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Lawrence County, Alabama

95 topographic sheets cover 63 settlements here, and 12 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

12 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Alabama within the United States
Lawrence County within Alabama

What the record shows

  • 979 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 12 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 7 buildings and 5 districts.
  • 2 of the 12 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 63 populated places in this county; 63 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

25 photographs, 1933 to 1939

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.

Freeman Goode Mansion, Town Creek vic., Lawrence County, Alabama
Freeman Goode Mansion, Town Creek vic., Lawrence County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Gen. Joe Wheeler Houses and Cabin, Wheeler Station, Lawrence County, Alabama
Gen. Joe Wheeler Houses and Cabin, Wheeler Station, Lawrence County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Freeman Goode Mansion, Town Creek vic., Lawrence County, Alabama
Freeman Goode Mansion, Town Creek vic., Lawrence County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Freeman Goode Mansion, Town Creek vic., Lawrence County, Alabama
Freeman Goode Mansion, Town Creek vic., Lawrence County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Freeman Goode Mansion, Town Creek vic., Lawrence County, Alabama
Freeman Goode Mansion, Town Creek vic., Lawrence County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Freeman Goode Mansion, Town Creek vic., Lawrence County, Alabama
Freeman Goode Mansion, Town Creek vic., Lawrence County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Campbell House, Courtland, Lawrence County, Alabama
Campbell House, Courtland, Lawrence County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Employee housing. One of the house types at the construction village at Wheeler, Alabama. Most early house types of the TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) were more or less in harmony with local traditional building design to minimize avoiding conflict with strongly held prejudices, but improvements in detail and a closer approach to thoroughly modern concepts were sought for and attained on each subsequent project
Employee housing. One of the house types at the construction village at Wheeler, Alabama. Most early house types of the TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) were more or less in harmony with local traditional building design to minimize avoiding conflict with strongly held prejudices, but improvements in detail and a closer approach to thoroughly modern concepts were sought for and attained on each subsequent project
Photographer not recorded, 1933. Library of Congress
Freeman Goode Mansion, Town Creek vic., Lawrence County, Alabama
Freeman Goode Mansion, Town Creek vic., Lawrence County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Campbell House, Courtland, Lawrence County, Alabama
Campbell House, Courtland, Lawrence County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Gen. Joe Wheeler Houses and Cabin, Wheeler Station, Lawrence County, Alabama
Gen. Joe Wheeler Houses and Cabin, Wheeler Station, Lawrence County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Gen. Joe Wheeler Houses and Cabin, Wheeler Station, Lawrence County, Alabama
Gen. Joe Wheeler Houses and Cabin, Wheeler Station, Lawrence County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Freeman Goode Mansion, Town Creek vic., Lawrence County, Alabama
Freeman Goode Mansion, Town Creek vic., Lawrence County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Campbell House, Courtland, Lawrence County, Alabama
Campbell House, Courtland, Lawrence County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Freeman Goode Mansion, Town Creek vic., Lawrence County, Alabama
Freeman Goode Mansion, Town Creek vic., Lawrence County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Freeman Goode Mansion, Town Creek vic., Lawrence County, Alabama
Freeman Goode Mansion, Town Creek vic., Lawrence County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Freeman Goode Mansion, Town Creek vic., Lawrence County, Alabama
Freeman Goode Mansion, Town Creek vic., Lawrence County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Gen. Joe Wheeler Houses and Cabin, Wheeler Station, Lawrence County, Alabama
Gen. Joe Wheeler Houses and Cabin, Wheeler Station, Lawrence County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Saunders-Goode-Hall House, State Highway 101, Town Creek, Lawrence County, AL
Saunders-Goode-Hall House, State Highway 101, Town Creek, Lawrence County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Bride's Hill, County Road 43, Courtland, Lawrence County, AL
Bride's Hill, County Road 43, Courtland, Lawrence County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
General Joseph Wheeler House, State Highway 20, Wheeler, Lawrence County, AL
General Joseph Wheeler House, State Highway 20, Wheeler, Lawrence County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Lawrence County Courthouse, Courthouse Square bounded by Main Street, Lawrence Street, Market Street & Court Street, Moulton, Lawrence County, AL
Lawrence County Courthouse, Courthouse Square bounded by Main Street, Lawrence Street, Market Street & Court Street, Moulton, Lawrence County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Campbell House, State Highway 20, Tennessee Street, Courtland, Lawrence County, AL
Campbell House, State Highway 20, Tennessee Street, Courtland, Lawrence County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Rocky Hill, State Highway 20, Courtland, Lawrence County, AL
Rocky Hill, State Highway 20, Courtland, Lawrence County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
General Joseph Wheeler House (Later House), State Highway 20, Wheeler, Lawrence County, AL
General Joseph Wheeler House (Later House), State Highway 20, Wheeler, Lawrence County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

