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Calhoun County, Alabama

120 topographic sheets and 32 fire insurance atlases across 4 places.

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From the record

63 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Alabama within the United States
Calhoun County within Alabama
Explore by year 1887 1903

What the record shows

  • 4 places in this county were surveyed for fire insurance: Anniston, Jacksonville, Oxford, Piedmont, between 1885 and 1949.
  • 32 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
  • 3,355 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 63 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 48 buildings, 11 districts, 2 structures, 1 site and 1 object.
  • 1 of them is a covered bridge.
  • 8 of the 63 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 179 populated places in this county; 177 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

35 photographs, 1936 to 1941

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.

Barrels of resin in front of turpentine still. Iron City, Alabama
Barrels of resin in front of turpentine still. Iron City, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
Barrels of pine sap brought to turpentine still. Iron City, Alabama
Barrels of pine sap brought to turpentine still. Iron City, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
Alabama tenant farmer near Anniston, Alabama
Alabama tenant farmer near Anniston, Alabama
Lange, Dorothea, photographer, 1936. Library of Congress
Soldiers from a nearby camp waiting for a bus in Anniston, Alabama
Soldiers from a nearby camp waiting for a bus in Anniston, Alabama
Delano, Jack, 1941. Library of Congress
Negro worker who had been cleaning hearth in turpentine kiln, Iron City, Alabama
Negro worker who had been cleaning hearth in turpentine kiln, Iron City, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
Soldier and his girl coming out of a restaurant in Anniston, Alabama
Soldier and his girl coming out of a restaurant in Anniston, Alabama
Delano, Jack, 1941. Library of Congress
Soldiers from a nearby Army camp waiting for a bus in Anniston, Alabama
Soldiers from a nearby Army camp waiting for a bus in Anniston, Alabama
Delano, Jack, 1941. Library of Congress
Soldiers from a nearby Army camp waiting for a bus in Anniston, Alabama
Soldiers from a nearby Army camp waiting for a bus in Anniston, Alabama
Delano, Jack, 1941. Library of Congress
Soldier and his girl. Anniston, Alabama
Soldier and his girl. Anniston, Alabama
Delano, Jack, 1941. Library of Congress
Alabama tenant farmer and children. Family labor in cotton. Near Anniston, Alabama
Alabama tenant farmer and children. Family labor in cotton. Near Anniston, Alabama
Lange, Dorothea, photographer, 1936. Library of Congress
Arnold-Rowan House, 201 Murphy Street, Jacksonville, Calhoun County, AL
Arnold-Rowan House, 201 Murphy Street, Jacksonville, Calhoun County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Presbyterian Church, North Chinabee & East Clinton Streets, Jacksonville, Calhoun County, AL
Presbyterian Church, North Chinabee & East Clinton Streets, Jacksonville, Calhoun County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Fort McClellan Ammunition Storage Area, Building No. 4409, Second Avenue (Magazine Road), Anniston, Calhoun County, AL
Fort McClellan Ammunition Storage Area, Building No. 4409, Second Avenue (Magazine Road), Anniston, Calhoun County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Dr. C. W. Daugette House, 603 North Pelham Road, Jacksonville, Calhoun County, AL
Dr. C. W. Daugette House, 603 North Pelham Road, Jacksonville, Calhoun County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Hope House, North Pelham Road & Clinton Streets, Jacksonville, Calhoun County, AL
Hope House, North Pelham Road & Clinton Streets, Jacksonville, Calhoun County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Borders-Blackman House, DeArmanville-Choccolocco Road, Oxford, Calhoun County, AL
Borders-Blackman House, DeArmanville-Choccolocco Road, Oxford, Calhoun County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Doctor Glover House, Weaver Road, Weaver, Calhoun County, AL
Doctor Glover House, Weaver Road, Weaver, Calhoun County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Green-Woodruff House, Alexandria-Jacksonville Road, Alexandria, Calhoun County, AL
Green-Woodruff House, Alexandria-Jacksonville Road, Alexandria, Calhoun County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Blue Spring Cotton Mill, Route 20, Oxford, Calhoun County, AL
Blue Spring Cotton Mill, Route 20, Oxford, Calhoun County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Cook-Johnson House, White Plains, Calhoun County, AL
Cook-Johnson House, White Plains, Calhoun County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Fort McClellan Ammunition Storage Area, Building No. 4403, Second Avenue (Magazine Road), Anniston, Calhoun County, AL
Fort McClellan Ammunition Storage Area, Building No. 4403, Second Avenue (Magazine Road), Anniston, Calhoun County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Fort McClellan Ammunition Storage Area, Building No. 4408, Second Avenue (Magazine Road), Anniston, Calhoun County, AL
Fort McClellan Ammunition Storage Area, Building No. 4408, Second Avenue (Magazine Road), Anniston, Calhoun County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
D. F. Weaver House, Weaver Road, Weaver, Calhoun County, AL
D. F. Weaver House, Weaver Road, Weaver, Calhoun County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Fort McClellan Ammunition Storage Area, Building No. 4404, Second Avenue (Magazine Road), Anniston, Calhoun County, AL
Fort McClellan Ammunition Storage Area, Building No. 4404, Second Avenue (Magazine Road), Anniston, Calhoun County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Weaver House, 420 East Ladiga Street, Jacksonville, Calhoun County, AL
Weaver House, 420 East Ladiga Street, Jacksonville, Calhoun County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Dudley Snow House, 704 Snow Street, Oxford, Calhoun County, AL
Dudley Snow House, 704 Snow Street, Oxford, Calhoun County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Fort McClellan Ammunition Storage Area, Second Avenue (Magazine Road), Anniston, Calhoun County, AL
Fort McClellan Ammunition Storage Area, Second Avenue (Magazine Road), Anniston, Calhoun County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Old Tavern, East Clinton & East Square Streets, Jacksonville, Calhoun County, AL
Old Tavern, East Clinton & East Square Streets, Jacksonville, Calhoun County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
W. I. Greenleaf House, Pelham Road, Jacksonville, Calhoun County, AL
W. I. Greenleaf House, Pelham Road, Jacksonville, Calhoun County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Wood-Treadway House, 517 North Pelham Road, Jacksonville, Calhoun County, AL
Wood-Treadway House, 517 North Pelham Road, Jacksonville, Calhoun County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Kelly House, Peaceburg Road, Weaver, Calhoun County, AL
Kelly House, Peaceburg Road, Weaver, Calhoun County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Mill with Water Wheel, Aderholdt's Mill Road, Anniston, Calhoun County, AL
Mill with Water Wheel, Aderholdt's Mill Road, Anniston, Calhoun County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Freeman-Caver-Christian House, Upper Friendship Road, Oxford, Calhoun County, AL
Freeman-Caver-Christian House, Upper Friendship Road, Oxford, Calhoun County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Thomas Martin House, North Pelham Road, Jacksonville, Calhoun County, AL
Thomas Martin House, North Pelham Road, Jacksonville, Calhoun County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Fort McClellan Ammunition Storage Area, Building No. 4414, Second Avenue (Magazine Road), Anniston, Calhoun County, AL
Fort McClellan Ammunition Storage Area, Building No. 4414, Second Avenue (Magazine Road), Anniston, Calhoun County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

