Coffee County, Alabama

56 topographic sheets and 8 fire insurance atlases across 2 places.

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From the record

5 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Alabama within the United States

Coffee County within Alabama

What the record shows

2 places in this county were surveyed for fire insurance: Elba, Enterprise, between 1903 and 1943.
8 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
892 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
5 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 3 buildings, 1 object and 1 district.
3 of the 5 listings were added during the 1970s.
The Geographic Names Information System records 83 populated places in this county; 83 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

40 photographs, 1939 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.

Miss Teal, nurse, testing patient's urine during prenatal clinic. Enterprise, Coffee County, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress

FSA (Farm Security Administration) wire-floored brooder on the Smart farm. Coffee County, Alabama
Collier, John, Jr, 1941. Library of Congress

Home of Josh Smart. Coffee County, Alabama
Collier, John, Jr, 1941. Library of Congress

Miss Hesterley and Miss Christian, FSA (Farm Security Administration) home economists, delivering sheeting to Mr. Adkins, rural rehabilitation borrower. This is their first year on the program. There are nine in the family. Coffee County, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress

Study class for home economics girls. Goodman School, Coffee County, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress

A large and neat woodpile of project family. Coffee County, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress

Section of old deserted house. Coffee County, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress

Chick brooder of project family Jones. Coffee County, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress

Steaming chickens prior to plucking. Enterprise coop, FSA (Farm Security Administration) cannery. Coffee County, Enterprise, Alabama
Collier, John, Jr, 1941. Library of Congress

Interior of classroom in old Goodman school (the new Goodman school replaced three small schools). Coffee County, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress

Farmer going home from town. Saturday afternoon, Enterprise, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress

Chickens raised by FSA (Farm Security Administration) borrowers enroute to market. Coffee County, Alabama
Collier, John, Jr, 1941. Library of Congress

A "rolling store" salesman carrying sack of flour into rural home. Coffee County, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress

James F. Drigger draws water from his well. Coffee County, Alabama
Collier, John, Jr, 1941. Library of Congress

James F. Drigger and family tending to chickens. Coffee County, Alabama
Collier, John, Jr, 1941. Library of Congress

Miss Teal, nurse, brings hookworm medicine to Lewis family, R.R. (Rural Rehabilitation) clients. Coffee County, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress

Typical farmhouse, spring housecleaning, homemade quilts and bedding in sun. Coffee County, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress

In the auditorium of the Mount Zion School, the Chamber of Commerce of a nearby town is being served dinner by home economics class. Coffee County, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress

Through help and supervision of home and field supervisors, diet and health of many RR (Rural Rehabilitation) families have been greatly improved. The Peacock family (RR four years) had for dinner (noon meal): sausage, cabbages, carrots, rice, tomatoes, cornbread, canned figs, bread pudding and milk. They did not know that a picture would be made. Coffee County, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress

Lewis boy getting water from old well, typical of most in area where wells are very often polluted. Coffee County, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress

Terracing land. Coffee County, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress

Randolph Clark with calf purchased under the FSA (Farm Security Administration) "Food for Defense" program. Coffee County, Alabama
Collier, John, Jr, 1941. Library of Congress

Fertilizer on truck in front of farmers' exchange. Enterprise, Coffee County, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress

Doctor Lewis and Miss Teal, nurse, measuring patient's abdomen in prenatal clinic. Enterprise, Coffee County, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress

Spring planting in a project garden. Coffee County, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress

Youngest of the Clark children says he wants to be a truck driver when he grows up. Coffee County, Alabama
Collier, John, Jr, 1941. Library of Congress

Doctor and nurse (Miss Teal) giving examination and treatment for hookworm to one of children in Goodman School health room. Coffee County, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress

FSA (Farm Security Administration) official makes out check for James F. Drigger in payment for chickens bought. Coffee County, Alabama
Collier, John, Jr, 1941. Library of Congress

Cooking teacher and group of girls in home economics classroom. Coffee County, Alabama. Goodman School
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress

Gladys Smith, thirteen year old girl, who cooks and cares for a family of six. RR (Rural Rehabilitation) first year (see 51402-D). Coffee County, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress

Mr. James F. Drigger received a check for his chickens raised under the FSA (Farm Security Administration) "Food for Defense" program. Coffee County, Alabama
Collier, John, Jr, 1941. Library of Congress

Recreation evening at community school under direction of WPA (Work Projects Administration) recreational supervisor. Coffee County, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress

First grade children and teacher. Goodman School, Coffee County, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress

One of old schools consolidated into new Goodman school. Coffee County, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress

Miss Hesterley and Miss Christian, home economists discussing farm and home plan with Ellis Adkins family, rural rehabilitation borrowers, in front of their home. This is their first year on the program. There are nine in the family. Coffee County, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress

James F. Drigger and family tending their chickens purchased through the "Food for Defense" program. Coffee County, Alabama
Collier, John, Jr, 1941. Library of Congress

James Drigger feeds his chickens. Coffee County, Alabama (FSA (Farm Security Administration) "Food for Defense" program")
Collier, John, Jr, 1941. Library of Congress

New school and community building. Goodman School at noon hour. Coffee County, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

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

Property	Type	Listed	Reference
Boll Weevil Monument	object	1973	73000336
Coffee County Courthouse	building	1973	73000335
Pea River Power Company Hydroelectric Facility	district	1984	84000602
Rawls Hotel	building	1980	80000684
Seaboard Coastline Depot	building	1974	74000405

Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps

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.

Land ownership map, 1982 - Ownership map, Lake Tholocco Drainage Area, portions of Coffee and Dale Counties, Alabama — Land ownership map (1982) - Ownership map, Lake Tholocco Drainage Area, portions of Coffee and Dale Counties, Alabama. Library of Congress.

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 363 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, 1951-03-31, 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, 1965-11-30, scale 1:20000 — 1965-11-30, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-01-07, scale 1:20000 — 1966-01-07, scale 1:20000. 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.

Weather records

6 stations, 2 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.

ELBA 1893 to 2010, hottest 40.6 C, coldest -15.0 C
NEW BROCKTON 1940 to 1951
ENTERPRISE 1956 to 1966, hottest 38.9 C, coldest -14.4 C
ENTERPRISE 4 W 1966 to 2026, hottest 5537.2 C, coldest -18.3 C
NEW BROCKTON 4.2 NE 2007 to 2011
ENTERPRISE 1.5 WNW 2009 to 2018

WHITEWATER CREEK AT ELBA AL 1943 to 1945
LITTLE DOUBLE BRIDGES CREEK NR ENTERPRISE, AL. 1985 to 2024

The 1950 census, district by district

46 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.