12

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
Boxwood Plantation Slave Quarterbuilding201313000470
Bride's Hillbuilding198686001544
Courtland Historic Districtdistrict199191000597
Courtland Historic District (Boundary Increase)district199898000710
Goode-Hall Housebuilding197474000418
Thomas Holland Housebuilding199191001478
Ice Housebuilding200000000712
Dr. Robert Price Irwin Housebuilding2025100012394
John McMahon Housebuilding198787001454
Moulton Courthouse Square Historic Districtdistrict199898001026
Wheeler Hydroelectric Projectdistrict201616000431
Joseph Wheeler Plantationdistrict197777000209

The county from the air

12 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 215 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 12 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, 1953-10-11, scale 1:60000
1953-10-11, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-10-11, scale 1:60000
1953-10-11, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-10-11, scale 1:60000
1953-10-11, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-10-11, scale 1:60000
1953-10-11, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-05-21, scale 1:121003
1971-05-21, scale 1:121003. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-05-21, scale 1:121003
1971-05-21, scale 1:121003. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-05-21, scale 1:121003
1971-05-21, scale 1:121003. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-05-21, scale 1:121003
1971-05-21, scale 1:121003. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1988-07-09, scale 1:64000
1988-07-09, scale 1:64000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1988-07-09, scale 1:64000
1988-07-09, scale 1:64000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1988-07-09, scale 1:64000
1988-07-09, scale 1:64000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1988-07-09, scale 1:64000
1988-07-09, scale 1:64000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

12 stations, 5 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

31 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.

  • 40-1Election Precinct 1, Hillsboro: Hillsboro town
  • 40-2Election Precinct 1, Hillsboro - That part north of State Highway 20
  • 40-3Election Precinct 1, Hillsboro - That part south of State Highway 20, outside Hillsboro town
  • 40-4Election Precinct 2, Courtland: Courtland town
  • 40-5Election Precinct 2, Courtland - That part north of Southern Railway outside Courtland town
  • 40-6Election Precinct 2, Courtland - That part south of Southern Railway outside Courtland town
  • 40-7Election Precinct 2 1/2, Town Creek: Town Creek town
  • 40-8Election Precinct 2 1/2, Town Creek - That part north of State Highway 20, outside Town Creek town
  • 40-9Election Precinct 2 1/2, Town Creek - That part south of State Highway 20, outside Town Creek town
  • 40-10Election Precinct 3, Red Bank
  • 40-11Election Precinct 4, Mountain Home: Election Precinct 4, Mountain Home - That part north of Southern Railway
  • 40-12Election Precinct 4, Mountain Home - That part south of Southern Railway
  • 40-13Election Precinct 5, Wolf Spring
  • 40-14Election Precinct 6, Mount Hope: Election Precinct 6, Mount Hope - That part north of State Highway 24
  • 40-15Election Precinct 6, Mount Hope - That part south of State Highway 24
  • 40-16Election Precinct 7, Moulton: Moulton town
  • 40-17Election Precinct 7, Moulton - That part east of State Highway 36, outside Moulton town
  • 40-18Election Precinct 7, Moulton - That part west of State Highway 36 and north of State Highway 24, outside Moulton town
  • 40-19Election Precinct 7, Moulton - That part west of State Highway 36 and south of State Highway 24, outside Moulton town
  • 40-20Election Precinct 8, Pinhook
  • 40-21Election Precinct 9, Oakville Election Precinct 9, Oakville - That part east of road from south Precinct line to Five Points via Jesseton and Oakville
  • 40-22Election Precinct 9, Oakville - That part west of road from Five Points to south Precinct line via Oakville and Jesseton
  • 40-23Election Precinct 10, Morris Chapel: Election Precinct 10, Morris Chapel - That part north of Love Chapel - Morris Chapel Road, via Caddo
  • 40-24Election Precinct 10, Morris Chapel - That part south of Morris Chapel-Love Chapel Road via Caddo
  • 40-25Election Precinct 11, Shiloh
  • 40-26Election Precinct 12, Kitchens
  • 40-27Election Precinct 13, Hatton: Election Precinct 13, Hatton - that part south and west of Landersville- Wolf Springs Road via Gum Springs church
  • 40-28Election Precinct 13, Hatton - that part east and north of Wolf Springs -Landersville Road via Gum Springs church
  • 40-29Election Precinct 14, Fairfield
  • 40-30Election Precinct 15, Mount Moriah
  • 40-31Election Precinct 16, Chalybeate Springs

