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Marengo County, Alabama

73 topographic sheets and 11 fire insurance atlases across 3 places.

Research this county

From the record

29 National Register listings published here, 1 of them a National Historic Landmark.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Alabama within the United States
Marengo County within Alabama

What the record shows

  • 3 places in this county were surveyed for fire insurance: Demopolis, Linden, Thomaston, between 1884 and 1959.
  • 11 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
  • 723 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 29 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 17 buildings, 9 districts, 2 sites and 1 structure.
  • 13 of the 29 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 73 populated places in this county; 73 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

35 photographs, 1936 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.

Gaineswood, Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
Gaineswood, Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Gaineswood, Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
Gaineswood, Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Gaineswood, Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
Gaineswood, Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Gaineswood, Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
Gaineswood, Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Gaineswood, Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
Gaineswood, Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Gaineswood, Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
Gaineswood, Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
This Negro client of Dixon's Mill community, Marengo County, Alabama, had come to town for groceries and feed with his steer hitched to his homemade wagon. The cost of this wagon was effort only, it having wooden axles, wooden wheels and wooden pins
This Negro client of Dixon's Mill community, Marengo County, Alabama, had come to town for groceries and feed with his steer hitched to his homemade wagon. The cost of this wagon was effort only, it having wooden axles, wooden wheels and wooden pins
Evans, Walker, 1936. Library of Congress
Gaineswood, Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
Gaineswood, Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Bluff Hall, Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
Bluff Hall, Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Gaineswood, Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
Gaineswood, Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Bluff Hall, Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
Bluff Hall, Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Bluff Hall, Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
Bluff Hall, Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Gaineswood, Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
Gaineswood, Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Bluff Hall, Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
Bluff Hall, Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Bluff Hall, Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
Bluff Hall, Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Bluff Hall, Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
Bluff Hall, Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Bluff Hall, Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
Bluff Hall, Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Gaineswood, Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
Gaineswood, Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Bluff Hall, Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
Bluff Hall, Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Bluff Hall, Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
Bluff Hall, Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Lyon House, 102 South Main Street, Demopolis, Marengo County, AL
Lyon House, 102 South Main Street, Demopolis, Marengo County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Walton-Bruce House, State Highway 25, Dayton, Marengo County, AL
Walton-Bruce House, State Highway 25, Dayton, Marengo County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Old Marengo County Courthouse, Cahaba Avenue & Mobile Street, Linden, Marengo County, AL
Old Marengo County Courthouse, Cahaba Avenue & Mobile Street, Linden, Marengo County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Charles Brasfield Grant House, State Highway 28, Jefferson, Marengo County, AL
Charles Brasfield Grant House, State Highway 28, Jefferson, Marengo County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Magnolia Grove, State Highway 25, Dayton, Marengo County, AL
Magnolia Grove, State Highway 25, Dayton, Marengo County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
William B. Crumpton Bridge, Spanning Tombigbee River on Alabama State Highway 10, Nanafalia, Marengo County, AL
William B. Crumpton Bridge, Spanning Tombigbee River on Alabama State Highway 10, Nanafalia, Marengo County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Pearson House, County Road 6, Marengo, Marengo County, AL
Pearson House, County Road 6, Marengo, Marengo County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
W. G. Allen House, State Highway 28, Jefferson, Marengo County, AL
W. G. Allen House, State Highway 28, Jefferson, Marengo County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
King Bridge, Spanning Black Warrior River on U.S. Highway 43, Demopolis, Marengo County, AL
King Bridge, Spanning Black Warrior River on U.S. Highway 43, Demopolis, Marengo County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Glover Family Mausoleum, Riverview Cemetery, Demopolis, Marengo County, AL
Glover Family Mausoleum, Riverview Cemetery, Demopolis, Marengo County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Cedar Grove, Uniontown Road, Faunsdale, Marengo County, AL
Cedar Grove, Uniontown Road, Faunsdale, Marengo County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Methodist Church, State Highway 25, Dayton, Marengo County, AL
Methodist Church, State Highway 25, Dayton, Marengo County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Norwood Plantation, County Road 54, Faunsdale, Marengo County, AL
Norwood Plantation, County Road 54, Faunsdale, Marengo County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Gaineswood, 805 South Cedar Street, Demopolis, Marengo County, AL
Gaineswood, 805 South Cedar Street, Demopolis, Marengo County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Bluff Hall, 407 North Commissioners Avenue, Demopolis, Marengo County, AL
Bluff Hall, 407 North Commissioners Avenue, Demopolis, Marengo County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

