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Lowndes County, Alabama

46 topographic sheets cover 34 settlements here, and 6 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

6 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Alabama within the United States
Lowndes County within Alabama

What the record shows

  • 347 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 6 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 3 buildings, 2 districts and 1 site.
  • 3 of the 6 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 34 populated places in this county; 34 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

53 photographs, 1936 to 2012

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.

[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
Gilbert, Douglas R, 1965. Library of Congress
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
Gilbert, Douglas R, 1965. Library of Congress
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
Gilbert, Douglas R, 1965. Library of Congress
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
Gilbert, Douglas R, 1965. Library of Congress
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
Gilbert, Douglas R, 1965. Library of Congress
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
Gilbert, Douglas R, 1965. Library of Congress
George Cook and his wife of Calhoun community. Lowndes County, Alabama
George Cook and his wife of Calhoun community. Lowndes County, Alabama
Evans, Walker, 1936. Library of Congress
Church along route No. 80 near Lounsboro, Alabama
Church along route No. 80 near Lounsboro, Alabama
Delano, Jack, 1941. Library of Congress
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
Gilbert, Douglas R, 1965. Library of Congress
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
Gilbert, Douglas R, 1965. Library of Congress
Tyson House, Lowndesboro, Lowndes County, Alabama
Tyson House, Lowndesboro, Lowndes County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
Gilbert, Douglas R, 1965. Library of Congress
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
Gilbert, Douglas R, 1965. Library of Congress
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
Gilbert, Douglas R, 1965. Library of Congress
Church along route No. 80 near Lounsboro, Alabama
Church along route No. 80 near Lounsboro, Alabama
Delano, Jack, 1941. Library of Congress
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
Gilbert, Douglas R, 1965. Library of Congress
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
Gilbert, Douglas R, 1965. Library of Congress
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
Gilbert, Douglas R, 1965. Library of Congress
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
Gilbert, Douglas R, 1965. Library of Congress
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
Gilbert, Douglas R, 1965. Library of Congress
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
Gilbert, Douglas R, 1965. Library of Congress
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
Gilbert, Douglas R, 1965. Library of Congress
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
Gilbert, Douglas R, 1965. Library of Congress
Tyson House, Lowndesboro, Lowndes County, Alabama
Tyson House, Lowndesboro, Lowndes County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Church along route No. 80 near Lounsboro, Alabama
Church along route No. 80 near Lounsboro, Alabama
Delano, Jack, 1941. Library of Congress
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
Gilbert, Douglas R, 1965. Library of Congress
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
Gilbert, Douglas R, 1965. Library of Congress
Tyson House, Lowndesboro, Lowndes County, Alabama
Tyson House, Lowndesboro, Lowndes County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
Gilbert, Douglas R, 1965. Library of Congress
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
Gilbert, Douglas R, 1965. Library of Congress
Tyson House, Lowndesboro, Lowndes County, Alabama
Tyson House, Lowndesboro, Lowndes County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
Gilbert, Douglas R, 1965. Library of Congress
Cattle in a corral on a farm in the Black Prairie region. Near Lounsboro, Alabama
Cattle in a corral on a farm in the Black Prairie region. Near Lounsboro, Alabama
Delano, Jack, 1941. Library of Congress