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

871 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 871 of them, burning about 16,140 acres. 9 started naturally and 405 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Arson/incendiarism405
Debris and open burning259
Missing data/not specified/undetermined102
Recreation and ceremony46
Equipment and vehicle use30
Natural9
Smoking7
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Other causes2

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
16 October 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined2,003 acresNational Forests in AlabamaBIG TREE
12 November 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,163 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionCO RD 184, AL
20 February 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,014 acresNational Forests in AlabamaFORD
22 February 1995Debris and open burning330 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
23 March 2019Arson/incendiarism327 acresNational Forests in AlabamaPINHOOK GAP
15 May 2007Equipment and vehicle use248 acresNational Forests in AlabamaKEY MILL
31 December 2001Arson/incendiarism200 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
23 March 1999Arson/incendiarism160 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

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

Storms, 1957 to 2026

60 of 673 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 673 reports for this county, causing 35 deaths, 100 injuries and about $46,762,330 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind362
Hail181
Flash Flood51
Tornado45
Flood13
Lightning11
Heavy Rain6
Funnel Cloud4

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 1974Tornado (F5)not stated14 killed, 60 hurtno account filed
April 2011Tornado (EF5)Mt Hope14 killed, $40,000,000The violent tornado continued to track northeast from Franklin County into Lawrence County as an EF-5 near the Mt. Hope area where significant devastation was incurred to single family homes and a restaurant. Nothing but the foundation and a pile of debris remained in this area, and a small portion of the restaurant foundation buckled. Thousands of hardwood and softwood trees were snapped, with a significant number of trees twisted and debarked with only stubs of branches remaining. Many mobile homes were also destroyed with the frames mangled, and a single family home was completely destroyed with the walls and contents strewn over a hundred yards. Further northeast the damage was slightly less intense, with more trees snapped and twisted as the tornado reached Highway 24. At this location multiple chicken houses were completely destroyed with much of the debris wrapped around debarked trees. TVA high voltage power line trusses were also destroyed at this location. As the tornado continued northeast more significant damage occurred in and around the Langtown community north of Moulton. On the west side of Alabama Highway 33, several homes sustained significant damage with roofs missing or only interior rooms remaining. A nearby store and gas station also sustained significant damage. The tornado strengthened again to a high end EF-4 as it moved over County Roads 214 and 298, where multiple houses and mobile homes were completely destroyed. Several cars were tossed into fields and wrapped around trees along County Road 291 and 292. One vehicle was tossed into a large hardwood tree that was also debarked. Tree and mobile home damage continued along County Roads 217 and 222, where a handful of large high tension TVA power poles were destroyed. Sustained EF-4 damage continued northeast towards Alabama Highway 20, where a restaurant was completely destroyed and two single family houses were significantly damaged. Tree damage continued into extreme northeastern Morgan County.
February 2008Tornado (EF4)Leola4 killed, 23 hurtRepresentatives from the National Weather Service and the Lawrence County Emergency Management Agency conducted a storm survey of damage that occurred in Lawrence County, Alabama early in the morning of February 6, 2008.||The damage was determined to originate from a strong tornado, which at its peak had winds of approximately 170 MPH, giving it a rating of EF-4 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. Based on reports and an aerial survey conducted by the Lawrence County EMA, the tornado is believed to have originally touched down near the Pinhook community in south-central Lawrence County (just north of the Bankhead National Forest) around 3:02 AM CST. The tornado remained on the ground for approximately 16.7 miles; the first 14 miles of the track occurred in Lawrence County, tracking through the Aldridge Grove, Fairfield, Five Points, Midway, and Caddo communities. The tornado exited Lawrence County about 3 miles south southeast of Caddo around 3:20 AM CST. ||The most significant damage occurred in two main areas. The first occurred just south of the Pinhook community, near the intersection of County Road 92 and 188. The second occurred north of Aldridge Grove near the intersection of County Road 94 and 183, where three fatalities occurred. Numerous homes received significant structural damage, including a 2300 square foot/2-story brick house that was nearly leveled off its foundation. Large trees, with diameters up to 4 feet, were completely snapped, with many uprooted. Fence posts embedded in concrete were ripped out of the ground and vaulted 50 to 100 feet in several different directions. A truck was thrown over a distance of more than 100 yards into an open field.