29

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
Allen Grovedistrict199494000689
Altwoodbuilding199393000598
Ashe Cottagebuilding197878000502
Bluff Hallbuilding197070000105
Cedar Crestbuilding199393000763
Cedar Grove Plantationdistrict199393000599
Cedar Havenbuilding199393000600
Confederate Parksite197575000319
Cuba Plantationdistrict199393000601
Curtis Housebuilding197777000214
Demopolis Historic Business Districtdistrict197979000391
Demopolis Historic District (Boundary Increase)district201412001021
Demopolis Public Schoolbuilding198383003453
Patrick Farrish Housebuilding200000001026
Faunsdale Plantationdistrict199393000602
Foscue-Whitfield Housebuilding197474000423
Gaineswoodbuilding197272000167
Glover Mausoleumbuilding197474000424
C.S. Golden Housebuilding200000001029
Half-Chance Bridgestructure197272000166
Jefferson Historic Districtdistrict197676000342
Lyon-Lamar Housebuilding197474000425
Old Courthousebuilding197474000426
William Poole Housedistrict199494000687
Roseland Plantationbuilding199493001476
Thomaston Central Historic Districtdistrict200000001023
Thomaston Colored Institutebuilding200000001024
US Post Officebuilding198484000657
White Bluffsite197070000106

The county from the air

27 shown

Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 1,576 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 27 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, 1952-02-27, scale 1:69000
1952-02-27, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-02-27, scale 1:69000
1952-02-27, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-02-27, scale 1:69000
1952-02-27, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-02-27, scale 1:69000
1952-02-27, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-02-21, scale 1:19000
1967-02-21, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-02-21, scale 1:19000
1967-02-21, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-02-21, scale 1:19000
1967-02-21, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-02-21, scale 1:19000
1967-02-21, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-02-26, scale 1:20500
1970-02-26, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-02-26, scale 1:20500
1970-02-26, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-02-26, scale 1:20500
1970-02-26, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-02-26, scale 1:20500
1970-02-26, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-02-11, scale 1:20000
1972-02-11, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-02-11, scale 1:20000
1972-02-11, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-02-11, scale 1:20000
1972-02-11, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-02-11, scale 1:20000
1972-02-11, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-01-01, scale 1:23000
1973-01-01, scale 1:23000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-01-01, scale 1:23000
1973-01-01, scale 1:23000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-01-01, scale 1:23000
1973-01-01, scale 1:23000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-01-01, scale 1:23000
1973-01-01, scale 1:23000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-03-01, scale 1:24000
1974-03-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-03-01, scale 1:24000
1974-03-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-03-01, scale 1:24000
1974-03-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-11-16, scale 1:65333
1979-11-16, scale 1:65333. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-11-16, scale 1:65333
1979-11-16, scale 1:65333. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-11-16, scale 1:65250
1979-11-16, scale 1:65250. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-11-16, scale 1:65250
1979-11-16, scale 1:65250. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

7 stations, 4 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

52 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.