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
[Image from LOOK - Job 65-2434 titled Ivanhoe Donaldson
Gilbert, Douglas R, 1965. Library of Congress
Cattle grazing in the Black Prairie section near Lounsboro, Alabama
Cattle grazing in the Black Prairie section near Lounsboro, Alabama
Delano, Jack, 1941. Library of Congress
Turner-Dickson House, Lowndesboro vic., Lowndes County, Alabama
Turner-Dickson House, Lowndesboro vic., Lowndes County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Young-Nall House, County Highway 40 at Lake Berry Road, Burkville, Lowndes County, AL
Young-Nall House, County Highway 40 at Lake Berry Road, Burkville, Lowndes County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
John McQueen Servant's House, U.S. Highway 80 East of Berry Lake Road, Burkville, Lowndes County, AL
John McQueen Servant's House, U.S. Highway 80 East of Berry Lake Road, Burkville, Lowndes County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
We pick our okra from the left. -- Okra Festival, 25 August 2012, Burkville, Alabama
We pick our okra from the left. -- Okra Festival, 25 August 2012, Burkville, Alabama
Kennedy, Amos Paul, Jr., artist, 2011. Library of Congress
Mary Reese House, State Highway 97 (County Road 29), Lowndesboro, Lowndes County, AL
Mary Reese House, State Highway 97 (County Road 29), Lowndesboro, Lowndes County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Presbyterian Church, State Highway 97 (County Road 29), Lowndesboro, Lowndes County, AL
Presbyterian Church, State Highway 97 (County Road 29), Lowndesboro, Lowndes County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
McCary Tenant House, U.S. Route 80 near Berry Lake Road, Burkville, Lowndes County, AL
McCary Tenant House, U.S. Route 80 near Berry Lake Road, Burkville, Lowndes County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
The people's vegetable. -- Okra Festival, 27 August 2011, Burkville, AL
The people's vegetable. -- Okra Festival, 27 August 2011, Burkville, AL
Kennedy, Amos Paul, Jr., artist, 2011. Library of Congress
Celebrating the tenth annual Okra Festival, 28 August 2010, Burkeville, AL
Celebrating the tenth annual Okra Festival, 28 August 2010, Burkeville, AL
Kennedy, Amos Paul, Jr., artist, 2010. Library of Congress
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, State Highway 97 (County Road 29), Lowndesboro, Lowndes County, AL
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, State Highway 97 (County Road 29), Lowndesboro, Lowndes County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
New Josiah Haigler Plantation House, County Highway 37 North of U.S. Highway 80, Burkville, Lowndes County, AL
New Josiah Haigler Plantation House, County Highway 37 North of U.S. Highway 80, Burkville, Lowndes County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Dixon H. Lewis House, State Highway 97 (County Road 29), Lowndesboro, Lowndes County, AL
Dixon H. Lewis House, State Highway 97 (County Road 29), Lowndesboro, Lowndes County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Haygood House, State Highway 97 (County Road 29), Lowndesboro, Lowndes County, AL
Haygood House, State Highway 97 (County Road 29), Lowndesboro, Lowndes County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
We pick our okra from the left. -- Okra Festival, 25 August 2012, Burkville, Alabama
We pick our okra from the left. -- Okra Festival, 25 August 2012, Burkville, Alabama
Kennedy, Amos Paul, Jr., artist, 2012. Library of Congress
Powell House, State Highway 97 (County Road 29), Lowndesboro, Lowndes County, AL
Powell House, State Highway 97 (County Road 29), Lowndesboro, Lowndes County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Williams-Bragg House, State Highway 97 (County Road 29), Lowndesboro, Lowndes County, AL
Williams-Bragg House, State Highway 97 (County Road 29), Lowndesboro, Lowndes County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Old Methodist Church, State Highway 97 (County Road 29), Lowndesboro, Lowndes County, AL
Old Methodist Church, State Highway 97 (County Road 29), Lowndesboro, Lowndes County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Howard House, State Highway 97 (County Road 29), Lowndesboro, Lowndes County, AL
Howard House, State Highway 97 (County Road 29), Lowndesboro, Lowndes County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