December 2019Tornado (EF2)Rigdom2 killedA team consisting of National Weather Service, Lawrence County Emergency Management, and an Auburn University Structural Engineering survey team determined the damage in northern Lawrence County was attributed to a strong EF-2 tornado.||Damage was first observed along CR 101 north of CR 143. Large-limb tree damage was the primary damage indicator observed in this area, with estimated winds of 107 mph close to touchdown.||East of CR 101, the tornado intensified significantly as it approached CR 265. Approximately 1 mile south of Highway 20, major damage occurred to three structures. Structure damage indicators were a combination of single wide and double wide manufactured homes. It should be noted that one of the structures listed as a double wide was a prefabricated home with no anchor system. The traditional double wide manufactured home included an auger anchor system while the single wide home had a pan anchor system. Regardless of the anchor, each system failed due to intense lifting force, which led to the structure to roll off its plot, causing total destruction. Two fatalities and an injury were reported at the double wide home, with additional injuries at the other destroyed structures.||Thanks to preliminary footage from an Alabama Emergency Management Agency drone team, the tornado was observed to take a slight right turn and continue toward the Courtland area. Along and south of Alabama Highway 20 in Courtland, uprooted and large snapped tree branches were the main damage indicators. A small mobile home was slightly shifted off its plot, denoting mid-range EF-0 winds. The path continued east-northeast and crossed U.S. Highway 72, causing more tree damage on CR 150. Along CR 150, south of CR 400, the strongest damage indicator was a small and well-built block outbuilding. This structure was mostly destroyed, except for a back wall. The tornado continued to weaken as it approached and crossed CR 389. Large tree branches were downed and minor roof damage was observed at three residences. Minor tree damage continued toward the river in the vicinity of CR 400.||The tornado crossed the Tennessee River and laid down again on the Limestone County shore near Brigadoon Drive.
July 2016LightningHatton1 killedA 20 year old male was struck by lightning at his residence near the Hatton area in Lawrence County. At the time of strike, he was outside viewing the parent storm which was estimated to be approx. 5-10 miles away. As he headed back inside the house, lightning bounced off a few trees and struck him. He was transported to UAB where he later died from his injuries.
April 1991Tornado (F1)not stated4 hurtno account filed
October 1967Tornado (F3)not stated3 hurt, $250,000no account filed
November 2001Tornado (F2)Five Pts2 hurt, $250,000no account filed
June 1997LightningMoulton2 hurt, $45,000Lightning struck near a site where amateur radio operators had assembled to participate in a nationwide activity called Field Day. A thunderstorm that developed nearby produced lightning that apparently struck very close to the site where towers, antennas, a tent, and several campers were set up. The lightning damaged a number of pieces of computer and radio equipment as well as a portable generator. Two people, one in contact with a metal table and one in contact with a metal chair sustained minor burns from the incident.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindCountywide1 hurt, $75,000Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down throughout the county. Several trees were blown onto homes causing major damage. Dime size hail was reported in a few locations. In Langtown just north of Moulton at 1538 CST, a woman was blown off the front porch of her home. She was subsequently hospitalized with a broken arm.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindTown Creek1 hurt, $25,000Strong winds downed trees and power lines across many areas in and near the Town Creek community, causing numerous power outages. In addition, thunderstorm winds caused structural damage to a barn on highway 101 near Town Creek. The barn was reported to be leveled to the ground.
March 2023Thunderstorm WindMt Hope1 hurt, $15,000Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines at numerous locations across the county from west-southwest to east-northeast. No less than 15 locations reported trees being knocked down and 4 with power lines down. A minor injury was reported on CR 443 in Hillsboro when a tree fell onto an RV.
July 2002LightningMoulton1 hurtOne person was struck by lightning and sustained minor injuries just north of SR 157 near Moulton.
August 1986Thunderstorm Windnot stated1 hurtno account filed
August 1986Thunderstorm Windnot stated1 hurtno account filed