  • 46-1Election Precinct 1, Macon: Election Precinct 1, Macon - That part north of Mt. Hope Church Rd.
  • 46-2Election Precinct 1, Macon - That part south of Mt. Hope Church Rd.
  • 46-3Election Precinct 2, Demopolis: Demopolis city: Demopolis city - That part comprising Ward 1 Bounded by City limits; Strawberry; Franklin, Ward line; City limits
  • 46-4Demopolis city - That part comprising Ward 2 Bounded by City limits; City limits; Ward line, Franklin; Strawberry
  • 46-5Demopolis city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Franklin, Ward line; City limits; Perry; Strawberry
  • 46-6Demopolis city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Perry; City limits; Arcola, College; Strawberry
  • 46-7Demopolis city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by College, Arcola; City limits; City limits; City limits, Strawberry
  • 46-8Demopolis city - That part comprising Ward 4 Bounded by Ward line, Franklin; Strawberry; City limits; City limits
  • 46-9Election Precinct 2, Demopolis - That part north of U.S. Highway 80, outside Demopolis city
  • 46-10Election Precinct 2, Demopolis - That part south of U.S. Highway 80 and east of Hopewell Church-Demopolis Road
  • 46-11Election Precinct 2, Demopolis - That part south of U.S. Highway 80 and west of Hopewell Church-Demopolis Road
  • 46-12Election Precinct 3, Jefferson: Election Precinct 3, Jefferson - That part northeast of Jefferson- Pin Hook Rd.
  • 46-13Election Precinct 3, Jefferson - That part west of Jefferson-Pin Hook Road, and north of township line between Townships 16 and 17 North
  • 46-14Election Precinct 3, Jefferson - That part south of township line between Townships 16 and 17 North and southwest of Jefferson- Pin Hook Rd.
  • 46-15Election Precinct 4, Spring Hill
  • 46-16Election Precinct 5, Dayton: Dayton town
  • 46-17Election Precinct 5, Dayton - That part east of Little Dry Creek and State Highway 99, outside Dayton town
  • 46-18Election Precinct 5, Dayton - That part west of Little Dry Creek and north of Friendship Church Road, outside Dayton town
  • 46-19Election Precinct 5, Dayton - That part south of Friendship Church Road and west of State Highway 99, outside Dayton town
  • 46-20Election Precinct 6, Faunsdale: Faunsdale town
  • 46-21Election Precinct 6, Faunsdale - That part north of U.S. Highway 80, outside Faunsdale town
  • 46-22Election Precinct 6, Faunsdale - That part south of U.S. Highway 80 and north of Mt. Hope Church Road and Faunsdale Uniontown Road, outside Faunsdale town
  • 46-23Election Precinct 6, Faunsdale - That part south of Mt. Hope Church Road and west of State Highway 99
  • 46-24Election Precinct 6, Faunsdale - That part south of Mt. Hope Church Road and Faunsdale-Uniontown Road and east of State Highway 99
  • 46-25Election Precinct 7, McKinley: Election Precinct 7, McKinley - That part east of Consul-McKinley Rd.
  • 46-26Election Precinct 7, McKinley - That part west of Consul-McKinley Road
  • 46-27Election Precinct 8, Linden: Linden town, Linden town - That part Bounded by Town limits; Town limits; Town limits; East, Cahaba, Town limits.
  • 46-28Linden town - That part Bounded by Cahaba; East; Town limits; Town limits
  • 46-29Election Precinct 8, Linden - That part north of Louisville and Nashville Railroad and east of Atkins Creek, outside Linden town
  • 46-30Election Precinct 8, Linden - That part west of Atkins Creek and north of Louisville and Nashville Railroad
  • 46-31Election Precinct 8, Linden - That part south of Louisville and Nashville Railroad, outside Linden town
  • 46-32Election Precinct 9, Hills
  • 46-33Election Precinct 10, Nanafalia: Election Precinct 10, Nanafalia - That part north of State Highway 10
  • 46-34Election Precinct 10, Nanafalia - That part south of State Highway 10
  • 46-35Election Precinct 11, Dixon Mills
  • 46-36Election Precinct 12, Shiloh: Election Precinct 18, Shiloh - That part east of U.S. Highway 43
  • 46-37Election Precinct 12, Shilch - That part west of U.S. Highway 43
  • 46-38Election Precinct 13, Magnolia: Election Precinct 13, Magnolia - That part northeast of James Creek and east of State Highway 99
  • 46-39Election Precinct 13, Magnolia - That part west of State Highway 99 and southwest of James Creek
  • 46-40Election Precinct 14, Horse Creek
  • 46-41Election Precinct 15, Pineville: Election Precinct 15, Pineville - That part east of State Highway 99
  • 46-42Election Precinct 15, Pineville - That part west of State Highway 99
  • 46-43Election Precinct 16, Sweetwater: Election Precinct 16, Sweetwater - That part north of State Highway 10
  • 46-44Election Precinct 16, Sweetwater - That part south of State Highway 10
  • 46-45Election Precinct 17, Hoboken
  • 46-46Election Precinct 18, Jacksons Store: Election Precinct 18, Jacksons Store - That part east of State Highway 40
  • 46-47Election Precinct 18, Jacksons Store - That part west of State Highway 40
  • 46-48Election Precinct 19, Thomaston: Thomaston town
  • 46-49Election Precinct 19, Thomaston - That part north of Louisville and Nashville Railroad and east of State Highway 99, outside Thomaston town
  • 46-50Election Precinct 19, Thomaston - That part west of State Highway 99 and north of Louisville and Nashville Railroad, outside Thomaston town
  • 46-51Election Precinct 19, Thomaston - That part south of Louisville and Nashville Railroad, outside Thomaston town
  • 46-52Election Precinct 20, Myrtlewood

