Election Precinct 13, Elberta and Josephine: Election Precinct 13, Elberta and Josephine - That part including Ono Island and all islands in this enumeration district, and excluding Barin Field-Naval Auxiliary Air Station (part) and Wolfe Field (Outlying field for Pensacola, Florida)
  • 2-39Barin Field-Naval Auxiliary Air Station - That part in Election Precinct 13, Elberta and Josephine (Remainder of Barin Field-Naval Auxiliary Air Station is in Election Precinct 14, Foley and Magnolia Springs)
  • 2-40Wolfe Field (Outlying field for Pensacola, Florida) (In Election Precinct 13, Alberta and Josephine)
  • 2-41Election Precinct 14, Foley and Magnolia Springs: Foley town: Foley town - That part north of Orange Avenue and east of Louisville & Nashville Railroad
  • 2-42Foley town - that part west of Louisville & Nashville Railroad and north of Orange Avenue
  • 2-43Foley town - That part south of Orange Avenue
  • 2-44Election Precinct 14, Foley and Magnolia Springs - that part north of State Highway 89, county road from Foley to Magnolia River, Magnolia River, and Weeks Bay, outside Foley town
  • 2-45Election Precinct 14, Foley and Magnolia Springs - That part south of Weeks Bay, Magnolia River, county road from Magnolia River to Foley, and State Highway 89, outside Foley town, and excluding Barin Field-Naval Auxiliary Air Station (part)
  • 2-46Barin Field-Naval Auxiliary Air Station - That part in Election Precinct 14, Foley and Magnolia Springs (Remainder of Barin Field-Naval Auxiliary Air Station is in Election Precinct 13, Elberta and Josephine)
  • 2-47BN/A
  • 2-47AN/A
  • 2-48Canal Field-Naval Air Training Base (Outlying field for Pensacola, Florida) (In Election Precinct 15, Bon Secour and Canal)
  • 2-49Fort Morgan-Naval Section Base (In Election Precinct 15, Bon Secour and Canal)
  • 2-50Mobile Point (Range Rear) U.S. Lighthouse (At Ft. Morgan) (In Election Precinct 15, Bon Secour and Canal)

Wildfire, 1994 to 2020

4,132 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 4,132 of them, burning about 83,918 acres. 88 started naturally and 1,724 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Arson/incendiarism1724
Debris and open burning1352
Missing data/not specified/undetermined529
Equipment and vehicle use187
Recreation and ceremony130
Natural88
Misuse of fire by a minor42
Railroad operations and maintenance42
Smoking17
Power generation/transmission/distribution12
Fireworks7
Other causes2

The five largest, by the area the report gives. One of them was set deliberately.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
3 March 2006Equipment and vehicle use1,846 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionLILLIAN SWAMP
5 June 2011Natural1,600 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionSEMINOLE FIRE
30 May 2012Natural1,555 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionSWR-20120530-001
21 March 1996Debris and open burning1,200 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
29 May 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,160 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
4 July 2019Natural1,100 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20190704-6
17 March 2006Arson/incendiarism910 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionSUSTAINABLE 2
25 June 2011Recreation and ceremony898 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionGULF STATE PARK , AL