July 2012Thunderstorm WindMoulton$2,500,000A severe thunderstorm produced a swath of wind damage across Moulton in the form of a macroburst or a large scale microburst. The overall damage area stretched approximately four miles from west to east and 3.3 miles from north to south, covering the city. The majority of the wind damage was identified as snapped softwood and hardwood trees along with damage to power lines. Many trees were noted to be down on homes and businesses across Moulton. Several businesses had windows partially broken out. Pockets of more intense damage was specifically found in an area along highway 157, just north of highway 24. Specifically, the Lawrence county exchange building received significant roof damage and the surrounding grounds had damage to fencing and large items were picked up and thrown some distance. The adjacent building and farm equipment were completely flattened. Across the street, the Lawrence county funeral home had its roof partially ripped off with significant interior damage. In Moulton, the shirt factory building, which was a free standing concrete building along Court street, had its roof completely ripped off along with a partial wall collapse. Several power poles were snapped off near the base, in this area. The store front across the street had its windows completely blown out. Further west along Court street, a gas station sustained roof damage and another building had its garage destroyed. The high school also sustained significant damage, with the gynmasium roof covering being completely removed and other portions of the school having the windows blown out. There was also significant water damage inside of the main classrooms of the school. The final maximum wind rating of the macroburst was based on a combination of the damage to power poles and damage to free standing structures in three separate locations across the city of Moulton, Alabama.
May 2008Tornado (EF2)Lemon Hill$250,000A tornado continued its track from Fosters Mill in Colbert County into the far northern tip of Lawrence County. The tornado struck the Doublehead Resort and Lodge producing significant structural damage. A 2-story house was completely lifted off its foundation and moved nearly 20 feet. The entire west-facing side of this house was ripped off along with significant roof damage.
November 1988Tornado (F3)not stated$250,000no account filed
April 1978Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
May 1968Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
April 1958Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
May 2009Tornado (EF1)Caddo$200,000The tornado touched down in the backyard of a mobile home along CR 327. At this location, a large oak tree fell onto the mobile home splitting it in two where a woman and her young daughter were taking shelter. Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped surrounding the home. The tornado path continued northeast along CR 328 producing significant damage to another mobile home. More than half of the structure was moved off its well secured foundation and the majority of the roof was blown off. A few outbuildings were completely destroyed and vehicles were moved from their original locations in the driveway. Numerous large trees were snapped and uprooted at this location. Peak wind speed was estimated at 105 mph.
March 2010LightningCourtland Airfield$120,000Lightning started a fire in the attic of one of the buidings at the Courtland Village Apartments. This fire quickly spread to all the units while firefighters from the area battled the fire for 2 hours. Tragically, the building was a total loss and eight families were displaced by the fire after the blaze was extinguished.
April 1996Thunderstorm WindMoulton$65,000no account filed
April 2014Thunderstorm WindAvoca$50,000Several chicken houses were leveled and eight trees were snapped near the base by thunderstorm winds. Several homes sustained minor roof damage with shingles being blown away near the intersection of County roads 135 and 136 in the Wolf Springs Alabama community.
July 2013Flash FloodMoulton$50,000Numerous roads, between Main Street and Court Street, were closed in Moulton due to heavy rain and high water. Tankersly Avenue and Sparkman Road were covered with high water and barricaded. In addition, several homes along Main Street, Katherine Avenue and Littrell Circle, sustained water damage from high water.
March 2010HailHillsboro$50,000Golfball size hail was reported 5 miles west of Trinity.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindMt. Hope$50,000Trees were blown down by thunderstorm wind in western Lawrence County near Mt. Hope. Trees were also reported blown down in the Freeman Acres subdivision located off Alabama 101 in the western part of the county.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindMoulton$50,000Wind snapped trees and damaged several buildings in Moulton during a strong thunderstorm. Over 2,000 power customers were without power in the central sections of Lawrence County. Although most of the damage was reported in and around Moulton, scattered trees were reported down all across the county.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindCountywide$45,000Numerous trees and power lines were down across the county. Most of the trees and power lines downed were from Moulton north. Large trees were blocking at least seven roads, mainly in Courtland, Wheeler, Red Bank and Mallard Creek.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindHatton$40,000Trees were blown down and widespread power outages were reported in the area. One tree fell onto a mobile home.
January 1997Tornado (F1)Moulton$40,000no account filed