Wildfire, 1994 to 2020

683 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 683 of them, burning about 10,710 acres. 14 started naturally and 20 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined281
Debris and open burning236
Recreation and ceremony55
Equipment and vehicle use39
Arson/incendiarism20
Natural14
Railroad operations and maintenance10
Misuse of fire by a minor9
Smoking8
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Other causes4

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
15 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined4,000 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionCOUNTY LINE
28 November 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined280 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20161128-61
14 February 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined246 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionSWR-20150214-005
11 June 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined217 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionWATSON
16 September 2010Railroad operations and maintenance187 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionGULF STATES RAILROAD FIRE
2 February 2018Equipment and vehicle use145 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20180202-2
13 March 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined138 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionMYRTLEWOOD
2 July 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined110 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionLINDEN

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

Storms, 1961 to 2026

60 of 254 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 254 reports for this county, causing 2 deaths, 22 injuries and about $27,753,200 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind119
Hail75
Tornado48
Flash Flood7
Lightning3
Funnel Cloud1
Heavy Rain1

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

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2011Tornado (EF3)Nanafalia1 killed, 4 hurt, $3,990,000A tornado touched down in Marengo County just west of County Road 90 in a rural setting. The tornado moved northeastand snapped or uprooted dozens of trees. As the tornado crossed State Highway 69 just south of Myrtlewood, it strengthened to an EF-3 rating, with maximum winds of 150 mph. Several dozen mobile homes were heavily damage or destroyed, resulting in 1 fatality. In the community of Hilltop, several more mobile homes were destroyed, resulting in 4 injuries. The tornado continued to move northeast where it snapped and uprooted many more trees. It lifted after it crossed State Highway 28, northwest of Linden. The tornado had a slight left turn to its path.
February 2020Tornado (EF1)Old Spring Hill1 killed, 1 hurtNational Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in northern Marengo County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum winds near 110 mph. The tornado touched down southeast of Demopolis, west of U.S. Highway 43. The tornado tracked northeast and produced damage near Starmont Lane and Orchard Drive. Several trees were uprooted or were snapped off. Two homes suffered minor damage. The most concentrated damage occurred at U.S. Highway 43 near County Road 54. This is the location where two manufactured homes were destroyed and two homes were damaged. The one injury and the one fatality occurred in the manufactured home that was totally destroyed. Several trees were blown down in this location as well. The tornado continued across U.S. Highway 43 where it destroyed a barn and uprooted many more trees. The tornado then lifted before it crossed French Creek.
April 2011Tornado (EF2)Myrtlewood3 hurt, $14,000,000A tornado touched down in Smith County, Mississippi and tracked through Jasper and Clarke Counties (See Storm Data Jackson), causing EF4 rated damage. The tornado then crossed into Choctaw County (See Storm Data Mobile) Alabama, causing EF3 rated damage. The tornado tracked across portions of Sumter, Marengo and western Perry Counties, before it dissipated. The tornado crossed into western Marengo County south of Old Locke 3 Rd and continued to cause significant tree damage as it tracked northeastward. The tornado crossed AL Hwy 28 south of Pin Hook and US Hwy 43 north of Chickasaw State Park. The tornado continued northeast through the Faunsdale area where it significantly damaged or destroyed several outbuildings and homes. At least 3 injuries occurred along Nash Rd. The tornado crossed US Hwy 80 and into Perry County north of CR 26.