16-1Election Precinct 1, Oldtown
16-2Election Precinct 2, Dannelly Cross Roads
16-3Election Precinct 3, Brannen
16-4Election Precinct 4, Childersville
16-5Election Precinct 5, Tilmans Mill
16-6Election Precinct 6, Elba: Elba city: Elba city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; U.S. Highway 84, Davis; Claxton, Brantley Highway, Troy Highway
16-7Elba city - That part Bounded by City limits; Troy Highway, Brantley Highway, Claxton; Davis, Adkinson, Plant Avenue, Hickman, U.S. Highway 84; City limits
16-8Elba city - That part Bounded by U.S. Highway 84, Hickman, Plant Avenue, Adkinson, Davis, U.S. Highway 84; City limits; City limits; City limits
16-9Election Precinct 6, Elba - That part north of U.S. Highway 84, outside Elba city
16-10Election Precinct 6, Elba - That part south of U.S. Highway 84, outside Elba city
16-11Election Precinct 7, Peacock: Election Precinct 7, Peacock - That part east of Little Double Bridges Creek
16-12Election Precinct 7, Peacock - That part west of Little Double Bridges Creek
16-13Election Precinct 8, Grant: Election Precinct 8, Grant - That part east of the section line from the northwest corner of section 3, Township 4 North, Range 22 East to the southwest corner of section 27, Township 3 North, Range 22
16-14Election Precinct 8, Grant - That part west of the section line from the northwest corner of section 3, Township 4 North, Range 22 East to the southwest corner of section 27, Township 3 North, Range 22 East and east of State Highway 27
16-15Election Precinct 8, Grant - That part west of State Highway 27
16-16Election Precinct 9, Clintonville: New Brockton town
16-17Election Precinct 9, Clintonville - That part northeast of U.S. Highway 84, outside New Brockton town and excluding Camp Rucker (part)
16-18Camp Rucker - That part in Election Precinct 9, Clintonville (Remainder of Camp Rucker is in Election Precincts 12, Centerville and 13, Haw Ridge and that part of Dale County not in any Election Precinct)
16-19Election Precinct 9, Clintonville - That part southwest of U.S. Highway 84, outside New Brockton town
16-20Election Precinct 10, Victoria: Election Precinct 10, Victoria - That part northwest of Arcus-Victoria-Tarentum Rd.
16-21Election Precinct 10, Victoria - That part southeast of Arcus-Victoria-Tarentum Rd.
16-22Election Precinct 11, Simmons Mill
16-23Election Precinct 12, Centerville: Election Precinct 12, Centerville, excluding Camp Rucker (part)
16-24Camp Rucker - That part in Election Precinct 12, Centreville (Remainder of Camp Rucker is in Election Precincts 9, Clintonville, and 13, Haw Ridge and that part of Dale County not in any election Precinct)
16-25Election Precinct 13, Haw Ridge: Election Precinct 13, Haw Ridge, excluding Camp Rucker (part)
16-26Camp Rucker - That part in Election Precinct 13, Haw Ridge (Remainder of Camp Rucker is in Election Precincts 9, Clintonville and 12, Centerville and that part of Dale County not in any election Precinct)
16-27Election Precinct 14, Holleys Mill: Election Precinct 14, Holleys Mill - That part north of Alberton-Ino-Wise Rd.
16-28Election Precinct 14, Holleys Mill - That part south of Alberton-Ino-Wise Rd.
16-29Election Precinct 15, Deanville
16-30Election Precinct 16, Kimmeys Mill
16-31Election Precinct 17, Enterprise: Enterprise city: Enterprise city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by City limits; U.S. Highway 84, Donald, Pittman, Damascus Road, Carroll, Adams, Pine; College, Ward line; City limits
16-32Enterprise city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by Main; College; Pine, Adams, Carroll, Damascus Road, Pittman, Donald
16-33Enterprise city - That part comprising Ward 2 Bounded by City limits; City limits, Ward line, College; Main, U.S. Highway 84
16-34Enterprise city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by College, Ward line; City limits; City limits, U.S. Highway 84, Park Avenue; Main
16-35Enterprise city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Main, Park Avenue; U.S. Highway 84; City limits; State Highway 27, Geneva
16-36Enterprise city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by College; Main, Geneva; Geneva, State Highway 27; Doster
16-37Enterprise city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Ward line, College; Doster, State Highway 27; City limits; City limits
16-38Election Precinct 17, Enterprise - That part east of State Highway 27, outside Enterprise city
16-39Election Precinct 17, Enterprise - That part west of State Highway 27, outside Enterprise city
16-40Election Precinct 18, Paul: Kingston town
16-41Election Precinct 18, Paul - That part outside Kinston town
16-42Election Precinct 19, Carpenter
16-43Election Precinct 20, Parker
16-44Election Precinct 21, Woodland Grove
16-45Election Precinct 22, Wise Mill
16-46Election Precinct 23, Leverett

Wildfire, 1994 to 2020

394 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 394 of them, burning about 3,106 acres. 7 started naturally and 54 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause	Fires
Debris and open burning	152
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	76
Arson/incendiarism	54
Equipment and vehicle use	46
Recreation and ceremony	30
Smoking	14
Misuse of fire by a minor	8
Natural	7
Railroad operations and maintenance	6
Other causes	1

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

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
23 May 2011	Arson/incendiarism	139 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	CO RD 306, AL
20 March 2012	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	114 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	SER-20120320-005
12 August 2010	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	87 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
24 March 2002	Arson/incendiarism	85 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
8 October 2016	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	67 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	20161008-19
11 February 2011	Arson/incendiarism	65 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	CO RD 239, AL
16 May 2002	Equipment and vehicle use	55 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
19 February 2014	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	49 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	SER-20140219-001

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

Storms, 1954 to 2026

60 of 595 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 595 reports for this county, causing 17 deaths, 95 injuries and about $382,495,280 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event	Reports
Thunderstorm Wind	431
Hail	55
Tornado	41
Flash Flood	38
Lightning	13
Funnel Cloud	8
Flood	7
Heavy Rain	2