63

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
Aderholdt's Millbuilding198888003077
Anniston Cotton Manufacturing Companybuilding198585002739
Anniston Electric and Gas Company Plant, Oldbuilding199191000611
Anniston Inn Kitchenbuilding197373000332
Anniston Transfer Companybuilding198585002740
Bagley-Cater Buildingbuilding198585002864
Bank of Annistonbuilding198585002865
Caldwell Buildingbuilding198282001997
Calhoun County Courthousebuilding198585002866
Coldwater Creek Covered Bridgestructure197373000333
Davis C. Cooper Housebuilding200505000835
Crowan Cottagebuilding197575000307
Downtown Anniston Historic Districtdistrict199191000663
Downtown Jacksonville Historic Districtdistrict198686001044
East Anniston Residential Historic Districtdistrict199393000418
First Presbyterian Churchbuilding198282001999
Fort McClellan Ammunition Storage Historic Districtdistrict200606000981
Fort McClellan Industrial Historic Districtdistrict200606000982
Fort McClellan Post Headquarters Historic Districtdistrict200606000983
Fort McClellan World War II Housing Historic Districtdistrict200606000984
Dr. J. C. Francis Officebuilding197070000100
Glen Addie Volunteer Hose Company Fire Hallbuilding198585002738
Glenwood Terrace Residential Historic Districtdistrict198585002867
Henry Burt Glover Housebuilding198585002868
Grace Episcopal Churchbuilding198585002869
Greenwoodbuilding198989000162
Greyhound Bus Stationbuilding201010000270
Charles B. Henry Barnbuilding199797001168
Hillside Cemeterystructure198585002870
Richard P. Huger Housebuilding198585002871
Janney Furnacesite197676000315
Kilby Housebuilding198585002872
Kress Buildingbuilding198585002873
Lyric Theatrebuilding198080000681
McKleroy-Wilson-Kirby Housebuilding198484000597
Montgomery Ward-Alabama Power Company Buildingbuilding198585002874
Mount Zion Baptist Churchbuilding198585002875
Noble Cottagebuilding197676000313
Samuel Noble Monumentobject198585002876
Noble-McCaa-Butler Housebuilding198585002877
Nonnenmacher Bakerybuilding198585002878
Nonnenmacher Housebuilding198585002879
Oak Tree Cottagebuilding198585002880
Oxford Railway Depotbuilding2025100011947
Parker Memorial Baptist Churchbuilding198585002881
Parker-Reynolds Housebuilding198282001998
Peerless Saloonbuilding198585002882
Profile Cotton Mills Historic Districtdistrict200606000436
Saint Paul's Methodist Episcopal Churchbuilding198585002884
Security Bank Buildingbuilding198585002885
Lansing T. Smith Housebuilding198585002886
Dudley Snow Housebuilding198282002000
Southern Railway Depotbuilding198484000599
St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Churchbuilding197878000483
Temple Beth-Elbuilding198585002887
Ten Oaksbuilding200101001298
The Pinesbuilding199191000594
Tyler Hill Residential Historic Districtdistrict198585002888
U.S. Post Officebuilding197676000314
Union Depot and Freight Housebuilding198585002889
West Fifteenth Street Historic Districtdistrict199191000662
Wikle Drug Companybuilding198585002890
Alexander Woods Housebuilding198887001651

Covered bridges

1

Calhoun County has 1 covered bridge on the National Register. Each is a listed structure with a federal nomination on file.

Coldwater Creek Covered BridgeListed 1973

Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps

3

Drawn when these were printed as single large sheets: the town seen from the air, and the county divided into its farms with every owner named. Each opens the original at the Library of Congress.

Bird's-eye view, 1887 - Anniston, Ala. 1887
Bird's-eye view (1887) - Anniston, Ala. 1887. Library of Congress.
Bird's-eye view, 1888 - Bird's eye view of Anniston, Ala. 1888
Bird's-eye view (1888) - Bird's eye view of Anniston, Ala. 1888. Library of Congress.
Bird's-eye view, 1903 - Bird's eye view looking northwest, city of Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama
Bird's-eye view (1903) - Bird's eye view looking northwest, city of Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama. Library of Congress.

Photographs from libraries nationwide

3 of 6 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 6 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.

Pinson's Hotel, Boston Public Library - undated
Pinson's Hotel. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Camp Cottaquilla, Girl Scout Camp, Choccolocco, Alabama, Boston Public Library - undated
Camp Cottaquilla, Girl Scout Camp, Choccolocco, Alabama. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Airport obstruction chart, OC 5014, Anniston Metropolitan Airport, Anniston, Alabama, Boston Public Library - undated
Airport obstruction chart, OC 5014, Anniston Metropolitan Airport, Anniston, Alabama. United States. National Ocean Service, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

44 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 1,421 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 44 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, 1950-10-11, scale 1:60000
1950-10-11, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-10-11, scale 1:60000
1950-10-11, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-10-11, scale 1:60000
1950-10-11, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-10-11, scale 1:60000
1950-10-11, 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, 1951-03-31, scale 1:57000
1951-03-31, scale 1:57000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-03-31, scale 1:57000
1951-03-31, scale 1:57000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-03-31, scale 1:57000
1951-03-31, scale 1:57000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-01-30, scale 1:69000
1952-01-30, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-01-30, scale 1:69000
1952-01-30, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-01-30, scale 1:69000
1952-01-30, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-01-30, scale 1:69000
1952-01-30, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-04-12, scale 1:17000
1954-04-12, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-04-12, scale 1:17000
1954-04-12, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-04-12, scale 1:17000
1954-04-12, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-04-12, scale 1:17000
1954-04-12, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-03-11, scale 1:24000
1965-03-11, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-03-11, scale 1:24000
1965-03-11, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-03-11, scale 1:24000
1965-03-11, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-03-11, scale 1:24000
1965-03-11, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-03-24, scale 1:54000
1967-03-24, scale 1:54000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-03-24, scale 1:54000
1967-03-24, scale 1:54000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-03-24, scale 1:54000
1967-03-24, scale 1:54000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-03-24, scale 1:54000
1967-03-24, scale 1:54000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-05-27, scale 1:16967
1970-05-27, scale 1:16967. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-05-27, scale 1:16967
1970-05-27, scale 1:16967. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-05-27, scale 1:16967
1970-05-27, scale 1:16967. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-05-27, scale 1:16967
1970-05-27, scale 1:16967. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-14, scale 1:122681
1971-02-14, scale 1:122681. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-14, scale 1:121390
1971-02-14, scale 1:121390. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-14, scale 1:121390
1971-02-14, scale 1:121390. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-14, scale 1:121390
1971-02-14, scale 1:121390. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-01-07, scale 1:32000
1972-01-07, scale 1:32000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-01-07, scale 1:32000
1972-01-07, scale 1:32000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-01-07, scale 1:32000
1972-01-07, scale 1:32000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-01-07, scale 1:32000
1972-01-07, scale 1:32000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-12-01, scale 1:78000
1975-12-01, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-12-01, scale 1:78000
1975-12-01, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-12-01, scale 1:78000
1975-12-01, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-12-01, scale 1:78000
1975-12-01, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1990-02-01, scale 1:30000
1990-02-01, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1990-02-01, scale 1:30000
1990-02-01, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1990-02-01, scale 1:30000
1990-02-01, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1990-02-01, scale 1:30000
1990-02-01, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

11 stations, 7 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

93 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.