December 2019Tornado (EF2)Demopolis Muni Arpt3 hurtNational Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in extreme northwest Marengo County and determined that it was consistent with an EF2 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 120 mph.||The tornado first touched down along County Road 28 where minor tree damage was noted on the east side of the road. The tornado tracked northeast over mainly forested areas of Marengo County for several miles producing sporadic tree damage. The tornado widened and strengthened rapidly as it continued northeast toward Highway 80. The tornado reached its widest point near Highway 80. Substantial tree damage was noted on both the north and south sides of Highway 80 along and near the intersection of County Road 57. A home sustained roof damage along County Road 57. On the north side of Highway 80, property and structural damage was extensive. Several homes sustained roof and structural damage. One brick home sustained complete roof loss and partial wall collapse.||Just east of that location, a single-wide and double-wide manufactured home on the same property were completely destroyed with the undercarriage of both blown a substantial distance. Inspection of both dwellings indicated little to no anchorage of the structures. Three people were reported injured at this location with one being airlifted for more serious injuries. Tree damage in this area was extensive with large old growth hardwoods snapped. The combination of the damage to the conventional brick home, along with the tree damage and manufactured home destruction, prompted the maximum wind rating of 120 mph. The tornado continued its northeast movement damaging additional structures north of Highway 80 before narrowing and weakening south of the Sumter County line, just west of downtown Demopolis.
November 2004Tornado (F2)Thomaston2 hurt, $135,000no account filed
February 1961Tornado (F1)not stated2 hurt, $25,000no account filed
July 2000Thunderstorm WindDemopolis2 hurt, $10,000Trees were reported down in the community, and a store in the community received roof damage as a result of high thunderstorm winds. Two people received minor injuries at the store.
March 1976Tornado (F2)not stated1 hurt, $250,000no account filed
May 2009Thunderstorm WindLinden1 hurt, $50,000Hundreds of trees were blown down throughout Marengo County, including near Linden. One tractor trailer was blown over on US-80. The driver suffered minor injuries. At least 2 homes in Linden were damaged by fallen trees.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindShortleaf1 hurtA woman was injured by an uprooted tree in Foscue Creek Park.
June 2004LightningLinden1 hurtThe Linden Postmaster was struck by lightning. The postmaster suffered only slight injuries.
March 1991Thunderstorm Windnot stated1 hurtno account filed
April 2011Tornado (EF2)Nanafalia$3,480,000A tornado initially touched down in Choctaw County Alabama and moved northeast. It crossed into Marengo County several miles southwest of Nanafalia. The tornado continued to move northeast where it snapped or uprooted numerous trees. As it moved into Nanafalia, the tornado straightened to an EF-2 with maximum winds of 135 mph. Several homes sustained moderate damage due to falling trees. A couple of homes lost parts of their roofs. The tornado lifted just northeast of County Road 33.
April 2011Tornado (EF2)Linden Muni Arpt$1,830,000A tornado touched down in Marengo County, just west of County Road 39, southwest of the community of Half Chance. The tornado moved northeast where it snapped and uprooted dozens of trees along its path. As the tornado moved into Dayton, it strengthened to an EF-2, with maximum winds of 125 mph. Several homes sustained significant roof damage. The tornado lifted 1 mile northeast of Dayton along State Highway 25.
