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Barbour County, Alabama

42 topographic sheets and 14 fire insurance atlases across 2 places.

Research this county

From the record

20 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
Barbour County within Alabama

What the record shows

  • 2 places in this county were surveyed for fire insurance: Eufaula, Clayton, between 1885 and 1950.
  • 14 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
  • 433 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 20 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 18 buildings and 2 districts.
  • 15 of the 20 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 56 populated places in this county; 56 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

9 photographs,

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.

Vicksburg & Brunswick Depot, South Randolph Avenue, Eufaula, Barbour County, AL
Vicksburg & Brunswick Depot, South Randolph Avenue, Eufaula, Barbour County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Irwinton Inn, Ferrell's Gardens, 105 Riverside Drive, Eufaula, Barbour County, AL
Irwinton Inn, Ferrell's Gardens, 105 Riverside Drive, Eufaula, Barbour County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Eastern Bank of Alabama, 201 Broad Street, Eufaula, Barbour County, AL
Eastern Bank of Alabama, 201 Broad Street, Eufaula, Barbour County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Cowan-Ramser House, 441 East Barbour Street, Eufaula, Barbour County, AL
Cowan-Ramser House, 441 East Barbour Street, Eufaula, Barbour County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Baptist Church, 234 South Van Buren Street, Eufaula, Barbour County, AL
Baptist Church, 234 South Van Buren Street, Eufaula, Barbour County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Lewis Llewellyn Cato House, 823 West Barbour Street, Eufaula, Barbour County, AL
Lewis Llewellyn Cato House, 823 West Barbour Street, Eufaula, Barbour County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Hart-Milton House, 211 Eufaula Street, Eufaula, Barbour County, AL
Hart-Milton House, 211 Eufaula Street, Eufaula, Barbour County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Dr. Levi Thomas House, Broad Street (moved from 134 Livingston Street), Eufaula, Barbour County, AL
Dr. Levi Thomas House, Broad Street (moved from 134 Livingston Street), Eufaula, Barbour County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
McDonald-Smartt House, 315 North Randolph Street, Eufaula, Barbour County, AL
McDonald-Smartt House, 315 North Randolph Street, Eufaula, Barbour County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

20

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
Bray-Barron Housebuilding197171000093
Cato Housebuilding197171000094
Henry D. Clayton Housebuilding197676002259
Drewry-Mitchell-Moorer Housebuilding197272000154
Fendall Hallbuilding197070000097
Grace Episcopal Churchbuilding199595001116
Kendall Manorbuilding197272000155
Kiels-McNab Housebuilding198282001996
Lore Historic Districtdistrict197373000330
Lore, Seth and Irwinton Historic District (Boundary Increase)district198686001534
McNab Bank Buildingbuilding197171000095
Miller-Martin Town Housebuilding197474000399
Petty-Roberts-Beatty Housebuilding197474000400
Sheppard Cottagebuilding197171000096
Shorter Mansionbuilding197272000156
Gov. Chauncy Sparks Housebuilding197272000157
Spring Hill Methodist Churchbuilding199696000110
Tavern, Thebuilding197070000098
Wellbornbuilding197171000097
Woodlane Plantationbuilding200606000183

Photographs from libraries nationwide

3 of 5 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 5 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.

Chewalla Motel, Boston Public Library - undated
Chewalla Motel. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Chewalla Motel - on Lake Eufaula - Eufaula, Alabama, Boston Public Library - undated
Chewalla Motel - on Lake Eufaula - Eufaula, Alabama. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Chewalla Motel - on Lake Eufaula - Eufaula, Alabama, Boston Public Library - undated
Chewalla Motel - on Lake Eufaula - Eufaula, Alabama. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