December 2024Thunderstorm WindMt Moriah$30,000A narrow swath of damage occurred between CR 230 and CR 309 near Chalybeate Springs. The damage included a barn and shed being destroyed, several trees being snapped or uprooted and roofing damage.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindHillsboro$30,000Thunderstorm winds produced roof damage to multiple homes. One roof was blown off and power lines were knocked down in the area.
April 2009Tornado (EF1)Wren$30,000An EF-1 tornado caused complete roof loss and significant structural damage to a concrete industrial facility along Highway 157. This facility was located 2 miles southeast of Moulton. Additional damage occurred along CR 99 and 100 between Wren and Moulton, where multiple trees were snapped and uprooted. Estimated peak wind speed with this tornado was 100 mph.
October 2009Tornado (EF0)Landersville$30,000An EF-0 tornado tracked east along a 3/4 mile path in central Lawrence County. The tornado collapsed a chicken house which also sustained significant loss of the roof covering along County Road 59. The tornado also partially uplifted the metal roof of a mobile home along County Road 58. Several surrounding large trees were uprooted or snapped.
January 1999LightningMoulton$30,000Two people were killed when lightning struck a mobile home and it burned to the ground.
March 2015LightningMoulton$25,000Lightning struck a 100 foot tower at the Lawrence county, Alabama emergency management/911 facility. EMA officials reported that there was damage to the tornado early warning system and 911 phone lines.
March 2013Thunderstorm WindMoulton$25,000Thunderstorm winds destroyed a wood storage building and two car metal garages at the intersection of county Roads 244 and 157.
April 2006Tornado (F1)Speake$25,000A tornado touched down and demolished a large barn and uprooted several trees near highway 157 in a continuous path toward the Morgan county line.
January 1999Flash FloodMoulton$25,000Several homes in Moulton had to be evacuated due to high water.
January 1998Flash FloodCountywide$25,000no account filed
March 1996HailHatton$25,000no account filed
March 1996Flash FloodTerrytown$25,000no account filed
April 1958Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
May 2023Thunderstorm WindSherrod Quarters$20,000Power poles were snapped and at least 12 were blown down from a possible microburst. Several trees were blown down in the same area.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindCaddo$20,000Ten to twelve trees were reported down from CR 434 east about 2 miles to CR 214.
March 2013Thunderstorm WindCourtland$20,000Thunderstorm winds snapped and knocked down six large wooden power poles.
March 2013Thunderstorm WindMoulton$20,000Numerous trees blown down by thunderstorm winds and blocking Highway 33.
January 2012Thunderstorm WindFish Pond$20,000A brand new barn experienced significant damage due to thunderstorm winds. A large portion of the roof collapsed.
November 2006Thunderstorm WindPool$20,000A barn was completely destroyed by sustained winds of at least 60 mph.
February 2000Thunderstorm WindCountywide$20,000Several trees were blown down throughout the county.
April 2009Tornado (EF0)Mt Hope$18,000Several trees were snapped and uprooted between CR 23 and CR 25 south of Mount Hope. In addition, two homes sustained minor roof damage/shingle loss. Estimated path length was approximately 1.3 miles with a path width of 75 feet. Estimated peak wind speed was 80 mph.
January 1999Flash FloodCountywide$18,000Flooding of roads and creeks were reported throughout Lawrence County.
February 2025Thunderstorm WindAvoca$15,000A pole barn was destroyed and trees were knocked down along CR 129 at CR 131.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindCaddo$15,000Multiple large trees were knocked down or uprooted at 3259 County Road 316. One of the trees landed on a parked camper. Time estimated by radar.
March 2013Thunderstorm WindTown Creek$15,000A couple of trees were downed by thunderstorm winds and fell onto a mobile home on County Road 265 in Town Creek, Alabama.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindMoulton$15,000A few trees were downed by thunderstorm winds onto highway 33 in Bankhead National Forest, about 12 miles south of Moulton.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindBeavers Cross$15,000A walnut tree was uprooted. Several trees were blown down on CR 449. A roof blown off chicken houses and damage occurred to at least one house along the road.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindCaddo$15,000Several trees were blown down on CR 327 and 434 near Caddo. Additional trees were blown down on CR 316 near these locations. Several tree limbs were also blown down in the Caddo area.

Mines and quarries

1 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 1 working inside this county. It still produces. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Stone, Crushed/Broken1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Moulton QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every populated place in the county

63

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

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

7 structures

The vanished settlements of Lawrence 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.