April 2011Tornado (EF2)Anopia$1,020,000A tornado touched down in Marengo County, 7 miles west of Linden. The tornado moved northeast where it snapped and uprooted numerous trees along its path. As the tornado moved into the community of Pin Hook, it strengthened to an EF-2 rating, with maximum winds of 130 mph. Several homes received significant damage. One home had its entire roof removed and damage to several exterior walls. The tornado lifted near State Highway 28.
November 2006Tornado (F1)Shortleaf$500,000The Demopolis tornado touched down approximately 3 miles southwest of the city of Demopolis, just west of Maria Avenue and south of U.S. Highway 80. The tornado then tracked north northeast and crossed U.S. Highway 80. Several large trees were knocked down and the fallen trees produced varying degrees of damage to homes. Additional large trees were knocked down and subsequently destroyed several mobile homes. One apartment complex sustained significant roof damage. A few mobile homes were rolled over. The tornado continued north northeast across the western part of Demopolis snapping trees along the path. One warehouse had an entire wall collapse. Several floats being prepared for the holiday parade were thrown some distance and damaged on Lake Demopolis. The tornado lifted around just east of U.S. Highway 43 at Lake Demopolis.
January 2000Tornado (F1)Dixons Mills$500,000A tornado was reported first touching down just inside the Marengo County line about 3 miles south of Dixons Mills. The storm then crossed U. S. Highway 43 about 2.5 miles south of Dixons Mills . Storm track was northeast...crossing County Road 37 and then across State Highway 10 just west of County Road 55. The storm then moved across County Roads 55 and 45. Almost all the damage along this track was to trees. The tornado appeared to be near tree top level along this path.The storm then moved across County Road 56 near Surginer just to the east of County Road 45. This is where most of the structural damage occurred. Two mobile homes were demolished. One home sustained major roof damage, while two others suffered roof and structural damage along County Road 56. Damage was also done to barns and outbuildings here. The tornado lifted back into the cloud just north of County Road 56. No injuries were reported.
November 2011Tornado (EF0)Shortleaf$300,000A tornado briefly touched down in Demopolis along Maria Ave and moved northeast crossing Jefferson Road. Approximately 20 homes in the Edgewood Subdivision sustained minor roof damage. Several business signs along US Highway 80 were blown down and the Central Farmers COOP sustained significant structural damage as a portion of its roof was removed. The tornado lifted along US Highway 80, east of US Highway 43.
January 1972Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
July 2003LightningDemopolis$150,000Lightning was believed to be the cause of a fire at Mr. G's, a popular Italian restaurant in Demopolis. Lightning occurred in the area from 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm CDT, but the fire was not spotted until 12:30 am. The building was totally destroyed by the fire.
April 2010Tornado (EF1)Demopolis$110,000The tornado touched down at the City Landing area of Demopolis, and from there moved on a north-northeast path. At City Landing, at least 20 people witnessed the tornado and ran for shelter. At least 20 vehicles were damaged, many with windows blown out. Tool boxes were ripped off the back of a few trucks and were thrown into other vehicles, and many trees were snapped off in the area. The tornado then crossed US-43 and moved into a rural part of the county, before crossing the Black Warrior River and moving into Greene County.
June 2023LightningSurginer$100,000A house sustained significant damage from a lightning strike. Two automobiles were heavily damaged.
January 2008Tornado (EF0)Marengo$100,000Four home suffered minor damage, and several trees were snapped off, near Amber Lane and AL-10, just west of Dixons Mill.