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

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
March 2007	Tornado (EF4)	Enterprise Muni Arpt	9 killed, 50 hurt, $250,000,000	A tornado touched down just southwest of the Enterprise Municipal Airport. It caused minor damage to some houses. Four chicken houses were destroyed. The tornado then traveled northeast and quickly intensified as it moved into the Enterprise city limits. It severely damaged the high school just north of the downtown. Eight students were killed as walls collapsed on them while they took shelter in the interior hallways. Fifty more were injured. The football stadium was destroyed. Many vehicles surrounding the schools were overturned or tossed about. Several state roads were impassible due to debris and fallen utility poles and lines. The ninth fatality occurred where an elderly woman was standing behind a living room window of her home as the glass shattered. A nearby elementary school was heavily damaged with no deaths or injuries reported there. Damage near the high school and in northeast Enterprise reached low end EF-4. Damage assessments indicated 239 homes destroyed, 374 homes with major damage, 529 homes with minor damage, and 251 homes affected. Coffee County was declared a federal disaster area, with preliminary FEMA individual assistance figures totalling over $1 million.
March 1998	Flash Flood	Elba	4 killed, $105,000,000	A vigorous Gulf storm dumped up to 14 inches of rain across the northern half of Coffee County. The earthen levee on the Beaver Dam Creek breached. A six foot wall of water rushed into the city of Elba. Two thousand residents were forced to evacuate. Nearly 400 homes and businesses sustained flood damage. Approximately 52 county roads were washed out or flooded. The Pea River at Elba crested near 39.3 feet on March 9. Four people were killed when their vehicles were swept away by floodwaters. Coffee County was declared a federal disaster area.
December 2015	Flood	Roeton	2 killed, $1,720,000	Significant flooding occurred across Coffee county during the last week in December due to 10-20 inches of rain falling in the Pea River basin. The Pea River at Elba reached its third highest crest on record on December 26th. An aerial survey indicated 117 structures submerged with numerous others impacted near Elba. A later survey by the Red Cross indicated that 14 structures were destroyed, 48 received major damage, and 31 received minor damage. A family tried to cross the Pea River on Highway 107 and their vehicle was swept away on December 25th. Two fatalities resulted. The monetary damage to Coffee county is estimated at $1,717,980. Of that amount, $1,039,500 was due to mainly road and bridge damage in the county, $15,219.50 was from the Sheriff's department, $440,260.94 was from the city of Elba, $200,000 was from the city of Enterprise, and $23,000 was from the city of New Brockton.
June 1996	Lightning	Enterprise	1 killed, 2 hurt	no account filed
June 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Elba	1 killed, $10,000	Numerous trees and power lines down. An elderly woman was killed when a tree fell on her vehicle at the intersection of County Roads 349 and 306. Reported by the Coffee County EMA.
April 1973	Tornado (F2)	not stated	14 hurt, $2,500,000	no account filed
December 1973	Tornado (F3)	not stated	11 hurt, $2,500,000	no account filed
March 1984	Tornado (F2)	not stated	4 hurt, $250,000	no account filed
November 1986	Tornado (F3)	not stated	3 hurt, $2,500,000	no account filed
November 2006	Tornado (F0)	Elba	2 hurt, $350,000	A tornado touched down just northeast of Elba. Most of the damage occurred along County Roads 235 and 279 and State Highway 125. Several mobile homes and sheds were destroyed. Two persons were injured when their doublewide mobile home was tossed into trees. Among the structures damaged were a collection tank and four roll-off containers at a county landfill, a home which lost its front porch and roof, and several trailers. There were numerous trees and utility poles uprooted.
November 1986	Tornado (F1)	not stated	2 hurt, $250,000	no account filed
May 1983	Tornado (F3)	not stated	1 hurt, $250,000	no account filed
April 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Countywide	1 hurt, $100,000	no account filed
December 1995	Tornado	Jack	1 hurt, $30,000	A tornado flipped a mobile home and scattered debris 350 yards into nearby trees. A woman inside received a cut, while her two children escaped unharmed.
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Clintonville	1 hurt, $750	Thunderstorm wind gusts tore the roof off a temporary structure at the Bama Jam, injuring one person.
January 2012	Lightning	Elba	1 hurt	The Enterprise Ledger reported that a teenager was struck by lightning and injured while at a car wash during the afternoon hours. He was taken to Elba General Hospital and then later transferred to Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan where he was discharged two days later.
February 2008	Lightning	New Brockton	1 hurt	A woman was struck by lightning that entered the home through a computer on which she was working during the storm. She felt a tibgling sensation on her right side and EMS personnel responded to the scene.
July 2007	Lightning	Clintonville	1 hurt	A man suffered minor injuries when he was struck by lightning while working in his metal garage.
October 2008	Tornado (EF1)	Enterprise	$4,000,000	A tornado touched down just south of the Enterprise Civic Center. It moved to the east-northeast and lifted just east of Boll Weevil Circle near the Walmart. It caused extensive damage to the civic center, with several windows blown out and much of its roof removed. The winds damaged several vehicles outside the Enterprise Senior Center. A building attached to the old Bama Cotton Mill collapsed. More than a hundred homes and businesses were also damaged. Fortunately, no injuries or deaths were reported. The tornado was rated an EF-1 with winds estimated from 100 to 105 mph.
September 1998	Flash Flood	Elba	$2,500,000	Torrential rains of 8 to 24 inches produced the worst flash flooding in Geneva County since Hurricane Opal in 1995. Numerous roads were damaged or washed out. AL 54 was closed from Samson west to Florala. All county roads were closed for fear of more flooding and washouts. Significaant losses were incurred to peanut and cotton crops. Several creeks overflowed their banks closing AL 65, 54, and 52.
October 1955	Tornado (F2)	not stated	$2,500,000	no account filed
September 1998	Tornado (F1)	Enterprise	$1,500,000	An F1 tornado touched down on CR 725 near Enterprise. One residence suffered roof damage. Camp Wiregrass sustained moderate to severe damage with several buildings crumpled, trees and power lines down, and scattered debris. Numerous customers in Enterprise were without electric service. A semi was blown over at Con Agra.
May 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Countywide	$750,000	Coffee County EMA provided a summary of damages: seven residential houses sustained slight to major wind damage, four barns and other neighboring sheds suffered minor to major damage including roof losses, three chicken houses received moderate wind damage, and numerous trees and power lines down with some on roadways.
September 2020	Flash Flood	Wilkinstown	$500,000	During Sally, significant flash flooding occurred across the northern portions of Coffee County with all county roads in the northern part of the county declared impassable due to water over the roads. Damage cost was estimated.
September 1998	Tornado (F1)	New Brockton	$500,000	An F1 tornado descended near CR 732 in New Brockton damaging several chicken houses, roads, ditches, and drainage systems.
