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Wilcox County, Alabama

48 topographic sheets and 5 fire insurance atlases across 1 place.

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From the record

14 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Alabama within the United States
Wilcox County within Alabama

What the record shows

  • 1 place in this county was surveyed for fire insurance: Camden, between 1894 and 1938.
  • 5 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
  • 447 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 14 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 8 buildings and 6 districts.
  • 2 of the 14 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 56 populated places in this county; 56 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

46 photographs, 1937 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.

Rosemary, Camden vic., Wilcox County, Alabama
Rosemary, Camden vic., Wilcox County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Clay Coleman shows interest in food chart while waiting in clinic. Gee's Bend, Alabama
Clay Coleman shows interest in food chart while waiting in clinic. Gee's Bend, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
One of the Negroes living on the old Pettway Plantation. Gees Bend, Alabama. John Henry Miller, foreman of the plantation
One of the Negroes living on the old Pettway Plantation. Gees Bend, Alabama. John Henry Miller, foreman of the plantation
Rothstein, Arthur, 1937. Library of Congress
Carrying water. Gees Bend, Alabama
Carrying water. Gees Bend, Alabama
Rothstein, Arthur, 1937. Library of Congress
Primitive cabin at Gees Bend, Alabama
Primitive cabin at Gees Bend, Alabama
Rothstein, Arthur, 1937. Library of Congress
Plowing at Gee's Bend, Wilcox County, Alabama
Plowing at Gee's Bend, Wilcox County, Alabama
Rothstein, Arthur, 1937. Library of Congress
Negroes at Gees Bend, Alabama. Descendants of slaves of the Pettway plantation. They are still living very primitively on the plantation
Negroes at Gees Bend, Alabama. Descendants of slaves of the Pettway plantation. They are still living very primitively on the plantation
Rothstein, Arthur, 1937. Library of Congress
School, shop, church and community building. Gee's Bend, Alabama
School, shop, church and community building. Gee's Bend, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
Old type of Gee's Bend, Alabama, home belonging to Mark and Angelina Parker. It is in three sections: guests or company house, sleeping house and kitchen
Old type of Gee's Bend, Alabama, home belonging to Mark and Angelina Parker. It is in three sections: guests or company house, sleeping house and kitchen
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
Cooperative cotton gin and storage house. Gee's Bend, Alabama
Cooperative cotton gin and storage house. Gee's Bend, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
Nurse Shamburg directs group of girls in making sick bed in clinic. Gee's Bend, Alabama
Nurse Shamburg directs group of girls in making sick bed in clinic. Gee's Bend, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
School is out. Gees Bend, Alabama
School is out. Gees Bend, Alabama
Rothstein, Arthur, 1937. Library of Congress
Gees Bend family. Gees Bend, Alabama
Gees Bend family. Gees Bend, Alabama
Rothstein, Arthur, 1937. Library of Congress
Gees Bend Negro splitting wood. Alabama
Gees Bend Negro splitting wood. Alabama
Rothstein, Arthur, 1937. Library of Congress
Student in science class. Gee's Bend, Alabama
Student in science class. Gee's Bend, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
Juanita Coleman, NYA (National Youth Administration) leader and teacher, helps Sally Titus preserve some eggs. Through this activity the girl has bought some badly needed eyeglasses. Gee's Bend, Alabama
Juanita Coleman, NYA (National Youth Administration) leader and teacher, helps Sally Titus preserve some eggs. Through this activity the girl has bought some badly needed eyeglasses. Gee's Bend, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
Supervised games. Gee's Bend, Alabama
Supervised games. Gee's Bend, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
Jorena Pettway making flower decorations for her home. She has made practically all her own furniture and her own bedspreads and chair covers from flour sacks, etc. Gee's Bend, Alabama
Jorena Pettway making flower decorations for her home. She has made practically all her own furniture and her own bedspreads and chair covers from flour sacks, etc. Gee's Bend, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
Descendants of former slaves on the Pettway Plantation. Gees Bend, Alabama
Descendants of former slaves on the Pettway Plantation. Gees Bend, Alabama
Rothstein, Arthur, 1937. Library of Congress
Mark and Angelina Parker and their family working in their home garden. Gee's Bend, Alabama
Mark and Angelina Parker and their family working in their home garden. Gee's Bend, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
Negroes, descendants of former slaves of the Pettway Plantation. They are living under primitive conditions on the plantation. Gees Bend, Alabama
Negroes, descendants of former slaves of the Pettway Plantation. They are living under primitive conditions on the plantation. Gees Bend, Alabama
Rothstein, Arthur, 1937. Library of Congress
Watching a Saturday afternoon ballgame (the first one). It has been very difficult to start recreational activities because of objections of old preacher. Gee's Bend, Alabama