  • 8-1Election Precinct 1, Jacksonville: Jacksonville city: Jacksonville city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; East Ladiga; Pelham Rd.
  • 8-2Jacksonville city - That part Bounded by City limits; Pelham Road; West Ladiga, Spring Avenue, Coffee, Williams Branch; Williams Branch
  • 8-3Jacksonville city - That part Bounded by Williams Branch, Coffee, Spring Avenue, West Ladiga; Pelham Road; City limits; City limits
  • 8-4Jacksonville city - That part Bounded by East Ladiga; City limits; City limits; Pelham Rd.
  • 8-5Election Precinct 1, Jacksonville - That part outside Jacksonville city
  • 8-6Weaver town, comprising parts of Election Precincts 2, Alexandria
  • 8-7Weaver town - That part in Election Precinct 3, Weavers
  • 8-8Election Precinct 2, Alexandria, outside Weaver town: Election Precinct 2, Alexandria - That part outside Weaver town, excluding Pelham Range (part)
  • 8-9Election Precinct 19, Mc Kenzie, Mc Kenzie town
  • 8-10Election Precinct 3, Weavers, outside Weaver town: Election Precinct 3, Weavers - That part outside Weaver town, and excluding Fort McClellan Military Reservation (part)
  • 8-11Fort McClellan Military Reservation - That part in Election Precinct 3, Weavers (Remainder of Fort McClellan Military Reservation comprises parts of Election Precincts 11, White Plains, 15, Anniston, and 17, DeArmanville) (Remainder of Election Precinct 3, Weavers is in Weaver town)
  • 8-12AElection Precinct 4, Burns Cross Roads - That part north of U. S. Highway 78, excluding Anniston Ordnance Depot (part) and Pelham Range (part)
  • 8-12BElection Precinct 4, Burns Cross Roads - That part south of U. S. Highway 78
  • 8-13Anniston Ordnance Depot - That part in Election Precinct 4, Burns Cross Roads (Remainder of Anniston Ordnance Depot is in Election Precinct 14, Sulphur Springs)
  • 8-14Pelham Range - That part in Election Precinct 4, Burns Cross Roads (Remainder of Pelham Range is in Election Precincts 2, Alexandria, 14, Sulphur Springs, 18, Ohatchie, 23, McQueens, and that part of the county not in any election Precinct)
  • 8-15Election Precinct 6, Peeks Hill
  • 8-16Election Precinct 7, Hollingsworth
  • 8-17Election Precinct 8, Greens Schoolhouse: Election Precinct 8, Greens Schoolhouse - That part northwest of State Highway 11
  • 8-18Election Precinct 8, Greens Schoolhouse - That part southeast of State Highway 11
  • 8-19Election Precinct 9, Piedmont: Piedmont city: Piedmont city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; Ladiga; Main
  • 8-20Piedmont city - That part Bounded by City limits; Main; Ladiga; City limits
  • 8-21Piedmont city - That part Bounded by Ladiga; Main, Main extended; City limits; City limits
  • 8-22Piedmont city - That part Bounded by Ladiga; City limits; Hughes, Dailey, Vanderbilt; Main
  • 8-23Piedmont city - That part Bounded by Vanderbilt, Dailey, Hughes; City limits; City limits; Main extended, Main
  • 8-24Election Precinct 9, Piedmont - That part outside Piedmont city
  • 8-25Election Precinct 10, Rabbit Town
  • 8-26Election Precinct 11, White Plains: Election Precinct 11, White Plains, excluding Fort McClellan Military Reservation (part)
  • 8-27Fort McClellan Military Reservation - The part in Election Precinct 11, White Plains (Remainder of Fort McClellan Military Reservation comprises parts of Election Precincts 3, Weavers, 15, Anniston, 17, DeArmanville)
  • 8-28Election Precinct 12, Choccolocco and Iron City
  • 8-29Election Precinct 13, Oxford: Hobson City town
  • 8-30Oxford town: Oxford town - That part north of Choccolocco and east of Southern Railway
  • 8-31Oxford town - That part west of Southern Railway
  • 8-32Oxford town - That part south of Choccolocco and east of Southern Railway
  • 8-33Election Precinct 13, Oxford - That part east of State Highway 11, outside Oxford town
  • 8-34Election Precinct 13, Oxford - That part west of State Highway 11, outside Hobson City and Oxford towns
  • 8-35Election Precinct 14, Sulphur Springs: Election Precinct 14, Sulphur Springs, excluding Anniston Ordnance Depot (part) and Pelham Range (part)
  • 8-36Anniston Ordnance Depot - That part of Election Precinct 14, Sulphur Springs (Remainder of Anniston Ordnance Depot is in Election Precinct 4, Burns Cross Roads)
  • 8-37Pelham Range - That part in Election Precinct 14, Sulphur Springs (Remainder of Pelham Range is in Election Precincts 2, Alexandria, 4, Burns Cross Roads, 18, Ohatchie, 23, McQueens, and that part of the county not in any election precinct)
  • 8-38Election Precinct 15, Anniston: Anniston city: Anniston city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by City limits; Ward line, Quintard Ave.; 22nd; Gurnee, Ward line, Gurnee, Ward line
  • 8-39Anniston city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by 22nd; Quintard Ave.; 18th; Gurnee, 19th, Gurnee
  • 8-40Anniston city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by 18th; Quintard Avenue; 15th; Ward line, Gurnee
  • 8-41Anniston city - That part of Ward 1 excluding Jefferson Davis Hotel Bounded by 15th; Quintard Avenue, 14th, Wilmer; 11th, Noble, 12th; Moore, Ward line, Gurnee
  • 8-42Jefferson Davis Hotel (In Anniston city Ward 1, Election Precinct 15)
  • 8-43Anniston city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by City limits Ward line, Gurnee, Ward line; North Avenue, 24th; Southern Railway (Mobile Division)
  • 8-44Anniston city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by City limits; Southern Railway (Mobile Division); 19th; Cobb, Louisville & Nashville Railroad, Alexandria Rd.
  • 8-45Anniston city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by City limits; Alexandria Road, Louisville & Nashville Railroad, Cobb; 19th, Boynton, 17th; City limits
  • 8-46Anniston city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by North Avenue; Gurnee; 19th; Southern Railway (Mobile Division)
  • 8-47Anniston city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by 19th; Gurnee, Ward line, Gurnee; Ward line, 14th; Walnut
  • 8-48Anniston city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by 19th; Walnut; 14th; Pine