March 1994	Tornado (F2)	Frisco	$500,000	A tornado touched down about two miles east of Frisco in the New Hope Community causing extensive damage. Five homes and two mobile homes were damaged; one chicken house was destroyed and five others were damaged. Two houses had the roofs blown completely off.
February 2025	Lightning	Damascus	$300,000	A house was struck by lightning and burned down at the 12000 block of Highway 134 in New Brockton. Damage cost was estimated.
February 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Frisco	$300,000	Four chicken houses and a residence were destroyed on County Road 107.
July 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Brooklyn	$250,000	Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines, caused sporadic power outages, and damaged several structures. A barn was damaged on State Highway 134, a few trees were across power lines on County Road 474, a bank building sustained roof damage in Kinston, and several reports of barn and roof damage on State Highway 189 between Perry Store community and Kinston.
July 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Countywide	$250,000	Widespread downed trees and power lines. An estimated 3000 customers were without power. In Kinston, a racetrack's metal awning and roof were destroyed. A Kinston residence lost a pump house roof, shingles and TV antenna. In rural Coffee County, a barn at the intersection of State Highway 189 and County Road 467 was damaged. A residence on State Highway 134 sustained roof damage, broken winds, a destroyed barn, and downed trees. A nearby residence was damaged by a fallen tree. Reported by the Coffee County EMA.
March 1976	Tornado (F1)	not stated	$250,000	no account filed
January 1972	Tornado (F2)	not stated	$250,000	no account filed
January 1963	Tornado (F1)	not stated	$250,000	no account filed
April 1961	Tornado (F1)	not stated	$250,000	no account filed
July 2004	Lightning	Enterprise	$150,000	Lightning struck a house, destroying the patio and attic. Another house struck by lightning lost its sprinkler system and air conditioner. Reported by the Coffee County EMA.
March 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Enterprise Municipal Arpt	$100,000	There were numerous reports of wind damage to the west and south of Enterprise. Several telephone poles were toppled. Two chicken houses were severely damaged. One trailer sustained roof damage.
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Kinston	$100,000	Two race track buildings and two sheds were damaged. One road was blocked by fallen trees. Reported by the Coffee County EMA.
January 1996	Tornado (F1)	Kinston	$100,000	no account filed
June 2018	Lightning	Shell Army Field	$75,000	A lightning strike resulted in a house fire with significant damage. Damage cost was estimated.
March 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Countywide	$75,000	Widespread reports of downed trees and power lines. One business lost its awning near Elba. Several chicken houses lost tin from their roofs. Reported by the Coffee County EMA.
February 2013	Flood	Turner Crossroads	$60,000	Coffee county sustained around $50K of damage due to flooding of some county roads and an additional $10K of damage due to flooding of some roads in New Brockton.
February 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Roeton	$60,000	A barn was destroyed on County Road 104. Numerous trees and power poles were blown down. A tree was down on County Road 315 and a tree fell on a residence on County Road 110.
August 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Elba	$55,000	A pavillion was destroyed at a music park. ALABAMA, Southwest
March 2022	Lightning	Enterprise Municipal Arpt	$50,000	Lightning caused a structure fire along Camellia Dr in Enterprise.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Holley Store	$50,000	Trees and power lines were down on CR460 outside of Kinston. Barns and homes were also damaged.
April 2020	Tornado (EF0)	Lowry Mill	$50,000	A dual pol tornadic debris signature was visible from EOX radar moving across portions of northern Coffee county. Damage occurred in the form of numerous snapped trees and roof damage. The tornado was rated EF0 with winds estimated near 80 mph.
April 2015	Flash Flood	Enterprise	$50,000	Around a dozen streets were flooded in Enterprise. There was one water rescue of an SUV that stalled in high water. More than a foot of water entered the downtown fire station requiring sandbags and moving furniture. Flash flooding also occurred along a creek along Dixie Drive. Water entered some homes and some residents were evacuated briefly in that area. Damage was estimated.
February 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Victoria	$50,000	A barn was destroyed with its debris blown across County Road 129.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Elba	$50,000	Several trees were blown down just south of Elba. A few large trees fell on a house causing extensive damage.
June 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	New Brockton	$50,000	Several newly constructed walls at a high school collapsed. Reported by the Coffee County EMA.
March 2005	Hail	Victoria	$50,000	Golfball to egg size hail damaged several vehicles and mobile homes. Reported by the Coffee County EMA.
September 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Northeast Portion	$50,000	Numerous trees and power lines down on CR 306 and 307 near Brantley. One tree fell on a house.
August 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Enterprise	$50,000	Strong wind ripped a substantial limb from a tree on Edwards Street in Enterprise early Monday morning according to newspaper reports. The limb fell on a late model car shattering the windshield and crushing the roof. Specific time entry is estimated.
March 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	New Brockton	$30,000	A tree blew down onto a car with wind damage to a sports complex and multiple reports of trees down in the area.
November 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Danley	$30,000	West of Danley Crossroads on County Road 376, straight-line winds caused minor damaage to a house and several barns. Some trees had their tops snapped off.
April 2023	Tornado (EF0)	Shell Army Field	$25,000	A brief tornado developed and caused damage at the Enterprise Country Club just north of Enterprise, Alabama. The tornado touched down near the clubhouse, damaging the roof and porch overhang. Debris from the roof was scattered downwind across the golf course. Tree damage was noted along the track as well. The tornado appears to have dissipated before exiting the golf course property. The damage was consistent with an EF0 tornado with winds of 80 to 85 mph. Thanks to Coffee County EMA for assisting with data gathering for this survey.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Enterprise Municipal Arpt	$25,000	A tree fell on a mobile home in Ashley Trailer Park near Highway 27 South and Boll Weevil Circle. There was no other damage reported in the county. Monetary damage was estimated.
August 2010	Lightning	Enterprise	$25,000	Lightning struck the Coffee county District Attorney's office, causing significant computer damage with monetary losses estimated at $25,000.
February 2008	Tornado (EF1)	Jack	$25,000	The parent supercell thunderstorm, which spawned the EF-1 tornado, tracked across the northwest corner of Coffee County from southeast Crenshaw County. The tornado lifted the roofs off two barns, and partially removed the roof off a single family home before entering Pike County (see Storm Data for Alabama, Central, for more information).
November 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Enterprise	$25,000	Straight-line winds caused extensive damage to a chicken house at the intersection of State Road 27 and Boll Weevile Circle (Highway 192).