Watching a Saturday afternoon ballgame (the first one). It has been very difficult to start recreational activities because of objections of old preacher. Gee's Bend, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
Paul Starr House, Camden vic., Wilcox County, Alabama
Paul Starr House, Camden vic., Wilcox County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Jorena Pettway making flower decorations for her home. She has made practically all her own furniture and her own bedspreads and chair covers from flour sacks, etc. Gee's Bend, Alabama
Jorena Pettway making flower decorations for her home. She has made practically all her own furniture and her own bedspreads and chair covers from flour sacks, etc. Gee's Bend, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
School choir led by Robert Pierce, school principal. They won state championship. Gee's Bend, Alabama
School choir led by Robert Pierce, school principal. They won state championship. Gee's Bend, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
Boy hauling water. Gees Bend, Alabama
Boy hauling water. Gees Bend, Alabama
Rothstein, Arthur, 1937. Library of Congress
Negroes at Gees Bend, Alabama. Descendants of former slaves of the Pettway Plantation. They are still living under very primitive conditions on the plantation
Negroes at Gees Bend, Alabama. Descendants of former slaves of the Pettway Plantation. They are still living under very primitive conditions on the plantation
Rothstein, Arthur, 1937. Library of Congress
Thelma Shamburg and Mrs. Spragg (or Sprague), NYA (National Youth Administration) state supervisor, helping Catherine Plumer and Sallie Titus at sewing machines in school economics room. Gee's Bend, Alabama
Thelma Shamburg and Mrs. Spragg (or Sprague), NYA (National Youth Administration) state supervisor, helping Catherine Plumer and Sallie Titus at sewing machines in school economics room. Gee's Bend, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
School, shop, church and community building. Gee's Bend, Alabama
School, shop, church and community building. Gee's Bend, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
Robbins House, Camden, Wilcox County, Alabama
Robbins House, Camden, Wilcox County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Woman on the Gees Bend Plantation. Wilcox County, Alabama
Woman on the Gees Bend Plantation. Wilcox County, Alabama
Rothstein, Arthur, 1937. Library of Congress
Plowing at Gee's Bend, Wilcox County, Alabama
Plowing at Gee's Bend, Wilcox County, Alabama
Rothstein, Arthur, 1937. Library of Congress
A display of sewing and needle work made by NYA (National Youth Administration) girls in school home economics room. Gee's Bend, Alabama
A display of sewing and needle work made by NYA (National Youth Administration) girls in school home economics room. Gee's Bend, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
Negro boys at Gees Bend, Alabama
Negro boys at Gees Bend, Alabama
Rothstein, Arthur, 1937. Library of Congress
New and old home of Clay Pettway. Gee's Bend, Alabama
New and old home of Clay Pettway. Gee's Bend, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
Footpaths across the field connect the cabins. Gees Bend, Alabama
Footpaths across the field connect the cabins. Gees Bend, Alabama
Rothstein, Arthur, 1937. Library of Congress
Watching a Saturday afternoon ballgame (the first one). It has been very difficult to start recreational activities because of objections of old preacher. Gee's Bend, Alabama
Watching a Saturday afternoon ballgame (the first one). It has been very difficult to start recreational activities because of objections of old preacher. Gee's Bend, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
Working in the garden. Gees Bend, Alabama
Working in the garden. Gees Bend, Alabama
Rothstein, Arthur, 1937. Library of Congress
Students learn office and secretarial work by helping principal Robert Pierce. Gee's Bend, Alabama
Students learn office and secretarial work by helping principal Robert Pierce. Gee's Bend, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
A class in anatomy and hygiene in Gee's Bend school, Alabama
A class in anatomy and hygiene in Gee's Bend school, Alabama
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
Coster House, Broad & Hill Streets, Camden, Wilcox County, AL
Coster House, Broad & Hill Streets, Camden, Wilcox County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Law Office, Court & Water Streets, Camden, Wilcox County, AL
Law Office, Court & Water Streets, Camden, Wilcox County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Ramsey-Jones-Bonner House, State Route 10, Oak Hill, Wilcox County, AL
Ramsey-Jones-Bonner House, State Route 10, Oak Hill, Wilcox County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Miller-Smith House, State Route 28, Camden, Wilcox County, AL
Miller-Smith House, State Route 28, Camden, Wilcox County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Colonel Joseph R. Hawthorne House, Broad Street (County Road 59), Pine Apple, Wilcox County, AL
Colonel Joseph R. Hawthorne House, Broad Street (County Road 59), Pine Apple, Wilcox County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Old Female Academy, Broad Street (State Route 28), Camden, Wilcox County, AL
Old Female Academy, Broad Street (State Route 28), Camden, Wilcox County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