February 2003Tornado (F1)Linden$90,000In what was believed to be the first tornado in Alabama in 2003, a small tornado touched down briefly in the northern half of Marengo County between Linden and Demopolis. No injuries or deaths were reported with the short-lived tornado. The tornado first touched down about 1.6 miles west-northwest of Providence on the west side of US 43 and about half a mile south of County Road 44. The tornado traveled northeasterly moving across County Road 44 and through the western sections of Chickasaw State Park. Where it first touched down, two mobile homes were damaged and a number of trees were either uprooted or snapped off. The tornado damaged one house significantly on the west side of US 43 just north of Chickasaw State Park and moved across US 43 downing several more trees. The tornado ended after crossing US 43 about 2.1 miles north of Providence on the east side of US 43.The tornado was rated an F1 primarily due to the damage done to the house just north of Chickasaw State Park. The tornado path length was 2.5 miles with a width of about 80 yards. The tornado began around 8:36 pm and ended at approximately 8:40 pm.The weak tornado was produced on the north side of a bow echo. Cyclonic rotation is often induced on the north side of the center of the bow. Bow echoes are known primarily for producing downbursts or straight line wind damage but also have the capability of producing weak tornadoes as apparently happened in this case.Beg: 32 20.719/87 48.459 End: 32 22.297/87 46.702
March 2011Flash FloodFaunsdale$75,000State Route 28 was closed from US Highway 80 to Lindon because of flooding.
May 2003HailFaunsdale$75,000Hail up to 2 inches in diameter was reported in extreme northeast Marengo County near Faunsdale.
May 2005Thunderstorm WindCountywide$50,000Hundreds of trees and power lines were blown down countywide. A few homes and other structures were also damaged by the high wind.
April 2003Flash FloodCountywide$50,000Several roads were flooded across the county. US 80 was closed temporarily in Marengo County due to high water. At least one car was swept off SR 28 near Jefferson. No injuries were reported.
March 1994Thunderstorm WindDemopolis$50,000One house sustained minor damage and a number of trees were downed in Demopolis. Power lines down in the Linden area caused power outages for about two hours.
October 2001Tornado (F1)Dixons Mills$40,000A weak tornado first touched down just east of US 43 about 3.6 miles north-northeast of Dixons Mills and traveled north-northeast across mostly rural, wooded areas. The tornado path ended just north of Octagon near the intersection of CR 33 and CR47. Numerous trees were downed along the path. Two parallel power lines owned by Alabama Power Company were damaged near the spot where the power lines crossed CR 30. Several outbuidlings (barns and storage sheds) were destroyed. One brick home in the path of the tornado sustained shingle damage. Beginning: 32 06.556/87 46.522 End: 32 12.650/87 45.350
January 1998Flash FloodCountywide$30,000no account filed
April 2003HailDixons Mills$26,000Supercell 8 briefly moved across extreme southern Marengo County before it moved into NWS Mobile's area of responsibility. As the storm crossed Marengo County, it split into two storms before the left member dissipated and the right member moved out of the area. Hail up to the size of golf balls fell along the path of the storm in extreme southern Marengo County. Several trees were blown down near US 43 in Dixons Mill.
February 1988Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
November 1983Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
May 1973Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
May 2006Tornado (F1)Linden$24,000The tornado touched down between State Highway 28 and the railroad tracks, just south of the Chickasaw Bogue River. This location was approximately 1.5 miles southeast of Jefferson Station or 2.6 miles northwest of Linden. The tornado tracked southeastward and paralleled State Highway 28, then moved into Linden. The tornado dissipated near the intersection of State Highway 28 and Shiloh Street in Linden. Numerous trees and scattered power lines were blown down along the path of the tornado. A large tree fell on a home and completely destroyed the home's garage doors. One large light post at a ball field was snapped off. One other home sustained minor roof damage.
May 2005Thunderstorm WindCountywide$23,000Several trees and power lines were blown down across the county. Numerous residences were temporarily without power.