20 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 1,229 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 20 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, 1951-02-12, scale 1:60000
1951-02-12, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-02-22, scale 1:60000
1951-02-22, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-02-22, scale 1:60000
1951-02-22, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-02-22, scale 1:60000
1951-02-22, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-03-24, scale 1:17000
1955-03-24, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-03-24, scale 1:17000
1955-03-24, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-04-08, scale 1:17000
1955-04-08, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-04-08, scale 1:17000
1955-04-08, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-01-17, scale 1:19000
1965-01-17, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-01-17, scale 1:19000
1965-01-17, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-01-17, scale 1:19000
1965-01-17, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-01-17, scale 1:19000
1965-01-17, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-02-10, scale 1:22000
1972-02-10, scale 1:22000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-02-10, scale 1:22000
1972-02-10, scale 1:22000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-02-10, scale 1:22000
1972-02-10, scale 1:22000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-02-10, scale 1:22000
1972-02-10, scale 1:22000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-03-01, scale 1:80000
1979-03-01, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-03-01, scale 1:80000
1979-03-01, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-03-01, scale 1:80000
1979-03-01, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-03-01, scale 1:80000
1979-03-01, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

The 1950 census, district by district

42 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.

  • 3-1Election Precinct 1, Hawkinsville
  • 3-2Election Precinct 2, Spring Hill: Election Precinct 2, Spring Hill - That part northeast of Middle Fork Cowikee Creek
  • 3-3Election Precinct 2, Spring Hill - That part southwest of Middle Fork Cowikee Creek
  • 3-4Election Precinct 3, Mount Andrew Election Precinct 3, Mount Andrew - That part east of Stinking Creek and State Highway 51
  • 3-5Election Precinct 3, Mount Andrew - That part west of State Highway 51 and Stinking Creek
  • 3-6Election Precinct 4, Fort Browder
  • 3-7Election Precinct 5, Eufaula: Eufaula city: Eufaula city - That part comprising Ward 1 Bounded by City limits; City limits; Ward line, Broad; Eufaula, Ward line
  • 3-8Eufaula city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Broad, Ward line; City limits; Central of Georgia Railroad; Eufaula
  • 3-9Eufaula city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Central of Georgia Railroad; City limits; City limits; Ward line, Eufaula
  • 3-10Eufaula city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Ward line, Broad; Eufaula; Central of Georgia Railroad, Washington, Water Works Road; City limits
  • 3-11Eufaula city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Water Works Road, Washington; Central of Georgia Railroad; City limits; City limits
  • 3-12Eufaula city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Central of Georgia Railroad; Eufaula, Ward line; City limits; Central of Georgia Railroad
  • 3-13Eufaula city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by City limits; Ward line, Eufaula; Highland Avenue, Sanford, Cowikee; City limits
  • 3-14Eufaula city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Cowikee, Sanford, Highland Avenue; Eufaula; Broad, Ward line; City limits
  • 3-15Election Precinct 5, Eufaula - That part northeast of Cowikee Creek
  • 3-16Election Precinct 5, Eufaula - That part southwest of Cowikee Creek and northeast of State Highway 6, outside Eufaula city
  • 3-17Election Precinct 5, Eufaula - That part southwest of State Highway 6 and northwest and north of U.S. Hwy 241 and State Highway 30, outside Eufaula city
  • 3-18Election Precinct 5, Eufaula - That part south and southeast of State Highway 30 and U.S. Highway 241, outside Eufaula city
  • 3-19Election Precinct 6, Williamsons
  • 3-20Election Precinct 7, Clayton: Clayton town: Clayton town - That part north and west of Central of Georgia Highway and northeast of State Highway 51
  • 3-21Clayton town - That part southwest of State Highway 51 and northwest of Central of Georgia Highway
  • 3-22Clayton town - That part south of Central of Georgia Highway
  • 3-23Election Precinct 7, Clayton - That part north of Central of Georgia Highway, outside Clayton town
  • 3-24Election Precinct 7, Clayton - That part south of Central of Georgia Highway, outside Clayton town
  • 3-25Election Precinct 8, Starr Hill: Election Precinct 8, Starr Hill - That part west of Hurricane Creek
  • 3-26Election Precinct 8, Starr Hill - That part east of Hurricane Creek
  • 3-27Election Precinct 9, Louisville: Louisville town
  • 3-28Election Precinct 9, Louisville - That part southeast of Central of Georgia Railway, outside Louisville town
  • 3-29Election Precinct 9, Louisville - That part northwest of Central of Georgia Railway, outside Louisville town
  • 3-30Election Precinct 10, Coxs Mills: Election Precinct 10, Coxs Mills - That part east of section line from northeast corner of section 3, Township 9 North, Range 26 East to southeast corner of section 34, Township 9 North, Range 26 East
  • 3-31Election Precinct 10, Coxs Mills - That part west of section line from northeast corner of section 3, Township 9 North, Range 26 East to southeast corner of section 34, Township 9 North, Range 26 East
  • 3-32Election Precinct 11, Richards
  • 3-33Election Precinct 12, Reeders Mill: Blue Springs town
  • 3-34Election Precinct 12, Reeders Mill - That part northeast of State Highway 10, outside Blue Springs town
  • 3-35Election Precinct 12, Reeders Mill - That part southwest of State Highway 10, outside Blue Springs town
  • 3-36Election Precinct 13, Faulks: Clio town
  • 3-37Election Precinct 13, Faulks - That part east of Judy Creek and Central of Georgia Railway, outside Clio town
  • 3-38Election Precinct 13, Faulks - That part west of Judy Creek and southeast of Central of Georgia Railway, outside Clio town
  • 3-39Election Precinct 13, Faulks - That part west of Central of Georgia Railway, outside Clio town
  • 3-40Election Precinct 14, Cotton Hill
  • 3-41Election Precinct 15, Grants
  • 3-42Election Precinct 16, Belcher