6

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
Calhoun School Principal's Housebuilding197676000340
Campsite 2: Rosie Steele Propertysite2023100009549
Campsite 3: The Gardner Farmdistrict2023100009120
Lowndes County Courthousebuilding197171000100
Lowndesborodistrict197373000356
James Spullock Williamson Housebuilding198988003123

The county from the air

31 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 936 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 31 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, 1952-02-21, scale 1:69000
1952-02-21, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-02-21, scale 1:69000
1952-02-21, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-02-21, scale 1:69000
1952-02-21, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-02-21, scale 1:69000
1952-02-21, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-01-12, scale 1:28600
1967-01-12, scale 1:28600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-12-09, scale 1:17600
1968-12-09, scale 1:17600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-12-09, scale 1:17600
1968-12-09, scale 1:17600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-12-09, scale 1:17600
1968-12-09, scale 1:17600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-12-09, scale 1:17600
1968-12-09, scale 1:17600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-09-16, scale 1:132000
1973-09-16, scale 1:132000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-09-16, scale 1:132000
1973-09-16, scale 1:132000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-02-01, scale 1:20000
1974-02-01, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-02-01, scale 1:20000
1974-02-01, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-02-01, scale 1:20000
1974-02-01, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-02-01, scale 1:20000
1974-02-01, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-02-01, scale 1:24000
1975-02-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-02-01, scale 1:24000
1975-02-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-02-01, scale 1:24000
1975-02-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-02-01, scale 1:24000
1975-02-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-02-20, scale 1:26000
1976-02-20, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-02-20, scale 1:26000
1976-02-20, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-02-20, scale 1:26000
1976-02-20, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-02-20, scale 1:26000
1976-02-20, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1981-03-03, scale 1:28000
1981-03-03, scale 1:28000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1981-03-03, scale 1:28000
1981-03-03, scale 1:28000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1981-03-03, scale 1:28000
1981-03-03, scale 1:28000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1981-03-03, scale 1:28000
1981-03-03, scale 1:28000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2002-03-23, scale 1:15000
2002-03-23, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2002-03-23, scale 1:15000
2002-03-23, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2002-03-23, scale 1:15000
2002-03-23, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2002-03-23, scale 1:15000
2002-03-23, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

3 stations, 3 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

30 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.

  • 43-1Election Precinct 1, Benton
  • 43-2Election Precinct 2, Church Hill: Election Precinct 2, Church Hill - That part north of U.S. Highway 80
  • 43-3Election Precinct 2, Church Hill - That part south of U.S. Highway 80
  • 43-4Election Precinct 3, Collirene: Election Precinct 3, Collirene - That part east of the section line from the southwest corner of section 35, Township 14 North, Range 12 East to the northwest corner of section 2, Township 14 North, Range 12 East
  • 43-5Election Precinct 3, Collirene - That part west of the section line from the northwest corner of section 2, Township 14 North, Range 12 East to the southwest corner of section 35, Township 14 North, Range 12 East
  • 43-6Election Precinct 4, Gordonsville: Election Precinct 4, Gordonsville - That part west and north of branch of Swamp Creek and east of Mount Willing-Gordonsville Road
  • 43-7Election Precinct 4, Gordonsville - That part west of Mount Willing- Gordonsville Road
  • 43-8Election Precinct 4, Gordonsville - That part east of Mount Willing- Gordonsville Road and south and east of branch of Swamp Creek
  • 43-9Election Precinct 5, Farmersville
  • 43-10Election Precinct 6, Braggs
  • 43-11Election Precinct 7, Hickory Hill
  • 43-12Election Precinct 8, Hopewell
  • 43-13Election Precinct 10, Fort Deposit: Fort Deposit town: Fort Deposit town - That part North of U.S. Highway 31
  • 43-14N/A
  • 43-15Fort Deposit town - That part south of U.S. Highway 31
  • 43-16Election Precinct 10, Fort Deposit - That part outside Fort Deposit town
  • 43-17Election Precinct 11, Sandy Ridge: Election Precinct 11, Sandy Ridge - That part northwest of U.S. Highway 31
  • 43-18Election Precinct 11, Sandy Ridge - That part southeast of U.S. Highway 31
  • 43-19Election Precinct 12, Calhoun
  • 43-20Election Precinct 13, Prairie Hill
  • 43-21Election Precinct 14, Hayneville: Election Precinct 14, Hayneville - That part northwest of State Highway 11
  • 43-22Election Precinct 14, Hayneville - That part southeast of State Highway 11
  • 43-23Election Precinct 15, Letohatchie
  • 43-24Election Precinct 16, Steep Creek
  • 43-25Election Precinct 17, Pintlala: Election Precinct 17, Pintlala - That part north of U.S. Highway 80
  • 43-26Election Precinct 17, Pintlala - That part south of U.S. Highway 80
  • 43-27Election Precinct 18, Lowndesboro
  • 43-28Election Precinct 19, St. Clair
  • 43-29Election Precinct 20, White Hall
  • 43-30Election Precinct 21, Wyndham