  • 8-49Anniston city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by 19th; Pine; 16th; Cooper
  • 8-50Anniston city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by 19th; Cooper; 16th; Cobb
  • 8-51Anniston city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by 19th; Cobb; 17th; Boynton
  • 8-52Anniston city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by 17th; Boynton; 14th; City limits
  • 8-53Anniston city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by 17th; Cobb; 14th; Boynton
  • 8-54Anniston city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by 16th; Pine; 14th; Cobb
  • 8-55Anniston city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by 12th, Pine, 14th, Moore, 12th; Noble; 10th, Southern Railway (Birmingham Division); McDaniel
  • 8-56Anniston city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by 14th; Pine; 12th; Brown
  • 8-57Anniston city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by 14th; Brown, 12th, McDaniel; Southern Railway (Birmingham Division); City limits
  • 8-58Anniston city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Southern Railway (Birmingham Division); Mulberry; City limits; City limits
  • 8-59Anniston city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Southern Railway (Birmingham Division); Ward line, Foster, Ward line; City limits, Mulberry
  • 8-60Anniston city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by 10th; Noble; Southern Railway (Birmingham Division)
  • 8-61Anniston city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Ward line, City limits; City limits; City limits, Ward line; Fair way, 6th, Avenue J, 9th, Montgomery Avenue, 10th, Myrtle
  • 8-62Anniston city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by 11th, Ward line; Myrtle, 10th, Montgomery Avenue, 9th, Avenue J; 7th, Leighton Avenue, 7th; Quintard Avenue
  • 8-63Anniston city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by 11th; Quintard Avenue, 5th, Quintard Avenue; 3rd; Noble
  • 8-64Anniston city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by 7th, Leighton Avenue, 7th, Avenue J, 6th; Fair way; Ward line, 3rd; Quintard Avenue, 5th, Quintard Avenue
  • 8-65Anniston city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by City limits; City limits; Rocky Hollow Road, 18th; Quintard Avenue, Ward line
  • 8-66Anniston city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by 18th, Rocky Hollow Road; City limits; Ward line, 11th; Christine Avenue, 15th, Quintard Avenue
  • 8-67Anniston city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by 15th; Christine Avenue; 13th; Wilmer, 14th, Quintard Avenue
  • 8-68Anniston city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by 13th; Christine Avenue; 11th; Wilmer
  • 8-69Anniston city - That part of Ward 6 Bounded by Ward line; City limits; F, S. Christine Avenue, F; S. Leighton Avenue
  • 8-70Anniston city - That part of Ward 6 Bounded by 3rd; S. Leighton Avenue; K; Southern Railway (Birmingham Division), Noble
  • 8-71Anniston city - That part of Ward 6 Bounded by Ward line, Foster, Ward line; Southern Railway (Birmingham Division); City limits; City limits
  • 8-72Anniston city - That part of Ward 6 Bounded by K; S. Leighton Avenue; City limits; Southern Railway (Birmingham Division)
  • 8-73Anniston city - That part of Ward 6 Bounded by F, S. Christine Avenue, F.; City limits; City limits; S. Leighton Avenue
  • 8-74West End Anniston-Cobb Town, unincorporated Bounded by 14th; Anniston City limits; 5th, U. S. Highway 78; Election Precinct line
  • 8-75Election Precinct 15, Anniston - That part excluding Fort McClellan Military Reservation (part) Bounded by Election Precinct line; Election Precinct line; Election Precinct line; Anniston City limits, Election Precinct line
  • 8-76Fort McClellan Military Reservation - That part in Election Precinct 15, Anniston (Remainder of Fort McClellan Military Reservation comprises parts of Election Precincts 3, Weavers, 11, White Plains, 17, DeArmanville)
  • 8-77Election Precinct 15, Anniston That part outside the unincorporated place of West End Anniston - Cobb Town Bounded by Election Precinct line; Anniston City limits; 14th; Election Precinct line (See separate map for boundaries of West End Anniston - Cobb Town)
  • 8-78Election Precinct 15, Anniston - That part outside the unincorporated place of West Anniston - Cobb Town Bounded by U.S. Highway 78, 5th; Anniston City limits; Election Precinct line; Election Precinct line (see separate map for boundaries of West End Anniston-Cobb)
  • 8-79Election Precinct 16, Greenwood
  • 8-80Election Precinct 17, DeArmanville: Election Precinct 17, DeArmanville, excluding Fort McClellan Military Reservation (part)
  • 8-81Fort McClellan Reservation - That part in Election Precinct 17, DeArmanville (Remainder of Fort McClellan Military Reservation comprises parts of Election Precincts 3, Weavers, 11, White Plains and 15, Anniston
  • 8-82Election Precinct 18, Ohatchie: Election Precinct 18, Ohatchie, excluding Pelham Range (part)
  • 8-83Pelham Range - That part in Election Precinct 18, Ohatchie (Remainder of Pelham Range comprises parts of Election Precincts 2, Alexandria, 4, Burns Cross Roads, 14, Sulphur Springs, 23, McQueens, and that part of the county not in any Election Precinct)
  • 8-84Election Precinct 19, Duke
  • 8-85Election Precinct 20: Blue Mountain town
  • 8-86Election Precinct 20 - That part outside Blue Mountain town
  • 8-87Election Precinct 21, Friendship
  • 8-88Election Precinct 22, Wellington
  • 8-89Election Precinct 23, McQueens: Election Precinct 23, McQueens, excluding Pelham Range (part)
  • 8-90Pelham Range - That part in Election Precinct 23 McQueens (Remainder of Pelham Range comprises parts of Election Precincts 2, Alexandria, 4, Burns Cross Roads, 14, Sulphur Springs, 18, Chatchie, and that part of the county not in any Election Precinct)
  • 8-91Election Precinct 24, West Point
  • 8-92Pelham Range - That part not in any election Precinct (Remainder of Pelham Range is in Election Precincts 2, Alexandria, 4, Burns Cross Roads, 14, Sulphur Springs, 18, Ohatchie and 23, McQueens)