14

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
Ackerville Baptist Church of Christbuilding200303000228
William King Beck Housedistrict199393000421
Tristram Bethea Housebuilding198585001501
Dry Forks Plantationbuilding199999000250
Furman Historic Districtdistrict199999000249
Hawthorn Housebuilding198585000452
Liberty Hallbuilding198484000751
Oak Hill Historic Districtdistrict199898000711
Pine Apple Historic Districtdistrict199999000248
Prairie Missionbuilding200101001171
Snow Hill Normal and Industrial Institutedistrict199595000146
Tait-Ervin Housebuilding199595000147
Wilcox County Courthouse Historic Districtdistrict197979000405
Wilcox Female Institutebuilding197575000330

The county from the air

28 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 1,465 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 28 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, 1952-04-28, scale 1:69000
1952-04-28, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-04-28, scale 1:69000
1952-04-28, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-04-28, scale 1:69000
1952-04-28, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-04-28, scale 1:69000
1952-04-28, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-02-23, scale 1:19000
1967-02-23, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-02-23, scale 1:19000
1967-02-23, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-02-23, scale 1:19000
1967-02-23, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-02-23, scale 1:19000
1967-02-23, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-02-09, scale 1:15000
1972-02-09, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-02-09, scale 1:15000
1972-02-09, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-02-09, scale 1:15000
1972-02-09, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-02-09, scale 1:15000
1972-02-09, scale 1:15000. 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, 1974-02-01, 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, 1975-02-08, scale 1:20000
1975-02-08, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-02-08, scale 1:20000
1975-02-08, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-02-08, scale 1:20000
1975-02-08, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-02-08, scale 1:20000
1975-02-08, scale 1:20000. 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.

Weather records

11 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

36 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.