Mines and quarries

75 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 75 workings inside this county. 1 still produces and 74 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity	Workings
Iron	72
Clay	2
Sand and Gravel, Construction	1

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

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Southland Number 1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer	Quartz
Cof 2 Clay Prospect	Clay	Prospect
Cof 3 Clay Prospect	Clay	Prospect
Alabama District #3	Iron	Occurrence
SE Alabama Iron District	Iron	Past Producer	1929
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed Deposit	Iron	Occurrence
Unnamed Deposit	Iron	Occurrence
Unnamed Deposit	Iron	Occurrence
Unnamed Deposit	Iron	Occurrence
Unnamed Deposit	Iron	Occurrence
Unnamed Deposit	Iron	Occurrence
Unnamed Deposit	Iron	Occurrence
Unnamed Deposit	Iron	Occurrence
Unnamed Deposit	Iron	Occurrence
Unnamed Deposit	Iron	Occurrence
Unnamed Deposit	Iron	Occurrence
Unnamed Deposit	Iron	Occurrence
Unnamed Deposit	Iron	Occurrence
Unnamed Deposit	Iron	Occurrence
Unnamed Deposit	Iron	Occurrence
Unnamed Deposit	Iron	Occurrence
Unnamed Deposit	Iron	Occurrence
Unnamed Deposit	Iron	Occurrence
Unnamed Deposit	Iron	Occurrence
Unnamed Deposit	Iron	Occurrence
Unnamed Deposit	Iron	Occurrence
Unnamed Mine	Iron	Occurrence
Unnamed Mine	Iron	Occurrence
Unnamed Prospect	Iron	Occurrence

Every populated place in the county

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.