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

1,392 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1,392 of them, burning about 29,675 acres. 31 started naturally and 467 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Arson/incendiarism467
Debris and open burning445
Missing data/not specified/undetermined216
Recreation and ceremony106
Equipment and vehicle use65
Natural31
Misuse of fire by a minor24
Railroad operations and maintenance16
Smoking16
Other causes3
Power generation/transmission/distribution3

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
27 January 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined2,500 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionNER-20140127-005
16 November 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,078 acresWheeler National Wildlife RefugeFM 96-6
31 January 2012Arson/incendiarism867 acresNational Forests in AlabamaSMOKE CHASER
25 September 2016Equipment and vehicle use800 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20160925-18
27 February 2007Arson/incendiarism659 acresNational Forests in AlabamaDUGGER MOUNTAIN
19 February 2011Arson/incendiarism645 acresNational Forests in AlabamaFLEET
28 June 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined550 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20160628-5
10 November 2013Recreation and ceremony532 acresNational Forests in AlabamaRED MTN.

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

Storms, 1954 to 2026

60 of 478 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 478 reports for this county, causing 25 deaths, 152 injuries and about $134,716,530 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind242
Hail154
Tornado32
Flash Flood32
Lightning8
Funnel Cloud6
Flood3
Heavy Rain1