Wildfire, 1994 to 2020

698 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 698 of them, burning about 6,450 acres. 8 started naturally and 52 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning253
Missing data/not specified/undetermined132
Equipment and vehicle use101
Smoking64
Arson/incendiarism52
Recreation and ceremony52
Misuse of fire by a minor21
Railroad operations and maintenance10
Natural8
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Other causes2

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
30 June 2006Natural565 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionLOWNDES
27 April 2013Arson/incendiarism362 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionECR-20130427-007
9 March 2004Debris and open burning320 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionLOWNDES #1
27 August 2011Arson/incendiarism160 acresAlabama Forestry Commission3845 CR 97, AL
27 December 2020Debris and open burning155 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20201227-5
24 March 1996Debris and open burning150 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
28 August 2000Natural116 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
14 February 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined100 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionECR-20150214-002

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

Storms, 1957 to 2026

60 of 201 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 201 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 45 injuries and about $2,342,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind101
Hail54
Tornado26
Flash Flood16
Heavy Rain2
Funnel Cloud1
Flood1

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

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
November 1979Tornado (F2)not stated12 hurt, $25,000no account filed
February 2008Tornado (EF2)Collirene10 hurt, $215,000The tornado touched down in the Collirene Community, about 14 miles west of Hayneville. It then tracked northeastward, and ended just north of US Highway 80, several miles west of Lowndesboro. At least 11 structures, most of them mobile homes, were damaged with three of these being completely destroyed. Hundreds of trees were either snapped or were uprooted along the damage path. The most extensive damage occurred in and near the Collirene Community. Ten injuries were attributed to this tornado.
June 1957Tornado (F1)not stated8 hurt, $250,000no account filed
April 2005Thunderstorm WindHayneville4 hurt, $100,000National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the damage across Central Lowndes County. Thedamage was determined to be the result of straight line thunderstorm winds. Damage was first observedalong County Road 17 between Panther Creek and Ash Creek Church. Damage continued eastward along County Road 13 for approximately 4 miles. Extensive tree damage was observed along this entire area. No evidence of rotation was observed. Additionally...more concentrated damage was discovered to two mobile homes and one old pillar and beam constructed home near Cherry Street. Both of the mobile homes were completely destroyed with debris scattered up to one hundred yards downwind. Four injuriesoccurred in these homes, two middle aged females, a 2 year old girl and a 5 year old boy. Injuries were mostly cuts and bruises, although the five year old sustained several broken bones. A witness reported that the 5 year old was blown a considerable distance from the mobile home. The tin roof of the traditional home was completely removed. These residences were located atop a hill which likely enhanced the winds.
March 2007Tornado (EF2)Sandy Ridge4 hurt, $50,000What would eventually become a large tornado first touched down in far southeastern Lowndes County, along US Highway 31 in the Sandy Ridge Community. The tornado tracked northeastward, roughly parallel to US 31, before moving into extreme southwestern Montgomery County. During its short path in Lowndes County, the tornado damaged several structures and downed numerous trees.
August 1992Tornado (F1)not stated2 hurt, $250,000no account filed
March 1996Tornado (F2)Gordonsville2 hurt, $100,000no account filed
December 2024Tornado (EF0)Lum2 hurtA tornado began along Knight Place Rd and moved northeastward. Numerous trees were downed along or just west of the road, mainly limbs broken or uprooted trunks. A few small trees were snapped as well, along with downed power lines. A few structures sustained damage, including minor roof damage to a double-wide manufactured home, a single-wide manufactured home that was rolled over onto its roof, and a large open air shed that lost roof panels. Two people were injured in the overturned single-wide. The tree damage continued across County Road 45 into a large inaccessible area. Radar and satellite data were conclusive in showing that the tornado continued for a few more miles to the northeast, with significant tree damage on satellite imagery. Radar data and satellite show an east-southeast bend in the path before the tornado dissipated just west of Salem Church Rd. The ground survey resumed along Salem Church Rd and noted no discernible area of tornado damage. However, there was a large area of wind damage southeast of Salem Church Rd apparent from satellite, and tree debris from the residual tornado debris signature was noted along the road. After satellite analysis, roughly 4 miles was added to the existing track. Maximum winds were estimated at 85 mph.