  • 66-1Election Precinct 1, Camden: Camden town
  • 66-2Election Precinct 1, Camden - That part north of Louisville and Nashville Railroad and east of State Highway 28, outside Camden town
  • 66-3Election Precinct 1, Camden - That part west of State Highway 28 and northwest of State Highway 11, outside Camden town
  • 66-4Election Precinct 1, Camden - That part southeast of State Highway 11, and south of Louisville and Nashville Railroad, outside Camden town
  • 66-5Election Precinct 2, Canton: Election Precinct 2, Canton - That part northeast and north of State Highway 28
  • 66-6Election Precinct 2, Canton - That part south and southwest of State Highway 28
  • 66-7Election Precinct 3, Rehoboth
  • 66-8Election Precinct 4, Prairie Bluff
  • 66-9Election Precinct 5, Clifton: Election Precinct 5, Clifton - That part east of Red Creek
  • 66-10Election Precinct 5, Clifton - That part west of Red Creek and east of Southern Railway
  • 66-11Election Precinct 5, Clifton - That part west of Southern Railway
  • 66-12Election Precinct 6, Bethel: Pine Hill town
  • 66-13Election Precinct 6, Bethel - That part northwest of Beaver Creek and northeast of State Highway 10, and Indian Creek, outside Pine Hill town
  • 66-14Election Precinct 6, Bethel - That part southwest of Indian Creek, and State Highway 10, north of Beaver Creek, and west of County Road from Beaver Creek to Pine Level School, outside Pine Hill town
  • 66-15Election Precinct 6, Bethel - That part east of County Road from Pine Level School to Beaver Creek and southeast of Beaver Creek
  • 66-16Election Precinct 7, Lower Peach Tree
  • 66-17Election Precinct 8, Blacks Bluff: Election Precinct 8, Blacks Bluff - That part northeast of St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad
  • 66-18Election Precinct 8, Blacks Bluff - That part southwest of St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad
  • 66-19Election Precinct 9, Allenton: Oak Hill town
  • 66-20Election Precinct 9, Allenton - That part northeast of State Highway 10 and east of State Highway 100, outside Oak Hill town
  • 66-21Election Precinct 9, Allenton - That part west of State Highway 100 and southwest of State Highway 10, outside Oak Hill town
  • 66-22Election Precinct 10, Bonham
  • 66-23Election Precinct 11, Pine Apple: Pine Apple town
  • 66-24Election Precinct 11, Pine Apple - That part outside Pine Apple town
  • 66-25Election Precinct 12, Snow Hill: Election Precinct 12, Snow Hill - That part north of State Highway 11
  • 66-26Election Precinct 12, Snow Hill - That part south of State Highway 11
  • 66-27Election Precinct 13, Mims
  • 66-28Election Precinct 14, Fox Mills
  • 66-29Election Precinct 15, Sedan: Vredenburgh town - That part in Wilcox County comprising part of Election Precinct 15, Sedan (Remainder of Vredenburgh town is in Election Precinct 9, Buena Vista, Monroe County)
  • 66-30Election Precinct 15, Sedan - That part outside Vredenburgh town
  • 66-31Election Precinct 16, Boiling Springs
  • 66-32Election Precinct 17, Gees Bend
  • 66-33Election Precinct 18, Mount Hope
  • 66-34Election Precinct 19, Ackerville
  • 66-35Election Precinct 20, Awin
  • 66-36Election Precinct 21, Possum Bend

Wildfire, 1994 to 2020

904 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 904 of them, burning about 8,237 acres. 19 started naturally and 114 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning308
Missing data/not specified/undetermined207
Equipment and vehicle use148
Arson/incendiarism114
Recreation and ceremony40
Misuse of fire by a minor22
Natural19
Railroad operations and maintenance16
Smoking12
Power generation/transmission/distribution12
Other causes4
Fireworks2

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 November 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined300 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20161106-10
10 March 2009Equipment and vehicle use259 acresAlabama Forestry Commission380 WHITE LILLY RD, AL
18 June 2007Debris and open burning200 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionWEYERHAEUSER-2
28 November 2016Equipment and vehicle use189 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20161128-25
17 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined168 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20190817-3
28 November 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined165 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20161128-97
22 October 2016Equipment and vehicle use154 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20161022-27
17 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined138 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionTHE VINCENT FIRE

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

Storms, 1957 to 2025

60 of 146 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 146 reports for this county, causing 1 death, 4 injuries and about $2,961,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind82
Hail36
Tornado15
Flash Flood12
Lightning1