Wildfire, 1993 to 2020

651 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 651 of them, burning about 8,269 acres. 34 started naturally and 106 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning261
Missing data/not specified/undetermined114
Arson/incendiarism106
Equipment and vehicle use52
Recreation and ceremony48
Natural34
Smoking14
Railroad operations and maintenance11
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. Four of them were set deliberately.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
23 April 2013Arson/incendiarism340 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionSER-20130423-001
29 July 2000Natural300 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
15 July 2000Natural230 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
5 April 2006Arson/incendiarism228 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionMIDWAY
12 March 2005Arson/incendiarism185 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
3 March 2018Debris and open burning178 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20180303-9
27 October 2014Equipment and vehicle use143 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionSER-20141027-001
31 January 2017Arson/incendiarism138 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20170131-29

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

Storms, 1954 to 2026

60 of 259 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 259 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 14 injuries and about $4,267,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind128
Hail72
Tornado44
Flash Flood9
Funnel Cloud5
Lightning1

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
December 1954Tornado (F2)not stated3 hurt, $2,500no account filed
April 2017Tornado (EF0)Alston3 hurtNWS Meteorologists surveyed damage in central Barbour County and determined the damage was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph. The tornado touched down in the Clayton City Limits along Highway 30, just east of Mill Drum Place. The tornado tracked northeast and uprooted a few trees on Clayton Street and Midway Street. One of these large trees landed on a mobile home. One adult and two children were injured at this location on Midway Street. The tornado continued northeast and went through the eastern part of Clayton. Several trees were uprooted and several structures suffered minor damage or trees landed on them. The tornado lifted at Oak Avenue just before Browder Street.
October 1964Tornado (F2)not stated2 hurt, $2,500no account filed
January 2006Tornado (F0)Clayton1 hurt, $250,000The tornado touched down at 12:20 PM CST in the Barbour County Wildlife Management Area, near the intersection of Charles Drive and County Road 49. It then moved northeastward and skirted County Road 49, then moved across a large wooded area and open pasture area. Several hundred trees were snapped off and uprooted near the beginning of the tornado damage path. As the tornado traveled northeast, a large warehouse at a family owned sod farm was completely destroyed. An office used by the sod farm was heavily damaged due to a large tree falling on it. The tornado crossed US 82 between the Comer community and the Batesville community. As the tornado crossed US 82, an automobile was tossed some 80 feet off the roadway. One male occupant of the car was injured and transported to the hospital. The tornado traveled just over a mile past US 82 and snapped off several hundred more trees before lifting north of US 82 near Bear Creek at approximately 1233 PM CST. The tornado snapped off many hundreds of trees along its path. One warehouse was destroyed, one office was heavily damaged, and one home sustained roof damage. Metal tin from the roof of a shed was thrown at least a half mile down the tornado path. At least one automobile was damaged and one man was injured. The tornado path length was 8.5 miles long and was 100 yards wide at its widest point.Begin: 31.9875/85.4472 End: 32.0328/85.3122
May 1980Tornado (F2)not stated1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
June 1957Tornado (F2)not stated1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
April 1997Thunderstorm WindClio1 hurt, $10,000Poles were snapped, power lines were downed, and trees were snapped and uprooted. Widespread damage was also reported throughout the county. There was one injury due to a tree falling on a car. Clio is in the southwest part of the county.
February 1990Thunderstorm Windnot stated1 hurtno account filed
July 1986Thunderstorm Windnot stated1 hurtno account filed
November 1986Tornado (F3)not stated$2,500,000no account filed
January 2007Tornado (F1)Terese$250,000The tornado touched down in the White Oak Shores Community, about nine miles south of Eufaula along Walter F. George Lake. Several hundred trees were snapped off or uprooted along the path. Numerous mobile homes were damaged and some were totally destroyed at White Oak Shores. The tornado then tracked northeastward across White Oak Creek Park and into the far southern part of the Woodlawn Subdivision. The tornado track ended at the Chattahoochee River.