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1950 to 2026

60 of 897 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 897 reports for this county, causing 20 deaths, 121 injuries and about $44,834,060 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind358
Hail178
Flash Flood125
Tornado116
Lightning43
Waterspout26
Heavy Rain19
Funnel Cloud12
Rip Current11
Flood8
Coastal Flood1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2005LightningGulf Shrs2 killedA man and his stepson were trying to retrieve their beach belongings during a thunderstorm along the Gulf Shores beach. They were both struck and killed by a lightning bolt. They were on a weekend outing at the beach. The man's wife was watching them from a condo and observed the strike. Another of the mans stepsons was walking several yards in front of them and didn't even know the pair had been struck.
August 2017LightningGulf Shrs1 killed, 5 hurtA group of 6 were struck by lightning on the beach. There were 5 injuries and 1 death.
April 2014Flash FloodSpanish Ft1 killed, 1 hurt, $27,000,000The southern half of Baldwin county experienced historic flooding the night of April 29th into the early morning of April 30th. Rain totals of 12 to 24 inches were reported, with the maximum rainfall occurring in a swath from Foley south to Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, east to the Florida state line. The highest reported was 23.67 inches in Orange Beach via a CoCoRAHS observer. The Fish River at Silverhill crested at record high level of 23.18 feet. The Styx River at Elsanor experienced its second highest crest on record at 20.90 feet. ||1400 homes and businesses experienced flooding and private property losses are estimated at $17 million with another $10 million estimated for infrastructure damage. Almost every road south of Highway 104 experienced flooding. Numerous roads were flooded between Highway 104 and just north of Interstate 10. The flooding resulted in extensive damage to numerous roads and bridges throughout the county. Emergency management officials reported having to rescue dozens of people from homes and vehicles due the rapid rise of the water. A significant portion of the bluff in Spanish Fort, along Patrician Drive, was washed away. ||A 67 year old man was killed in Foley when his car was swept off Airport Drive by fast rising water from the adjacent Magnolia River.
September 1999Rip CurrentGulf Shrs1 killed, 1 hurtTwo persons from out of state were swimming in rough water near Gulf Shores. They both struggled in the surf and bystanders were able to get to one of the swimmers out of the rough water but could not get the other one. He was not found until the next day. Red Flag Warnings were flying along the beaches due to rough surf.
July 1996Rip CurrentOrange Beach1 killed, 1 hurtno account filed
August 2019LightningOak1 killedA 28 year old male was struck by lightning while working on a construction site in craft farms. he was rushed to the hospital where he later died as a result of his injuries.
July 2015LightningFt Morgan1 killedLightning struck a 12 year old girl playing volleyball on Fort Morgan. There were 7 other near her that were affected by the closeness of the strike. However, only the girl was transported to the hospital. She passed away two days later from her injuries.
May 2014FloodLillian1 killedA 91 year old man died after he went around a barricade and fell in a sinkhole.
August 2010LightningHurricane1 killedA Semmes, Alabama man was killed by a lightning strike as he and his wife were heading in from a day of boating on the Tensaw River just west of Bay Minette, Alabama.
July 2006LightningElberta1 killedAn eleven year old boy was struck and killed by lightning while watering his animals near Elberta. Witnesses said there was only one cloud in the sky and the sun was shining when the boy was hit. He was likely hit by the first strike from the storm. He had a water hose in his hand when he was struck.
September 2005Rip CurrentGulf Shrs1 killedA male in his early twenties drowned in rough surf near Gulf Shores. Red Flags were flying warning people to stay out of the water. The man was swimming with three other males. They may have been in the country illegally as the other males left. The identity of the drowning victim is still unknown and his age is estimated.
September 2005Rip CurrentOrange Beach1 killedA forty-one year old female drowned in rough water while trying to save her son. The boy was rescued but the mother drowned. Red flags were flying warning people of dangerous surf conditions.
August 2003Rip CurrentGulf Shrs1 killedA twenty-five year old male from the north part of Alabama drowned in rough surf near Gulf Shores. He was swimming in an unguarded private area of the beach when he disappeared in the rough water..
September 2002Rip CurrentFt Morgan1 killedA twenty-six year old female was swimming with her daughter in rough water near Gulf Shores Plantation. They were visiting the area from out of state. The pair got caught in a strong rip current and were swept 600 yards west of where they went into the water. The daughter was rescued but the mother drowned in the rough water.
June 2002Rip CurrentFt Morgan1 killedA male vacationing with his family drowned in rough surf near Fort Morgan. The man was swimming in the rough water and disappeared. Paramedics were able to get him ashore but the man died.
September 2001Rip CurrentOrange Beach1 killedA 67-year-old Florida man drowned while swimming in the western beach area of Orange Beach. The man was swimming approximately 50 feet offshore, between the first and second sandbars, when he was apparently pulled under by rough surf and strong rip currents. A person swimming nearby tried to rescue the man, but the currents were too strong for the individual to save the drowning man. Red Flags, which are used to alert swimmers to dangerous swimming and water conditions, were flying along area beaches. The rough surf and dangerous rip currents were the result, in part, to Tropical Storm Gabrielle, which was moving east across the far southeastern Gulf of Mexico.