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
March 2007Tornado (EF4)Prairie1 killed, 2 hurt, $2,000,000A significant tornado first touched down around 1227 pm at State Highway 28 near Miller's Ferry dam. The tornado then tracked northeast across William Bill Dannelly Reservoir moving ashore on Sand Island Drive. This is where most of the severe damage occurred with numerous homes damaged or destroyed.|One resident had arrived at his home on the lake to eat lunch when the tornado hit and he was killed when his newer model manufactured home was destroyed. The straps holding the home down all snapped in the same place. He was thrown out of his home and later found in the debris. Neighbors next door had sought shelter in an underground storm shelter outside their house seconds before the tornado hit. When they safely emerged from the shelter, they found their home destroyed. Most of the homes on Sand Island are vacation homes with part-time residents. If the tornado had struck on the weekend when more people are present, the loss of life would likely have been greater.|Around 40 homes(four of these were slab homes)were damaged or destroyed along Sand Island Drive with some of the debris scattered up to two miles downstream. The tornado continued quickly to the northeast through sparsely populated areas. Damage did occur to homes and hunting camps along this path. However, the damage here was only rated as EF-0 and EF-1 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. The tornado crossed into Dallas County.|In all, one person died and two people were slightly injured by the tornado. The injuries occurred along Sand Island Drive when a single wide trailer was destroyed with the occupants being thrown from the trailer. They were protected from flying debris by part of the trailer that had fallen on top of them. The highest wind speed of the tornado was estimated at 185 mph.|
November 1983Tornado (F2)not stated2 hurt, $250,000no account filed
April 2007Thunderstorm WindFatama$200,000The Vredenburgh storm took on a bow-shaped appearance again as it entered Wilcox County and did sporadic damage to trees for another five to six miles. The storm continued northeast and crossed State Highway 265. The storm damaged some out buildings on County Road 45. The storm lost its intensity near County Road 45 and no other damage was found north of County Road 45.
April 2018Flash FloodPine Hill$100,000Significant flooding was reported near Highway 5 in Pine Hill. Several culverts were washed out.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindCountywide$50,000A line of severe thunderstorms moved through the county between 1130 pm and 1225 am. Trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county. No major injuries were reported.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindCamden$30,000Trees were blown down and some roofs of houses were damaged, mainly due to falling trees, as strong thunderstorms moved through the area. A roof was also peeled off a larger building in the downtown area.
March 2016LightningCamden$25,000Lightning struck a house and caused a fire.
March 1976Tornado (F0)not stated$25,000no account filed
June 1957Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
February 2008Thunderstorm WindBoykin$15,000no account filed
August 1996Flash FloodCoy$15,000no account filed
March 2017Thunderstorm WindPine Hill$10,000Winds estimated at 60 mph downed two trees with one falling on a house.
March 2006Thunderstorm WindPine Hill$10,000High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees and power lines in Pine Hill. A tin roof was also blown off a building.
April 2003Tornado (F0)Millers Ferry$10,000A weak tornado briefly touched down near Millers Ferry. The tornado blew down several trees and damaged a large storage building.
January 2002Thunderstorm WindBoykin$10,000High winds from a line of thunderstorms blew down trees and power lines along County Road 29 between Boykin and Rehoboth.
March 2001Thunderstorm WindAlberta$10,000High thunderstorm winds blew trees down just south of Alberta.
March 2001Thunderstorm WindAnnemanie$10,000Trees and power lines were blown down by high thunderstorm winds.
March 2001Flash FloodCountywide$10,000no account filed
April 2005Thunderstorm WindCamden$8,000Trees and power lines were blown down by high winds from a thunderstorm just southeast of Camden.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindPine Hill$8,000High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees near Pine Hill.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindCamden$8,000Trees were blown down by high winds from a thunderstorm near Camden.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindCamden$8,000High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees near Camden.
April 1995Thunderstorm WindCamden$8,000Alabama Power Company reported power lines and trees down in Camden and in the Millers Ferry areas.
March 1996Thunderstorm WindYellow Bluff$7,500no account filed
June 2018Thunderstorm WindCamden$5,000Winds estimated at 70 mph downed numerous trees and power lines across the county.
February 2016Thunderstorm WindOakhill$5,000Trees down in rose bud along County Road 51.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindBoykin$5,000Several trees were blown down by severe thunderstorm wind gusts along Alabama Highway 41 near the Dallas County line.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindCamden Muni Arpt$5,000Severe thunderstorm winds blew down trees along Kennedy Street in Camden.
April 2003Thunderstorm WindCatherine$5,000Several trees were blown down by high winds from a thunderstorm near Catherine.
January 2001Thunderstorm WindPine Hill$5,000Trees were reported downed by strong thunderstorm winds just south of the community.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindSunny South$5,000Several trees were reported down along State Road 5 after strong thunderstorms moved through the area.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindPine Hill$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds downed several trees around the community.
March 2000Thunderstorm WindPine Hill$5,000High thunderstom winds blew trees and power lines down at the intersection of State Highway 29 and County Road 21.