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
April 2011Tornado (EF4)Middleton8 killed, 25 hurt, $122,000,000This tornado initially touched down in eastern Jefferson County, north northeast of Trussville and moved northeast through portions of St. Clair, Calhoun, Etowah and Cherokee Counties, before it moved into Georgia, across Polk, Floyd and Bartow (See Storm Data Peachtree City) Counties. The tornado crossed Neely Henry Lake and into Calhoun County at Eagle Cove Rd., northwest of Ohatchee. At this point, the tornado had winds of 180 mph, an EF4 rating, and a path width of 1 mile. As the tornado crossed AL Hwy 77, numerous homes were leveled and mobile homes were demolished. Trees were left as stumps. Four fatalities occurred in this area. The tornado continued to cause extensive damage as it moved northeast crossing US Hwy 431 at Colwell and CR 23, where several homes and one church were destroyed. Four fatalities occurred in this area. As the tornado approached the Etowah County line, it weakened to an EF2 with winds of 120 mph, but continued to cause damage. Several homes were damaged and one mobile home destroyed along CR 64. The tornado moved into Etowah County east of Cannonball Rd. ||This tornado was produced by a supercell thunderstorm that began in Newton County Mississippi at 13:54 pm CST, and dissipated in Macon County, North Carolina at approximately 21:18 pm CST. This supercell spawned several strong to violent tornadoes along its long path, which included another violent EF4 tornado that crossed portions of Tuscaloosa and western suburbs of the Birmingham.
March 2021Tornado (EF3)Boiling Spgs6 killed, 10 hurtNational Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in Calhoun County and determined that it was consistent with an EF3 tornado, with maximum winds near 140 mph.||The tornado first touched down on Boiling Springs Road snapping and uprooting trees just north of Mitchellville Road. The tornado widened as it traveled northeast damaging structures along Boiling Springs Road, downing trees and power lines. A double wide mobile home was demolished on Simpson Bend Road. The tornado then produced extensive damage in the Macon community, destroying numerous mobile homes with moderate to major damage to several site built homes. In this area, tree damage was also extensive with numerous hardwoods snapped near the base along Ragan Chapel Road. As the tornado approached Highway 77, it reached its maximum intensity and was likely multi-vortex in nature based on the damage pattern. Here, a large swath of trees were snapped. A large factory, Precision Materials, sustained major damage. The entire structure and supporting frame of this large well built metal building was collapsed and bent inward. The owner said they received the tornado warning and moved all employees into a safe shelter in the interior of the building before the tornado hit. None of the occupants were injured. A large tractor trailer at this location was also partially lofted and then dragged 60 feet. The damage at this location was rated EF-3 . The tornado crossed County Road 77, with damage to several homes along Ragans Chapel Road. At least two homes sustained significant damage with most of their roof removed and windows blown out. A large farm building was also demolished. Ragans Chapel UMC, a structure dating back to the late 1800s, sustained major damage with most walls collapsed. The caretakers home behind the church sustained major damage.||Along Mudd Street, several mobile homes were completely destroyed. A fatality occurred in one unanchored tiny home when the structure completely collapsed. Additional site built homes in the area from Mudd Street to Lost Creek Road sustained significant damage. The tornado continued northeast over mainly forested areas snapping and uprooting large swaths of trees. A wide expanse of damage was noted from Dark Hollow Road and Boiling Springs Road. Here many power lines were downed and poles snapped. Several site built homes sustained roof and structural damage, farm buildings and sheds were destroyed, and a mobile home was completely destroyed.||Significant damage was noted along Ingram Wells Road and Grayton Road South. Along Ingram Wells Road several homes were damaged and outbuildings destroyed. Along Grayton Road several mobile homes were destroyed with the undercarriages and contents blown well downstream. A doublewide mobile home also sustained significant damage. Three fatalities occurred here along with multiple significant injuries. A wide swath of tree damage continued along Grayton Road South and Mountain View Road.||The tornado then moved into the Wellington community as it crossed US Highway 431. Here several site built homes sustained moderate damage with partial loss of roof structures. Many power poles were also snapped along with damage to a convenience store. Significant damage was noted along Joe Martin Drive and Wellington Road. One site built home sustained collapse of most walls and cars were tossed. Six occupants sheltered safely in an interior closet. Additional homes sustained roof damage with one moved well off its foundation. Several mobile homes were completely destroyed. One occupant was killed near Mangum Road, but 13 others survived after sheltering in a family storm pit.||A wide swath of damage continued from East Wellington into Pleasant Valley with mobile homes destroyed along Old Sulphur Springs Road and site built homes with roof and structural damage. Trees were snapped and uprooted along County Road 204 along with damage to structures. Chicken houses were destroyed along Pleasant Valley Road, along with substantial damage to a church and business along Angel Drive. The tornado continued northeastward where additional damage was observed along Nisbet Lake Road, Dogwood Lane, and Charlie Penny Road. This was mostly timber damage where the tornado uprooted and snapped hundreds of trees. Varying degrees of minor structure damage was observed here as well. Farther northeast, the tornado moved toward New Liberty and Roy Webb Rd where damage was sustained at Learning Tree. The tornado continued northeast crossing Old Piedmont Gadsden Highway and US Hwy 278. Several swaths of timber damage was observed throughout these areas as well as minor damage to a few homes. The tornado crossed into southern Cherokee County just west of Highway 9.
August 1986Thunderstorm Windnot stated3 killed, 1 hurtno account filed
August 1986Thunderstorm Windnot stated3 killed, 1 hurtno account filed
December 1983Tornado (F3)not stated2 killed, 51 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
April 2000Tornado (F2)Piedmont1 killed, 6 hurt, $300,000no account filed
April 2011Tornado (EF1)Maxwellborn1 killed, 1 hurt, $4,000,000This tornado initially touched down in eastern Jefferson County, north northeast of Trussville and moved northeast through portions of St. Clair, Calhoun, Etowah and Cherokee Counties. The tornado then moved into Georgia, across Polk, Floyd and Bartow (See Storm Data Peachtree City) Counties. The tornado moved into Calhoun County for the second time, where it quickly tracked across the far northwestern corner of the county, west of Knightens Crossroads. As the tornado crossed US Hwy 278, several homes sustained significant roof damage, consistent with an EF1 rating and winds of 95 mph. Additional homes were damaged along the Calhoun/Cherokee County line. Significant tree damage was noted along this portion of the path. The tornado crossed into Cherokee County north of the intersection of US Hwy 278 and CR 19. One fatality occurred along this portion of the tornado path.||This tornado was produced by a supercell thunderstorm that began in Newton County Mississippi at 13:54 pm CST, and eventually dissipated in Macon County, North Carolina at approximately 21:18 pm CST. This supercell spawned several strong to violent tornadoes along its long path, which included another violent EF4 tornado that crossed portions of Tuscaloosa and western suburbs of the Birmingham.
November 2004Tornado (F2)Bynum1 killed, $85,000no account filed
December 1954Tornado (F3)not stated26 hurt, $250,000no account filed
April 1989Thunderstorm Windnot stated8 hurtno account filed
November 2001Tornado (F1)Alexandria5 hurt, $250,000A supercell thunderstorm produced a tornado just north of Anniston in Calhoun County. The tornado began at 4:03 pm near Cane Creek and US 431. The tornado proceeded northeast and ended at 4:10 pm near Broadwells Mill just west of Jacksonville. Preliminary estimates have 10 to 20 homes damaged, numerous outbuildings and barns destroyed, and several mobile homes damaged. Two farming operations had several buildings destroyed. A cemetery on US 431 sustained damage and 5 people received minor injuries when struck by flying debris. The tornado was 7.7 miles long and 250 yards wide at its widest point. Beg: 33 44.218/85 53.709 End: 33 48.425/85 47.488
April 1985Thunderstorm Windnot stated5 hurtno account filed
March 2018Tornado (EF3)Reads Mill4 hurtNational Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in northern Calhoun Calhoun County and determined that the damage was consistent with an EF3 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 150 mph. The tornado first touched down west of US Highway 431 north of town of Wellington, where it rapidly intensified and widened. It snapped and uprooted numerous trees along US Highway 431. Several homes were damaged by the falling trees. The tornado proceeded eastward across Websters Road and Broughton Road with scattered tree damage. As the tornado crossed Old Sulphur Springs Road, two homes were damaged with scores of trees snapped or uprooted. At Angel Station Road, the tornado filled the valley from one side to the other and caused extensive tree and home damage. An electrical transmission tower line was toppled at this point, but it was believed that flying debris compromised the structure. The tornado continued eastward and destroyed the sanctuary at West Point Baptist Church. Additional structures were severely damaged at the church. The tornado entered the City of Jacksonville where it gained strength into the EF3 category, with winds around 140 mph. It removed most of the roof and the top floor of two buildings in an apartment complex. The tornado affected the entire campus of Jacksonville State University. Several buildings sustained significant damage. The most intense winds remained north of the campus however, mowing down trees and causing direct damage to homes. As the tornado crossed Highway 21, it caused caused major damage to the Merrill Building. It then moved into a highly populated zone, where scores of homes suffered major damage and rendered uninhabitable. The tornado maintained its strength as it crossed Choccolocco Mountain, and winds funneled up the valley uprooting or snapping trees. It caused major damage to a number of homes on the mountainside. Damaged continued all the way up to just south of the peak of the mountain. As the tornado moved down the eastern side of Choccolocco Mountain, it narrowed substantially and became stronger once it reached the valley below. Stands of trees were wiped out with trunks snapped relatively close to ground level. Perhaps the most intense damage along the entire track occurred along Hollingsworth Road, where a site built home was completely destroyed with only a portion of one interior wall left standing. Debris from this home was blown downstream across a field with some evidence of wind rowing. Hay bales adjacent to the home, estimated at 800 pounds each, were thrown up to 300 yards to the east. Maximum winds at this location were estimated at 150 mph. The tornado continued east-southeast and downed thousands of trees in the Talladega National Forest and crossed into Cleburne County just south of County Road 534.