January 1972Tornado (F3)not stated$250,000no account filed
April 2010LightningEufaula$100,000A lightning strike led to the complete loss of a home on AL-30, near the city of Eufaula. A resident of the home was able to escape unharmed.
February 2008Tornado (EF1)Blue Spgs$75,000The tornado touched down at the intersection of CR-72 and AL-33, near Blue Springs State Park. It then traveled northeastward about 2 miles, before lifting at CR-41 just east of the park. Four houses and one mobile home sustained roof damage, and several trees were snapped off.
March 1998Flash FloodCountywide$75,000After heavy rains over south Alabama, several roads were washed out in the southern part of the county. Schools were closed for a day due to the flooding.
January 2008Tornado (EF1)Blue Spgs$70,000The tornado touched down just southwest of the intersection of CR-33 and CR-72, where it damaged the roof of a mobile home, and tore off a covered deck and a portion of the attached roof of another home. Several large trees were also uprooted in this area. The tornado then tracked northeastward near Blue Springs State Park, with limited tree damage. Near the intersection of CR-70 and CR-41, a pecan tree was partially snapped and twisted, and another home sustained significant roof damage. Tornado debris punctured the roof of another home across the street. A total of 4 homes and one mobile home was damaged.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindEufaula$60,000Numerous trees were knocked down or uprooted. Numerous power lines were blown down. The Barbour County Bank had its roof torn off. A roof ripped off a store in downtown Eufaula and landed on a car. Three cars were damaged when a portable building was thrown into the air and landed on them.
December 1995Thunderstorm WindClio$45,000Wind damage was reported in Clio to the roofs of five houses along with damage to several peanut trailers. One house was reportedly blown down.
April 2005Tornado (F1)Mt Andrew$40,000The tornado first touched down southeast of Mount Andrew near CR 51 where several trees were blown down or snapped off. As the tornado moved northeastward, it gained strength and produced its most significant damage around the Barbour County Public Lake. Hundreds of very large trees were snapped off or blown down. Some of the trees were at least 4 feet in diameter. One home at the lake sustained significant damage due to fallen trees. Two out-buildings, one truck, and several boats were eitherdamaged or destroyed on the lake property. Two 14ft aluminum boats were picked up and sent flying over100 yards. Several lake roads were temporarily impassable due to the fallen trees. Numerous trees weresnapped off as the tornado continued northeastward across the Barbour County State Wildlife Management Area. The tornado weakened near the end of the path and only produced light tree damage near US 82 and CR 49. Begin: 31 55.82/85 29.82 End: 32 01.96/85 22.68
February 2008Tornado (EF1)Elamville$35,000The tornado touched down near River Road and AL-10, where it snapped two wooden power poles. It then tracked northeast, across AL-51 just to the north of Clio, and rain roughly parallel to AL-51 south and west of Louisville, before lifting near the intersection of CR-79 and AL-30 several miles east of Clayton. Along the path, numerous trees were uprooted or snapped and several mobile homes sustained minor damage.
March 2005HailLouisville$35,000no account filed
January 1998Flash FloodCountywide$35,000no account filed
December 2009Flash FloodEufaula$25,000A portion of Cotton Hill Road, near the intersection with AL-30, became partially washed out due to water flowing over it.
May 2001Flash FloodCountywide$25,000Radar estimated 6 to 8 inches of rain fell in a short period of time that caused flooding mainly in eastern Barbour county near Eufaula. Most streets in the city of Eufaula were temporarily impassable and many vehicles were stranded or stalled in the high water. US 431 had up to a foot of water covering the roadway in the city of Eufaula. Just south of Eufaula, a large hole developed on US 82 that was created by flood waters. Several separate locations on US 82 had large cracks develop across the road.
November 1985Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
March 2009Thunderstorm WindAkinsville$20,000Two empty chicken houses were damaged near the Teals Crossroads community.