April 2005Tornado (F1)White Hall1 hurt, $110,000National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the damage across northwestern Lowndes County. It was determined that the damage was the result of a tornado that has been rated F1 on the Fujita Scale. The tornado first touched down near Mount Gillard Church, near the Intersection of US 80 and CR 17 around 652 AM CDT. It stayed on the ground for only about a minute, before lifting around 653 AM CDT. The total path length was 1.6 miles with a width of 50 yards at its widest point. This path was parallel to CR 17, with most of the damage on the northwest side of the road. This tornado, with winds estimated around 100 mph, uprooted or snapped dozens of trees, damaged 2 mobile homes severely...produced minor damage to 3 homes and caused severe roof damage to another home. The side of one of the mobile homes was breached by an unidentified piece of debris, resulting in a 7 foot by 3 foot hole. The most substantial damage to a home consisted of approximately one third of the roof being blown off, which resulted in the partial collapse of an exterior wall. One middle aged man was injured in this home but did not seek medical treatment. Begin: 32 16.51/86 44.88 End: 32 17.17/86 43.49
April 1964Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
April 1963Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
October 2007Tornado (EF1)Lowndesboro$85,000The tornado first touched down just west of Caffey Road, near Robinsons Lake, in northeastern Lowndes County. It then moved northeast, crossing US-80 and County Road 37, before lifting. The most concentrated damage occurred at Mt. Olive Church and the Auxiliary Mt. Olive Church, on Frederick Douglass Road. A wing of the auxiliary church had its entire roof blown off, a couple windows blown out, and the steeple was blown 100 yards over a house. The main church building sustained damage to about 20% of its roof. Multiple trees were also blown down in the church area.
February 2011Tornado (EF1)Tyson$60,000The tornado touched down just to the west of the intersection of Deer Trace Road and County Road 37 and traveled southeast for almost 5 miles lifting just to the west I-65. Along the path, five grain elevators were destroyed, three chicken houses were damaged or destroyed, and one home had nearly total roof removal. Numerous trees were also snapped.
September 1998Flash FloodCountywide$50,000no account filed
September 1998Tornado (F0)Letohatchee$45,000A tornado moved northwest along CR 97 from Letohatchee to Hayneville. Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down, one mobile home was totally destroyed, and several others sustained minor damage.
November 1997Thunderstorm WindHayneville$35,000Several trees were down in the Farmersville community, including one, which trapped someone in a car. There were no injuries
April 2005Thunderstorm WindWhite Hall$26,000Several trees were blown down across the eastern half of Lowndes County. This damage was not concentrated but was from the same line of storms that produced the damage near Mosses and White Hall.
January 1998Flash FloodCountywide$25,000no account filed
November 1966Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
June 1957Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
April 2011Tornado (EF0)Tyson$21,000A tornado touched down just west of County Road 26 on Cruise Road in Lowndes County. The tornado tracked northeastward. Numerous trees were either snapped or uprooted along the path and a few homes suffered minor shingle damage. The tornado lifted just after it crossed County Road 32. Maximum winds were estimated to be 75 mph.
April 2003Thunderstorm WindLowndesboro$20,000Several trees were blown down in the St. Clair community north of Lowndesboro. Three vehicles were damaged by the falling trees.
April 2003HailLowndesboro$20,000Penny to quarter size hail fell along the path of the storm through Lowndes County. Several trees were blown down near the Davenport Community.
April 2003Flash FloodCountywide$20,000Several roads were flooded especially in and around Hayneville.
March 2001Flash FloodCountywide$18,000Several roads were covered with high water and impassible.
March 2005HailBraggs$18,000no account filed
November 2009FloodMt Willing$15,000Heavy rain associated with the remnants of Tropical Depression Ida flooded several roads in the Mount Willing community. Flood waters also entered 3 mobile homes, requiring evacuation.