March 2003Tornado (F1)White Plains3 hurt, $200,000no account filed
June 2004LightningJacksonville3 hurt, $20,000Lightning struck the Mount Sinai Baptist Church as 50 people were eating dinner. The lightning blew a hole in a wall and a few people were hit with debris. All injuries were deemed minor. The lightning damaged a few walls and ignited a small fire.
November 1967Tornado (F2)not stated2 hurt, $250,000no account filed
August 2002LightningAngel1 hurtCalhoun County 911 reported that a 53-year-old man was struck by lightning in Angel while working on a car. The man was knocked unconscious and was reportedly not breathing when emergency personnel arrived. The man was transported to the hospital where he was discharged later that evening.
May 2003Flash FloodCountywide$700,000no account filed
July 2007LightningSaks$500,000Lightning struck a house in the Indian Oaks area of Saks, causing it to catch fire. The fire completely destroyed the attic and second story of the home, which collapsed onto the first floor, causing extensive damage throughout. The owners, after first attempting to extinguish the fire, escaped unharmed.
February 2008Thunderstorm Wind(Anb)Anniston Calhou$260,000Wind damage was widespread from near the Anniston/Oxford Airport, eastward to Douglas Drive and Glover Drive, southeast of Oxford. Most of the damage near the airport was in the form of snapped and uprooted trees and broken tree limbs. There were some blown down signs and some damage to billboards. Farther to the east, numerous oak trees were uprooted and numerous pine trees were snapped, with an estimated 50 to 100 trees damaged total. There was some roof damage to a few homes, a roof was blown off a barn, and a few fences were also blown down.
May 2003HailCountywide$250,000Large hail fell across many locations in eastern and southern Calhoun County. The largest hail reported was golf ball size and in many spots the hail covered the ground. A few homes received roof damage from the large hail. Some locations that reported hail were Jacksonville, Anniston, Oxford, Alexandria, and Weaver. Several funnel cloud reports were received as these storms moved across the county. Several trees and power lines were also blown down leaving as many as 1000 customers temporarily without power.
April 1985Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
December 1969Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
December 1961Tornado (F3)not stated$250,000no account filed
January 2009Thunderstorm Wind(Anb)Anniston Calhou$160,000A few dozen large trees were uprooted or snapped along a 1.5 mile long, half mile wide, swath of damage near the city of Oxford. One mobile home was destroyed when a tree fell on it, and an apartment complex also sustained damage from falling trees. In all, at least 3 dozen structures sustained varying degrees of damage, most of it roof damage. Maximum winds were estimated around 85 mph, although most locations experienced winds around 50 mph.
August 2008Tornado (EF1)Choccolocco$150,000The tornado touched down on Cross Creek Road, just east of Choccolocco Road. It then moved north-northwestward, roughly parallel to Choccolocco Road, and lifted near the intersection of Choccolocco Road and Cobb Road. One auto shop was destroyed and two houses sustained moderate damage. Additionally, one home suffered light damage and 50 to 100 trees were snapped off or uprooted along the path. This tornado was associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Fay.
August 2005Tornado (F1)Piedmont$115,000National Weather Service meteorologists conducted a ground survey on Tuesday August 30, 2005. It has been determined that an F1 tornado occurred with winds estimated around 80 miles an hour in Calhoun County. The tornado touched down at approximately 353 PM CDT, just east of State Highway 9 in the Nances Creek community. This is about 6 miles southwest of Piedmont. The tornado crossed State Highway 9 moving northwest and damaged three homes along Hollingsworth Road. The tornado lifted around 356 PM CDT near Hurricane Mountain. The tornado damage path was 1.52 miles long and 30 yards wide at its widest point. Several trees were uprooted or snapped off along the path of the tornado. At least two homes and a mobile home were damaged along Hollingsworth Road.Begin: 33 50.84/85 39.70 End: 33 51.96/85 40.54
February 2008Thunderstorm WindSaks$100,000Saks High School sustained significant roof damage due to thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 mph, with one of the school's offices destroyed.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindPiedmont$100,000In the Piedmont and Vigo areas of northern Calhoun County, one home had its roof completely blown off, one barn had its roof blown off, a few homes had shingle damage, one tree fell on a mobile home, and several more trees and power lines were blown down.
May 2003HailPiedmont$100,000Very large hail fell across extreme northern Calhoun County. A majority of the hail was golf ball size and covered the ground in a few locations. A few reports were received that a couple of the pieces of hail were softball size. Most of the hail was thrown out of a storm located farther north in Cherokee County and little rain was observed with this storm.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindAnniston$85,000Thunderstorm wind downed trees in Anniston including one that fell on two cars and one that fell on a house causing substantial damage. Lightning also struck one house causing a fire.
April 1998Tornado (F1)Oxford$75,000A small tornado developed over the Wellborn community. The Wellborn High School and Elementary School suffered extensive damage and the House of Prayer church in Wellborn had its roof blown partly off. The high school had damage done to its roof, air conditioning system and the softball field.
May 2003LightningAnniston$75,000no account filed
April 2006Thunderstorm WindOhatchee$50,000A discount store suffered significant damage when winds estimated at 70 mph picked up rocks and blew them into the store front windows. The winds then blew out the right side of the building, and the aluminum beam framework twisted causing the wall to cave in.
May 1994Thunderstorm Windnot stated$50,000Golf ball-size hail was reported just north of Jacksonville by Alabama state troopers. Calhoun County Emergency Management reported numerous trees down in northern Calhoun County in the Pleasant Valley area.
April 1994Thunderstorm Windnot stated$50,000Trees were downed along with power lines in southern Calhoun County during a thunderstorm. Public reports to 911 of funnel clouds south-southeast of Jacksonville.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindPiedmont$50,000A portion of the roof of a convenience store was ripped away by thunderstorm wind. Several windows were blown out and some trees were blown down in the area.
August 2003LightningOhatchee$48,000no account filed
May 2003Flash FloodCountywide$45,000Heavy rain in a short period of time produced flooding across Calhoun County. Several roads were temporarily impassable due to high water. One bridge was flooded. One mobile home was flooded. The storms knocked out power to an estimated 8,000 customers. Snow Creek rose above bank full and flooded a few vehicles. The Ohatchee Youth Sports Facility was flooded causing extensive damage.
February 2005HailWeaver$40,000Pea to golf ball size hail fell from near Anniston to Weaver. Several vehicles were damagedby the large hail.
April 1995Thunderstorm WindAnniston$40,000Several buildings were damaged as well as numerous trees and power lines downed by thunderstorm wind according to the emergency management office. Winds gusted to 66 mph in Anniston.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindCountywide$34,000A few homes suffered varying degrees of roof damage in Alexandria. A trained spotter reportedestimated wind gusts of 50 to 60 miles an hour in Anniston. Pea size hail was also observedwith this storm in Anniston. A few trees were knocked down across the remainder of the county.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindOhatchee$32,000no account filed
May 2003LightningAnniston$30,000A storage building at the Anniston Museum of Natural History was struck by lightning and subsequently burned to the ground. The storage building mainly housed landscaping tools and machinery.
January 1998Flash FloodCountywide$30,000no account filed
April 2000Thunderstorm WindJacksonville$25,000Thunderstorm wind downed a number of trees in the Covey Rise area of the Angel Grove community north of SR 204 northwest of Jacksonville. The downed trees damaged several houses and took out a number of power lines. Two greenhouses were heavily damaged by the wind.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindCountywide$25,000Several trees and power lines were knocked down throughout the entire county.
May 1996Thunderstorm WindPiedmont$25,000no account filed
March 1982Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
March 1976Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
March 1967Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
April 1964Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
May 2003Thunderstorm WindCountywide$20,000Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the county. Pea size hail accompanied the storm.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindPiedmont$20,000Trees and power lines were down in Piedmont.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindAnniston$20,000no account filed
April 1996Thunderstorm WindAnniston$20,000no account filed
June 2004Thunderstorm WindCountywide$18,000Numerous trees were knocked down across the county. One building was damaged in Oxford from the fallen trees.
November 2004Flash FloodCountywide$18,000Numerous roads were reported covered with water and were temporarily impassable. Doppler radar estimated widespread rain amounts of 3 to 4 inches with a few spots approaching 7 inches. Several area streams and creeks rose above bankfull. Runoff from these storms lasted for several hours after the heaviest rains ended.
February 1999Thunderstorm WindOhatchee$18,000Several trees were down from Ohatchee to Alexandria in eastern Calhoun County. One mobile home had its roof torn off in Alexandria.
November 2004Thunderstorm WindJacksonville$17,000Several trees and power lines were blown down in and around Jacksonville. A few homes suffered minor roof damage.