Elba

Elba census division · 36323 · On Whitewater Creek · Elba quadrangle

8 sheets, 1953 to 1986

Fire insurance: 4 atlases
Enterprise

Enterprise census division · 36330 · Enterprise quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1981

Fire insurance: 4 atlases
Alberton

Kinston census division · 36453 · On Pages Creek · Opp East quadrangle

8 sheets, 1953 to 1986
Alpha Heights

Enterprise census division · 36330 · On Indian Camp Creek · Enterprise quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Arcus

Victoria census division · 36323 · On Shoal Creek · Victoria quadrangle

11 sheets, 1948 to 1981
Basin

Kinston census division · 36323 · Opp East quadrangle

8 sheets, 1953 to 1986
Battens Crossroads

Enterprise census division · 36330 · Goodman quadrangle

11 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Bluff Springs

Jack census division · 36034 · On Stinking Creek · Bluff Springs quadrangle

8 sheets, 1953 to 1986
Boland Acres

Enterprise census division · 36330 · On Baggett Mill Creek · Enterprise quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Briarhill Acres

Enterprise census division · 36330 · On Indian Camp Creek · Enterprise quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Brooklyn

Kinston census division · 36453 · On Stanley Mill Creek · Opp East quadrangle

8 sheets, 1953 to 1986
Central City

Enterprise census division · 36330 · On Bells Mill Creek · Coffee Springs quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Chateau Court

Enterprise census division · 36330 · On Indian Camp Creek · Enterprise quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Chestnut Grove

Victoria census division · 36346 · On Hog Creek · Victoria quadrangle

11 sheets, 1948 to 1981
Clintonville

Enterprise census division · 36351 · New Brockton quadrangle

11 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Clowers Crossroads

Victoria census division · 36346 · Victoria quadrangle

11 sheets, 1948 to 1981
Clubview Estates

Enterprise census division · 36330 · On Syrup Creek · Enterprise quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1981
College Heights

Enterprise census division · 36330 · On Little Cowpen Creek · Enterprise quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Coppinville

Enterprise census division · 36330 · On Little Cowpen Creek · Enterprise quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Country Club Estates

Enterprise census division · 36330 · On Indian Camp Creek · Enterprise quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Country Club Meadows

Enterprise census division · 36330 · On Syrup Creek · Enterprise quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Curtis

Elba census division · 36323 · Danleys Crossroads quadrangle

8 sheets, 1953 to 1986
Damascus

Enterprise census division · 36351 · Ino quadrangle

8 sheets, 1953 to 1986
Danleys Crossroads

Elba census division · 36323 · Danleys Crossroads quadrangle

8 sheets, 1953 to 1986
Deerfield Park

Enterprise census division · 36330 · On Indian Camp Creek · Enterprise quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Fairfield Estates

Enterprise census division · 36330 · Goodman quadrangle

11 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Fairview

Goodman census division · 36453 · On Pond Branch · Sellersville quadrangle

8 sheets, 1953 to 1986
Forest Park

Enterprise census division · 36330 · On Indian Camp Creek · Enterprise quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Foxhill

Enterprise census division · 36330 · On Indian Camp Creek · Enterprise quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Frisco

Victoria census division · 36010 · On Butts Branch · Brundidge SE quadrangle

11 sheets, 1948 to 1981
Gateway Estates

Enterprise census division · 36330 · On Baggett Mill Creek · Enterprise NE quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Goodman

Goodman census division · 36330 · On Peacock Mill Branch · Goodman quadrangle

11 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Green Acres

Enterprise census division · 36330 · On Little Cowpen Creek · Enterprise quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Griffin Heights

Enterprise census division · 36330 · Enterprise quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Harrand Creek Estates

Enterprise census division · 36330 · On Indian Camp Creek · Enterprise quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Heritage Heights

Enterprise census division · 36330 · On Indian Camp Creek · Enterprise quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Hillcrest

Enterprise census division · 36330 · Enterprise quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Holley Store

Goodman census division · 36453 · On Phillips Creek · Sellersville quadrangle

8 sheets, 1953 to 1986
Honeysuckle Hills

Enterprise census division · 36330 · On Indian Camp Creek · Enterprise quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Idlewood

Enterprise census division · 36330 · On Indian Camp Creek · Enterprise quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Indian Lakes