April 2000Thunderstorm WindDixons Mills$20,000A National Weather Service Storm Survey determined that strong straight line thunderstorm wind damage occurred along Southern Pine Road near US Highway 43 just north of Dixons Mills. Trees were blown down and several trailers were damaged.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindCountywide$20,000Several trees were blown down throughout Marengo County. One tree fell through the roof of a home in Demopolis and caused major damage to the home.
March 1995Thunderstorm WindProvidence$18,000Trees were downed and the top of a shed was blown off just north of Linden. Part of the roof and much of the gas pump cover to a convenience store in Providence was damaged by the wind. In Linden the front window of a business on Main Street was broken by the wind.
February 2001Thunderstorm WindSweet Water$15,000Strong thunderstorm winds completely removed the roof of a mobile home. Trees that were blown down by the storm produced damage to two other nearby homes.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindSweet Water$15,000High thunderstorm winds blew trees and power lines down near Sweet Water. The winds also damaged bleachers at a baseball field. No one was injured.
February 1997Thunderstorm WindThomaston$15,000no account filed
May 1998HailSweet Water$10,000Golf ball size hail was reported north of Sweet Water.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindDemopolis$10,000Trees were down in Demopolis.
November 2004Tornado (F0)Thomaston$10,000no account filed
March 2001Flash FloodCountywide$10,000no account filed
April 1996Thunderstorm WindLinden$10,000no account filed
February 2003Thunderstorm WindFaunsdale$9,000A few trees were blown down and one landed on an automobile.
January 2005Thunderstorm WindDemopolis$8,000One building sustained roof damage in an industrial park just south of Demopolis.
February 2005HailDixons Mills$8,000Hail up to two inches in diameter fell from near Dixons Mill eastward all the way tothe Wilcox County line.
December 2000Thunderstorm WindThomaston$8,000High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees and power lines near Thomaston.
May 1995Thunderstorm Windnot stated$8,000Trees were reported down in the area south-southwest of Demopolis between Demopolis and Jefferson. Numerous trees were blown down in Linden especially on the north side of town.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindDemopolis$8,000no account filed
July 2005Flash FloodCountywide$6,000County Road 19 was flooded and temporarily closed. A few others roadways across the county were flooded and were temporarily impassable.
April 2003Thunderstorm WindFaunsdale$6,000A few trees were blown down across northern Marengo County.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindLevy$5,000Several trees were blown down in the northern portion of Marengo County.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindSweet Water$5,000A few trees were downed in and around Sweet Water.
April 2010Thunderstorm WindShortleaf$5,000Several trees and power lines were blown down in and around the city of Demopolis.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindDemopolis$5,000Strong winds blew shopping carts into 8 vehicles, causing damage, at the Demopolis Wal-Mart. Small signs were knocked down, and there was minor roof damage.

Mines and quarries

4 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 4 workings inside this county. 3 still produce and 1 is closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Stone, Crushed/Broken1
Sand and Gravel, Construction1
Limestone, General1
Bloating Material1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Demopolis Quarry & Cement PlantLimestone, GeneralProducer
East Marengo County Lightweight Aggregate DistrictBloating MaterialProspect1966
Sumter County Pit No. 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Tolar QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every populated place in the county

73

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

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

Recorded here

Demopolis, Alabama

12 topographic sheets and 7 fire insurance atlases, 1884 to 1959

Linden, Alabama

12 topographic sheets and 2 fire insurance atlases, 1933

Thomaston, Alabama

10 topographic sheets and 2 fire insurance atlases, 1925

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

15 structures

The vanished settlements of Marengo 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.