July 1999Rip CurrentGulf Shrs1 killedA thirty-three year old male drowned in heavy surf while swimming with friends on West Beach in Gulf Shores. The body was found the next day. Red flags, which warn of dangerous surf conditions, were flying at the time of the drowning.
April 1998Rip CurrentGulf Shrs1 killedA 51 year old male on vacation to the gulf coast from Michigan, drowned after his wave board drifted out of his reach in rough surf. There was a strong eastward flowing current where the male drowned. Rescuers tried to reach him but were unable to do so before he drowned.
October 1996Rip CurrentOrange Beach1 killedno account filed
February 1981Tornado (F2)not stated62 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
June 1989Tornado (F1)not stated10 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
February 2011Thunderstorm WindFoley5 hurt, $10,000Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees and power lines in Foley.
February 2011Thunderstorm WindSeminole5 hurtWinds estimated at 60 mph damaged a large metal awning attached to the front of a home.
November 2004Tornado (F2)Summerdale4 hurt, $400,000An F2 touched down just west of Summerdale along County Road 32. The tornado then tracked east northeast and moved through downtown Summerdale. The tornado continued moving east and went back into the clouds east of Summerdale. Most of the damage from the tornado occurred in downtown Summerdale. Bleachers from a new ball field were found about a quarter mile away next to a house. A school bus was pushed sideways 15 to 20 feet by the winds. Five homes were destroyed with 35 to 40 homes suffering damage. Four minor injuries were reported. People heard the warning and took cover before the tornado hit. This same area was hit hard by Hurricane Ivan in September.
November 1968Tornado (F3)not stated4 hurt, $250,000no account filed
April 2018Tornado (EF0)Oak3 hurt, $100,000The tornado first touched down at Anchors Aweigh RV Resort where it overturned 5 RVs. 3 people in the RVs were injured. The tornado continued northeast to just east of the intersection of Highway 59 and CR 20. Minor damage to a convenience store canopy and to the Lowe's were observed. The tornado lifted near the intersection of Pride drive and Juniper Street. Spotty minor tree damage was noted along the path.
December 1964Tornado (F2)not stated3 hurt, $25,000no account filed
April 2023Thunderstorm WindRomar Beach2 hurtStrong winds rolled one camper into another at Gulf State Park Campground.
August 2010LightningGulf Shrs2 hurtLightning struck 4 people on the beach in Gulf Shores. Two were hospitalized with minor injuries.
January 2017Thunderstorm WindGulf Shrs1 hurt, $950,000A severe thunderstorm moved across Gulf Shores and|produced a corridor of significant wind damage from near the|intersection of Highway 59 and Highway 182 north and east to just |east of Highway 59 and south of Fort Morgan road (Highway 180). |All damage surveyed was blown from a southwest to northeast direction,|indicative of straight line wind damage. The corridor of greatest damage |occurred around 300 to 350 yards on either side of Highway 59. Numerous|trees were uprooted and had significant large branches broken off. A few |homes were damaged by the fallen trees along West 12th and 13th Avenues |and a few homes suffered shingle damage. The Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo |experienced significant tree damage and damage to fencing and animal |enclosures. Fortunately, all of the animals survived. Roofing material|was blown off of a few commercial buildings near the zoo and also south |close to Highway 182. Outside of this main corridor of damage, sporadic|straight line wind damage was observed and reported across Gulf Shores,|Bon Secour, and Orange Beach. There was one minor injury when a sunroom |collapsed onto an elderly woman. She was quickly rescued and suffered|minor cuts and bruises.
March 1999Thunderstorm WindElsanor1 hurt, $70,000High winds destroyed an older mobile home along County Road 87. Five people were in the home. One person suffered minor injuries when the home was ripped apart. The roof and three sides of the trailer were ripped off . Other minor damage with trees down and sheds blown over covered a broad area along County Road 87. A few trees were also blown over and mobile homes damaged in Seminole as the storm moved east. No one was injured in Seminole but two mobile homes had major damage. Wind speeds were estimated to be around 80 mph.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindSpanish Ft1 hurt, $30,000Severe thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph resulted in downed trees and power lines in the Spanish Fort Estates neighborhood, mainly near the intersection of Yankee Trove Street and Artillery Range Street. The fallen trees and limbs resulted in roof damage to a couple of homes. One large tree fell on a vehicle, completely destroying it. One man was injured when a large tree fell onto a shed he was in.
November 1992Tornado (F1)not stated1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
October 1967Tornado (F2)not stated1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
May 2006LightningDaphne1 hurt, $15,000A 65 year old female was praying for her families safe return from a Memorial Day trip to the beach when lightning struck nearby. She was standing next to her refrigerator when a ball of lightning exploded out of her kitchen floor. She was knocked to the floor and was found by her family a few minutes later. The lightning appeared to have struck across the street from her home and ran into the house through a water line. The lightning continued into her backyard and ripped open a small trench. Pieces of concrete were scattered throughout the kitchen. She said her dog had tried to block her way into the kitchen only minutes before the strike occurred. She refused to go to a hospital.