April 2002HailClayton$15,000A supercell thunderstorm moved across Barbour County producing very large hail and some tree damage. Dime to baseball size hail fell along the path of the storm. Many locations reported accumulations of hail on the ground. Several trees were also blown down and many trees received damage from the large hail. This was the same storm that produced the F0 tornado south of Clayton.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindEufaula$15,000Several trees were blown down just north of Eufaula near the intersection of US 431 and CR 97. One home was heavily damaged when a tree fell on it. One building in Eufaula had a heating unit damaged on the top of the structure. Several other reports of minor roof damage and trees blown down were received from the eastern part of Barbour County.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindClayton$12,000Trees were blown down. Tin roof of three trailers at Ventress Correctional Facility were peeled off.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindEufaula$10,000Multiple trees were blown down, resulting in damage to homes.
November 2006Tornado (F0)Mt Andrew$10,000The tornado briefly touched down approximately 1 mile west of the Mount Andrew community, on State Highway 51. One house suffered roof and wall damage near the intersection of Dry Creek Road and Minnie Guice Road, and at least one tree was snapped off.
April 1999Thunderstorm WindEufaula$10,000Several trees were knocked down in northern Barbour County. The most concentrated damage was near Lugo.
May 1998HailBatesville$10,000Golf ball size hail was reported northeast of Batesville.
March 1996HailClayton$10,000no account filed
April 2003HailLouisville$8,000A severe thunderstorm dumped a swath of large hail over a 15 mile area in Barbour County. The hail fell from near Louisville to near Bakerhill with the largest pieces as big as half dollars.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindEufaula$8,000A few trees and power lines were blown down in Eufaula.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindClayton$8,000Trees were knocked down along SR 51 around mile marker 58. Some of the fallen trees landed on automobiles. No injuries were reported.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindClayton Muni Arpt$7,500Several trees were blown down in the western portion of Barbour County. One tree landed on a home, causing considerable damage.
February 2008Tornado (EF0)Richards Xrds$6,000A weak tornado touched down briefly near Eubanks Road (also known as CR-12) where it destroyed a barn, tore shingles off a roof, uprooted a large pine tree and damaged a tin roof. It then tracked northeast along CR-79 a short distance, before lifting near the intersection of CR-79 and AL-18. Along the path several trees were uprooted or snapped and several road signs sustained minor damage.
December 2005HailClayton$6,000Golf ball size hail fell in and around Clayton and covered the ground in several locations.
March 2002Thunderstorm WindClayton$6,000A large tree was blown down and landed on an automobile. The vehicle suffered moderate damage.
March 2001Thunderstorm WindLouisville$6,000Several trees were blown down and one barn was destroyed in Louisville.
March 2005Thunderstorm WindLouisville$6,000no account filed
December 2009Flash FloodTerese$5,000A portion of AL-95 south of Eufaula had to be closed for a short time due to flash flooding.
November 2006Tornado (F2)Baxters$5,000The Hamilton Crossroads tornado crossed from Pike into Barbour County, and traveled another 3 miles before lifting. Damage in the Barbour County portion was relatively minor, and consisted of mainly downed trees.
March 2005HailClayton$5,000Golf ball size hail was reported near the White Oak community by the Fire Department.
September 2001Thunderstorm WindEufaula$5,000One large pine tree fell on a carport in Eufaula. The tree destroyed the carport and much of its contents.
March 1999Thunderstorm WindBlue Spgs$5,000Numerous trees were knocked down around Blue Springs.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindEufaula$5,000A few large limbs were down in the Eufaula area.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindEufaula$5,000Numerous trees were blown down in Eufaula.
July 1998Thunderstorm WindClayton$5,000Numerous power outages were reported in Clayton due to downed trees.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindEufaula$5,000Trees and power lines were down in Eufaula.
January 1997HailEufaula$5,000no account filed
November 1997HailEufaula$5,000no account filed
November 1997Thunderstorm WindEufaula$5,000no account filed
August 2010Thunderstorm WindComer$4,000Several trees down, either snapped or bent over, along County Road 49 and Comer Loop. Lots of small branches in the roadway. Two trees fell onto power lines.
March 2005HailBakerhill$4,000Golf ball size hail was reported along the Barbour and Henry County line just east of US 431. The hailalso fell near the Richards Crossroads community.
March 2005HailBakerhill$4,000Golf ball size hail was reported near the White Oak Recreation Area on Walter F George Lake.
April 1998HailLouisville$4,000Golf ball size hail was reported in the Louisville area, reported by the state trooper post.
July 1997HailClio$4,000Three-quarter inch hail was reported just east of Clio, in the southern part of the county.