January 2000Thunderstorm WindMillers Ferry$5,000Trees and power lines were blown down near Millers Ferry.
December 2000Thunderstorm WindCamden$5,000Trees were blown down near Camden by high thunderstorm winds.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindCamden$5,000Numerous trees up to a foot in diameter were downed along Highway 162 in the western part of Wilcox County.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindPine Apple$4,000High winds blew several trees down.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindCamden$4,000High winds blew several trees down.
February 2016Thunderstorm WindPine Hill$3,000Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees along Crawford and CR 1.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindMillers Ferry$3,000Winds estimated at 60 mph downed a tree and several limbs.
March 2005HailCamden$3,000Golfball size hail fell just south of Camden. Some residences suffered roof damage and a few vehicles were damaged by the large hail.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindBoykin$3,000Several trees were blown down just south of Boykin.
April 1999Thunderstorm WindCamden$3,000High winds blew several trees down 6 miles east of Camden.
January 1998Thunderstorm WindFatama$3,000Several trees were blown down along State Highway 265 just north of the Fatama community.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindCamden$3,000Several trees were blown down near Camden.
September 1977Tornado (F1)not stated$2,500no account filed
July 2013Thunderstorm WindCamden$2,000Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees.
June 1999Flash FloodSouthwest Portion$2,000Heavy rainfall in the southwest part of the county caused several roads to become flooded. These roads had to be closed for more than an hour, until the heavy rainfall moved out of the area. Weather radars estimated that four to six hours of rain fell across the area in a four hour period. Most of the rain fell near the Alabama River and the rainfall quickly ran into the basin.
April 1997Thunderstorm WindPine Hill$2,000Several trees were blown down along State Highway 10 between Pine Hill and Yellow Bluff.
August 1995Thunderstorm WindPine Hill$2,000Trees and power lines were blown down along State Highway 5 in Pine Hill.
October 1995Thunderstorm WindHybart$2,000Trees and power lines were blown down along Highway 41 between Hybart and Dry Forks.
January 1997Thunderstorm WindCamden$2,000no account filed
January 1996Thunderstorm WindCamden$2,000no account filed
May 1997Thunderstorm WindAlberta$1,000Several trees were blown down near Alberta.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindCoy$1,000Several trees were blown down across the highway near Coy.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindCamden$1,000Several trees were blown down in and around Camden.
April 2025Tornado (EF1)Pine Hill-The tornado began in the woods behind the intersection of Old Selma Rd and Highway 5 where it resulted in snaps of large hardwood limbs and some uprooted small trees. An unattached awning to a gas station was lofted and tossed about 50 yards into a tree. This awning was closer to a carport and thus damage was deemed on lower bound. The tornado continued across highway 5 resulting in roof damage to a restaurant and continued tree damage with uprooted and some snapped hardwood trees. The tornado continued across highway 10, producing tree damage. The most significant damage occurred as the tornado crossed Sandpit Rd. Numerous uprooted and snapped large hardwood and softwood trees occurred at this location. Some patches were rather significant snapping; however, just not enough to warrant a higher rating. A single wide manufactured home was rolled at this location; however, the home was not tied down and sitting on the side of the hill. As a result, a lower bound estimate was given for this damage. The tornado likely continued northeast into the woods where survey crews were unable to reach. After review of available Sentinel satellite imagery, the tornado track was determined to have continued northeast, likely lifting just prior to crossing the Southern Railroad east of Gwen Road. Additional adjustments may occur as more high-resolution satellite imagery becomes available.
April 2025Tornado (EF1)Pine Hill-The tornado likely began near Godboldt Ave and Cedar Ave in Pine|Hill where a few trees were uprooted in a weakly convergent|pattern. The tornado then continued east towards county road|5 producing weak tree damage. The tornado quickly intensified and|reached peak intensity as it crossed highway 5 resulting in|several large softwood pines snapped and minor damage to a home.|The tornado then quickly crossed highway 5 where it quickly|dissipated.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindGastonburg-High winds downed ten trees on CR30.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindLower Peach Tree-High winds downed trees in several spots along CR35 (Old Line Rd) in Clarke County and along CR1 in Wilcox County.

Mines and quarries

5 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 5 workings inside this county. 2 still produce and 3 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Bloating Material2
Sand and Gravel, Construction1
Zirconium, Kyanite, Titanium, Metal1
Bromine1
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
Alabama River Gravel-Wilcox CoSand and Gravel, Construction, Zirconium, Kyanite, Titanium, MetalProducerPlacer
Furman Quarry and PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
G.W. Morgan Estate Well Number 1BromineOccurrence1945
Agee PropertyBloating MaterialOccurrence1972
Taylor PropertyBloating MaterialOccurrence1972

Every populated place in the county

56

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 1 place that was also surveyed for fire insurance comes first, with the number of atlases and photographs held for them.

Recorded here

Camden, Alabama

8 topographic sheets and 5 fire insurance atlases, 1894 to 1938

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

49 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.