March 1999Thunderstorm WindHayneville$15,000Trees and power lines were knocked down and a few outbuildings were destroyed in the Beechwood Community off CR 21.
March 1996HailHayneville$15,000no account filed
March 1996Thunderstorm WindLowndesboro$15,000no account filed
November 2004Thunderstorm WindLowndesboro$14,000A few homes suffered minor wind damage near the intersection of CR 9 and US 80, just north of the Petronia Community.
March 2005HailFt Deposit$11,000no account filed
July 2011Flash FloodPalmyra$10,000Up to 6 inches of water flooded two brick homes.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindHayneville$10,000Numerous trees were blown down across Lowndes County. Many of the fallen trees blocked roadways. A few trees fell on vehicles and homes.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindMt Willing$8,000Several trees were blown down across Lowndes County, one in which fell on a house. Also, the roof was ripped off of a mobile home just south of Mount Willing.
March 2005HailFt Deposit$8,000The second supercell in a few hours affected almost the same areas across southern Lowndes County. Hail was reported up to the size of golf balls.
October 2007Thunderstorm WindSandy Ridge$7,000A few trees were blown down, and at least one building sustained minor roof damage, near the Sandy Ridge Community.
November 2011Thunderstorm WindHayneville$5,000Several trees were reported down with numerous power outages in Hayneville.
February 2008Thunderstorm WindFt Deposit$5,000Several trees were blown down across the southern part of the county.
October 2007Thunderstorm WindFostoria$5,000Numerous trees were blown down.
April 2007Thunderstorm WindFt Deposit$5,000Trees and power lines were blown down.
April 2005HailWhite Hall$5,000Hail up to the size of golf balls fell across northern Lowndes County. The was the second large hail producing storm to move across the same general area within a few hours.
April 2005HailWhite Hall$5,000Hail up to the size of golf balls fell across extreme northern Lowndes County.
March 2003HailFt Deposit$5,000Penny to golf ball size hail fell in and near Fort Deposit.
April 2003Thunderstorm WindHayneville$5,000A few trees were blown down along SR 21 near the intersection of CR 33.
April 2003Thunderstorm WindCollirene$5,000A few trees were knocked down along CR 12 between Collirene and Rudolf Hill.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindHayneville$5,000Power lines were down in Hayneville.
March 2001Flash FloodCountywide$5,000no account filed
April 2005HailFt Deposit$4,000Golf ball size hail was reported in and near Fort Deposit.
March 2005Thunderstorm WindFt Deposit$4,000no account filed
August 2010Thunderstorm WindCalhoun$3,000Several trees were toppled along County Road 45 between Fort Deposit and Mount Willing.
April 2005Thunderstorm WindWhite Hall$3,000A few trees were blown down in and near White Hall.
January 2001Thunderstorm WindHayneville$3,000Trees and power lines were blown down near Gordonsville and in Hayneville.
April 2000HailWhite Hall$3,000Quarter size hail was observed in White Hall.
June 1997HailFt Deposit$3,000Three-quarter inch hail was reported near Fort Deposit.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindHayneville$3,000A swath of trees were reported down on the Lowndes/Montgomery County line along Interstate 65.
August 1995Thunderstorm Windnot stated$3,000Highway Patrol reported trees down on Masons Road in Lowndes County. Sheriff's Department also reported trees down on Highway 37 and 26.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindBeechwood$2,000Several trees were blown down on CR-33, south of Hayneville.
November 2011Thunderstorm WindManack$2,000Several small trees were uprooted along County Road 37, north of U.S. Highway 80. A large amount of tree debris was also noted in the area.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindWhite Hall$2,000A few trees were blown down near the White Hall Community.

Mines and quarries

7 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 7 workings inside this county. 5 still produce and 2 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction4
Clay2
Bentonite1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Sandy RidgeBentonitePast Producer1965
Low 14 Clay ProspectClayProspect
Sandy Ridge Mine & MillClayProducer
Lowndes PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Lowndes QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
White Hall PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
White Hall QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerUnconsolidated Sediments

Every populated place in the county

34

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.

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

25 structures

Provenance

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