Mines and quarries

428 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 428 workings inside this county. 12 still produce and 416 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Aluminum233
Iron178
Water, Free11
Clay10
Sand and Gravel, Construction4
Kaolin4
Titanium, Metal1
Titanium1
Zirconium1
Fire Clay (Refractory)1
Kaolin, Aluminum1
Manganese1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Alabama Bauxite MineAluminum, Titanium, MetalProducerBauxite, Ilmenite
Barbour County Brown Iron Ore DepositsIron, ManganesePast Producer1944
Barbour County Mines Pit 2Fire Clay (Refractory), AluminumProducer
Chattahoochee River ProspectTitanium, ZirconiumOccurrence
Eufaula Bauxite DistrictKaolin, AluminumProducer1922, 1923
Barbour Operation Wilson-Snead MillKaolinProducer
Dixon MineAluminum, KaolinPast Producer
Eufaula MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Eufaula PitAluminum, KaolinPast Producer
Harbison-Walker Refractories PitAluminum, KaolinPast Producer
McKenzie No. 2 PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz
Unnamed QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz
A P Green Mine & Eufaula MillClayProducer
Bar 1 Clay ProspectClayProspect
Bar 16 Clay ProspectClayProspect
Bar 17 Clay ProspectClayProspect
Bar 2 Clay ProspectClayProspect
Barbour County MineClayProducer
Barbour County MinesClayProducer
Barbour County MinesClayPast Producer
Bowden DepositsClayOccurrence
Eufaula PlantClayProducer
Baker 1Aluminum, Water, FreePast ProducerSurface
Barbour Operations MineAluminum, Water, FreeProducerSurface
Black Brothers Sand and Gravel PitAluminum, Water, FreePast ProducerSurface
Dixon 2Aluminum, Water, FreePast ProducerSurface
Dixon 3Aluminum, Water, FreePast ProducerSurface
EubanksAluminum, Water, FreePast ProducerSurface
Hartzog 1Aluminum, Water, FreePast ProducerSurface
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Every populated place in the county

56

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 2 places that were also surveyed for fire insurance come first, with the number of atlases and photographs held for them.

The vanished settlements of Barbour County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Recorded here

Eufaula, Alabama

8 topographic sheets and 8 fire insurance atlases, 1885 to 1950

Clayton, Alabama

8 topographic sheets and 6 fire insurance atlases, 1885 to 1924

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

9 structures

The vanished settlements of Barbour County, the places these records name that are no longer on the map.

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.