January 1997Thunderstorm WindMalbis1 hurt, $15,000no account filed
March 1996Thunderstorm WindBay Minette1 hurt, $1,500no account filed
June 2012LightningGulf Shrs1 hurtA 10 year old boy was struck by lightning at the Gulf State Park Pavilion on East Beach Boulevard. He was transported to a local hospital in critical condition. A few days later hospital officials reported the boy's condition had stabilized and he had survived the lightning strike.
August 2007LightningMarlow1 hurtA Baldwin county worker was struck by lightning as he tried to escape a storm while working near a dirt pit. He was going to his truck to get out of the storm when he was hit. He was taken to a local hospital, treated and released.
July 2006LightningGulf Shrs1 hurtA sixteen year old visitor from north Alabama was struck by lightning while walking along the beach in Gulf Shores. He and his mother were walking in ankle-deep water when a bolt of lightning struck nearby and knocked both over. The mother was okay but the son had to be transported to the hospital. The boy remained in the hospital for several days and was released after about a week. The strike occurred near where two people were struck and killed last July.
August 2011LightningElberta1 hurtno account filed
July 1987Thunderstorm Windnot stated1 hurtno account filed
March 1998Flash FloodCountywide$1,000,000no account filed
January 2017Flash FloodBelforest$600,000Significant flash flooding occurred, especially in the Foley area, due to 5 to 7 inches of rain falling the span of only a couple of hours. A water rescue had to be performed on Fernwood Circle due to the rapid rise of Sandy Creek. Numerous roads in the central and southern half of the county were flooded and closed, with several sustaining damage due to the flooding.
May 2003Flash FloodCentral Portion$500,000Excessive rainfall occurred over a 12 hour period, with radar estimating rainfall totals of 11 to 15 inches.. This produced flooding from Bay Minette to Spanish Fort to Daphne. Bay Minette had eleven homes flooded, and several homes were also flooded in the Daphne area. Several roads were closed, and a few bridges were washed out. The bridge washouts forced residents to take long detours for several weeks, until the bridges were rebuilt.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindFoley$500,000Trees were blown down and some minor building damage occurred at the Riveria Factory Outlet Center.
May 2022Flash FloodFairhope$250,000Partial road collapse on North Bancroft Street between Oak Street and Bayou Drive.
September 2021Flash FloodPerdido Beach$250,000Over 6 inches of rain is just a couple of hours time resulted in significant flash flooding in parts of the Lillian and Seminole areas. In Lillian, fast moving water over Highway 98 washed cars off the road. A water rescue had to be performed at the Lillian Post Office due to a person being trapped in their vehicle. County Road 99 at Pearson Branch Bridge was closed due to flooding. In Seminole, a portion of Liatrus Lane near Juniper Road caved in with a six to 10 foot sink hole.
July 2007LightningFairhope$250,000Lightning struck a home causing a fire. The home was a complete loss.
October 2001Tornado (F3)Foley$250,000An F3 tornado initially touched down just south of the Grove Home Park on County Road 16. The tornado then tracked north just east of County Road 65 to County Road 12, just southwest of Foley. The tornado blew down numerous trees, destroyed a manufactured home and damaged several others in the Grove Home Park. The tornado destroyed two large cement block buildings and damaged another three near County Road 12. A large panel truck filled with heavy tools was picked up and carried about 60 feet, and several other cars were thrown 15 to 25 feet. No injuries were reported.
April 1991Tornado (F0)not stated$250,000no account filed
February 1975Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
September 1971Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
September 1971Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
November 1968Tornado (F3)not stated$250,000no account filed
December 1967Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
March 1962Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
September 2011Tornado (EF1)Lillian$200,000The tornado moved off the Gulf of Mexico in Perdido Key, Florida and continued moving north-northwest into southeastern Baldwin county near Lillian. The tornado moved off of Perdido Bay near Spanish Cove, south of Lillian. A brick home on Clubhouse Drive was destroyed when a large tree fell on the house. A house across the street suffered roof and chimney damage. The tornado continued north-northwest into a K.O.A. campground, downing and snapping trees as well as rolling a recreation vehicle onto its side. The last location of noted damage was to trees in the Spanish Cove West subdivision.
November 2004Tornado (F1)Seminole$200,000An F1 tornado touched down just west of Seminole and damaged several homes near the Styx and Perdido rivers. Most of the damage was to roofs with numerous trees blown down. The tornado tracked east and moved into Escambia County Florida. No injuries were reported.
October 2001Tornado (F2)Robertsdale$200,000An F2 tornado touched down southeast of Robertsdale. The tornado first touched down just south of County Road 83 and Hubard road intersection where it tracked north and damaged seventeen manufactured homes and completely destroyed three others. Several large Pecan trees were also blown down. No injuries were reported.