Mines and quarries

299 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 299 workings inside this county. 15 still produce and 284 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Iron196
Barium-Barite30
Aluminum20
Manganese12
Lead11
Clay11
Sand and Gravel, Construction9
Kaolin8
Zinc6
Stone, Crushed/Broken4
Manganese, Iron3
Lead, Zinc2
Silica2
Iron, Manganese2

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Burke EstateCobalt, NickelOccurrence
Burke EstateCobalt, NickelOccurrence
No NameIron, Barium-BaritePast ProducerResidual
Old Lead MineLead, Barium-Barite, Zinc, Limestone, GeneralPast Producer1860
Tom MooreLead, Barium-BaritePast Producer1916
Unnamed ProspectZinc, LeadPast Producer1863
Wellington ProspectLead, Zinc, Limestone, GeneralOccurrence
Cedar Springs ProspectLead, Zinc, Barium-BariteOccurrence
Horace Davis ProspectIron, ManganesePast Producer1949
Industrial Filler Co. MineSilicaPast ProducerQuartz
Knighton DepositIron, ManganeseProspect1953
Mohawk PitSilicaProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Old Lead MineLead, ZincPast Producer1850
Cowan ProspectManganese, IronProspect1949
Nesbitt Lake Manganese ProspectManganese, IronOccurrence1980
Not Known, Ammiston AreaManganese, IronPast ProducerResidual
Ohatchee QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Oxford QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Pelham Range Lead ProspectLead, ZincOccurrenceGalena, Sphalerite
Unnamed ProspectLead, ZincOccurrence
Unnamed ProspectLead, ZincOccurrence
Unnamed ProspectLead, ZincOccurrence
Unnamed ProspectLead, ZincOccurrence
Unnamed ProspectLead, ZincOccurrence
Alabama Mineral Land Co. ProspectAluminum, KaolinProspect
Carter Street DepositAluminum, KaolinProspect
De Armanville ProspectAluminum, KaolinProspect
Dothard ProspectAluminum, KaolinProspect
Eulation Pike DepositAluminum, KaolinProspect
Parkwin Street DepositAluminum, KaolinProspect
Skinner DepositAluminum, KaolinProspect
Th Street DepositAluminum, KaolinProspect
Austin PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Bennett PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Cobb PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Cobb PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Mohawk PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer1949
Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Angel MineBarium-Barite, LeadPast ProducerBarite, Galena
Braughton ProspectLeadPast ProducerSurface
Cal 1 Clay ProspectClayProspect
Cal 3 Clay ProspectClayProspect
Dixie PitClayProducer
Donoho MineClayProducer
Dubois MineClayPast Producer
Frame Brick Co. PitClayProducer
Frame Brick Co.PitClayProducer
Frame MineClayProducer
Lackey PitClayProducer
No NameLeadPast ProducerGalena
Old Lead MinesLead, Barium-BaritePast ProducerBarite
Stewart MineClayProducer
Unnamed MineClayPast Producer
Anniston PitsIron, ManganesePast Producer1875
Coleman PropertyManganesePast Producer1930
Ezzell ProspectManganeseProspect1949
Grady NortonManganesePast Producer1917
Janey Iron MineIron, ManganesePast Producer
Knighten DepositManganeseOccurrenceWad
No NameIron, ManganesePast ProducerResidual
Norton DepositManganesePast ProducerSurface
Norton No.2 PropertyManganeseProspect1942
Pryor Mine/Norton Deposit/Davis GapIron, ManganesePast ProducerHematite
Uncertain, Anniston AreaIron, ManganesePast ProducerResidual
Woodward Iron PropertyManganeseProspect1942
Baker-Rhodes ProspectAluminumOccurrence
Boozer ProspectAluminumProspect
Borden ProspectAluminumOccurrence
Hudson ProspectAluminumOccurrence
J F Crow ProspectAluminumOccurrence
Kitchens ProspectAluminumProspect
Love ProspectAluminumProspect
Mcclellan ProspectAluminumOccurrence
Peaceburg Alumina ProspectAluminumOccurrence
Stringfellow DepositAluminumProspect
Unnamed ProspectAluminumProspect
Walker PitsAluminumPast Producer
A A Williams MineBarium-BaritePast Producer
A. A. WilliamsBarium-BaritePast ProducerResidual
Albert Taylor ProspectBarium-BariteProspect
Angel Mine Tullis Or T.C. MooreBarium-BaritePast ProducerResidual
Bertha Mineral Co Willingham Or GoryBarium-BaritePast ProducerResidual
Bertha Mineral Company MineBarium-BaritePast Producer
Bud Clark MineBarium-BaritePast Producer
Egbert & Isaac Clark ProspectBarium-BariteOccurrence
Evans Barite MineBarium-BaritePast Producer1919
Gorey PitBarium-BaritePast Producer
J F Noah ProspectBarium-BariteOccurrence
J L Johnson MineBarium-BaritePast Producer
Martha Stone ProspectBarium-BariteOccurrence
Milt Phillips ProspectBarium-BariteProspect
Mrs. Fannie Broughton ProspectBarium-BariteProspect
S J Clark ProspectBarium-BariteOccurrence
Tom Walker ProspectBarium-BariteProspect
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Amminston AreaIronPast ProducerResidual
Brook MountainIronUnknown
Cane Creek MinesIronPast Producer1840
Cane Creek MinesIronPast ProducerResidual
Colvin Mountain-Calhoun CountyIronUnknown
Cottaquilla MountainIronUnknown
Edmundson BanksIronPast ProducerResidual
FrancisIronUnknown
Gladden PropertyIronPast ProducerResidual
Hewitt Limonite BankIronPast ProducerResidual
Ingram WellsIronUnknown
Iron City MinesIronPast ProducerGoethite, Magnetite
Landrum Limonite BankIronPast ProducerResidual
Laney MineIronPast Producer
Laney OpeningsIronPast ProducerHematite
Leach Bank/Williams BankIronPast ProducerResidual
Leatherwood BanksIronPast ProducerResidual
Mundy Brown Iron DepositIronOccurrence
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Pentegrass Or Dunn BedsIronPast ProducerResidual
Phillips Gap ProspectsIronProspect
Pine Grove Church BedsIronPast ProducerResidual
Pruett Limonite Bank/Woodstock BankIronPast ProducerResidual
Pryor MineIronPast Producer
Scarborough Iron MineIronPast Producer
Shelton MinesIronPast ProducerResidual
Skinner Pit No. 2IronPast Producer
Skinner Pit No. 3IronPast Producer
Skinner Pit No. 4IronPast Producer
Skinner Pit-No. 1IronPast Producer
Uncertain, Anniston AreaIronPast ProducerResidual
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Watty Thompson Beds &Washer Limonite BanksIronPast ProducerResidual
William Cowan MineIronPast Producer
Windom & Walker Limonite BanksIronPast ProducerResidual
Woodstock Iron MineIronPast Producer
Woodstock Washer MineIronPast Producer

Every populated place in the county

179

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.

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

Recorded here

Anniston, Alabama

19 topographic sheets and 10 fire insurance atlases, 1885 to 1949

Jacksonville, Alabama

17 topographic sheets and 8 fire insurance atlases, 1885 to 1948

Oxford, Alabama

21 topographic sheets and 8 fire insurance atlases, 1885 to 1928

Piedmont, Alabama

17 topographic sheets and 6 fire insurance atlases, 1894 to 1948

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

26 structures

The vanished settlements of Calhoun 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.