Enterprise census division · 36330 · On Indian Camp Creek · Enterprise quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Indian Springs

Enterprise census division · 36330 · On Indian Camp Creek · Enterprise quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Indigo

Enterprise census division · 36330 · On Baggett Mill Creek · Enterprise quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Ino

Goodman census division · On Pages Creek · Ino quadrangle

8 sheets, 1953 to 1986
Jack

Jack census division · 36346 · Bluff Springs quadrangle

8 sheets, 1953 to 1986
Jamestown Colony

Enterprise census division · 36330 · Enterprise quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Java

Victoria census division · 36010 · On Clearwater Creek · Brundidge SE quadrangle

11 sheets, 1948 to 1981
Keyton

Enterprise census division · 36330 · On Little Cowpen Creek · Enterprise quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Kinston

Kinston census division · 36453 · Kinston quadrangle

8 sheets, 1953 to 1986
Lee

Jack census division · 36323 · On Ham Branch · Elba quadrangle

8 sheets, 1953 to 1986
Lowry Mill

Jack census division · 36346 · On Shoal Creek · Victoria quadrangle

11 sheets, 1948 to 1981
Martin Heights

Enterprise census division · 36330 · Enterprise quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Mixson

Victoria census division · 36351 · On Cardwell Creek · New Brockton quadrangle

11 sheets, 1942 to 1981
New Brockton

Enterprise census division · 36351 · New Brockton quadrangle

11 sheets, 1942 to 1981
New Hope

Victoria census division · 36346 · Brundidge SE quadrangle

11 sheets, 1948 to 1981
Newby

Jack census division · 36323 · Near Coston Hill · Bullock quadrangle

7 sheets, 1953 to 1986
North Heights

Enterprise census division · 36330 · Enterprise quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Oak Ridge

Enterprise census division · 36330 · Enterprise quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Olivers Lake

Enterprise census division · 36330 · On Indian Camp Creek · Enterprise quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Omni

Enterprise census division · 36330 · On Indian Camp Creek · Enterprise quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Perry Store

Kinston census division · 36453 · On Stanley Mill Creek · Opp East quadrangle

8 sheets, 1953 to 1986
Pine Forest

Enterprise census division · 36330 · Goodman quadrangle

11 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Pine Level

Elba census division · 36009 · Danleys Crossroads quadrangle

8 sheets, 1953 to 1986
Pinedale Estates

Enterprise census division · 36330 · On Little Cowpen Creek · Enterprise quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Regency Heights

Enterprise census division · 36330 · On Indian Camp Creek · Enterprise quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Rhoades

Kinston census division · 36453 · Opp East quadrangle

8 sheets, 1953 to 1986
Richburg

Elba census division · 36323 · On Marsh Branch · New Brockton quadrangle

11 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Roeton

Victoria census division · 36010 · On Butts Branch · Brundidge SE quadrangle

11 sheets, 1948 to 1981
Rolling Acres

Enterprise census division · 36330 · On Indian Camp Creek · Enterprise quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Saddle Hill

Elba census division · 36323 · On Coon Creek · Danleys Crossroads quadrangle

8 sheets, 1953 to 1986
Scottsdale Heights

Enterprise census division · 36330 · On Indian Camp Creek · Enterprise quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Shady Grove

Jack census division · 36323 · On Bluff Creek · Bluff Springs quadrangle

8 sheets, 1953 to 1986
Shell Heights

Enterprise census division · 36330 · Enterprise quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Singing Brook

Enterprise census division · 36330 · On Little Cowpen Creek · Enterprise quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Tabernacle

Enterprise census division · 36351 · Enterprise NE quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Turner Crossroads

36351 · On Roberts Branch · Goodman quadrangle

11 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Valley Hills

Enterprise census division · 36330 · Enterprise quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Victoria

Victoria census division · 36346 · Victoria quadrangle

11 sheets, 1948 to 1981
Wilkinstown

Jack census division · 36079 · Victoria quadrangle

11 sheets, 1948 to 1981
Willow Bend

Enterprise census division · 36330 · Enterprise quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Wooddale

Enterprise census division · 36330 · On Indian Camp Creek · Enterprise quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Wooded Acres

Enterprise census division · 36330 · Enterprise quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Zoar

Jack census division · 36323 · Near Coston Hill · Bluff Springs quadrangle

8 sheets, 1953 to 1986

Recorded here

Elba, Alabama

8 topographic sheets and 4 fire insurance atlases, 1903 to 1943

Enterprise, Alabama

12 topographic sheets and 4 fire insurance atlases, 1905 to 1939

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.