Mines and quarries

25 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 25 workings inside this county. 11 still produce and 14 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction14
Clay6
Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay2
Brick Clay1
Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction1
Silica1
Titanium1
Aluminum1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Baldwin County Gibbsite SandAluminumProspect1958
Clay City Clay PitsBrick Clay, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerKaolinite, Montmorillonite, Quartz
Perdido Bay ProspectTitaniumOccurrence
Unnamed QuarryClay, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerClay, Quartz
Unnamed QuarrySilicaProducerQuartz
Koehler QuarrySand and Gravel, Construction, ClayProducerClay, Quartz
Unnamed QuarrySand and Gravel, Construction, ClayProducerClay, Quartz
Bal 2 Clay ProspectClayProspect
Bal 6 Clay ProspectClayProspect
Fairhope MineClayPast Producer
Marlow QuarrySand and Gravel, Construction, ClayProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Pinchona Clay ProspectClayProspect
Stockton Clay ProspectClayProspect
Bagley PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Baldwin County Plant SummerdaleSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Blackwell PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Cooper Materials IncSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Dand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Palmer PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Radcliff Materials, Inc. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Styx River DredgeSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz
Unnamed QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz
Unnamed QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz

Every populated place in the county

90

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on. The 4 places that were also surveyed for fire insurance come first, with the number of atlases and photographs held for them.

Recorded here

Bay Minette, Alabama

13 topographic sheets and 2 fire insurance atlases, 1927 to 1940

Fairhope, Alabama

21 topographic sheets and 2 fire insurance atlases, 1932 to 1941

Foley, Alabama

17 topographic sheets and 2 fire insurance atlases, 1946

Robertsdale, Alabama

16 topographic sheets and 2 fire insurance atlases, 1947

Everything this county holds

The complete index, with nothing left out. Each of these is a separate record with its own page: a federal survey report, or the case file that argued a property on to the National Register. Both are public domain and reproduced word for word.

Surveyed structures

6 structures

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.