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Winston County, Alabama

73 topographic sheets and 3 fire insurance atlases across 1 place.

Research this county

From the record

3 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Alabama within the United States
Winston County within Alabama

What the record shows

  • 1 place in this county was surveyed for fire insurance: Haleyville, between 1930 and 1939.
  • 3 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
  • 744 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 3 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 3 buildings.
  • 1 of the 3 listings was added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 62 populated places in this county; 62 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

3

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
Feldman's Department Storebuilding200909000607
Houston Jailbuilding197575000331
Winston County Courthousebuilding198787001416

The county from the air

32 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 367 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 32 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, 1946-02-02, scale 1:35400
1946-02-02, scale 1:35400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-12-01, scale 1:27200
1947-12-01, scale 1:27200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-12-01, scale 1:27200
1947-12-01, scale 1:27200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-12-01, scale 1:27200
1947-12-01, scale 1:27200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-12-01, scale 1:27200
1947-12-01, scale 1:27200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1948-03-24, scale 1:27200
1948-03-24, scale 1:27200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1948-03-24, scale 1:27200
1948-03-24, scale 1:27200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1948-03-24, scale 1:27200
1948-03-24, scale 1:27200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1948-03-24, scale 1:27200
1948-03-24, scale 1:27200. 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, 1952-02-27, scale 1:69000
1952-02-27, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-10-12, scale 1:60000
1953-10-12, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-10-12, scale 1:60000
1953-10-12, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-10-12, scale 1:60000
1953-10-12, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-10-12, scale 1:60000
1953-10-12, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-03-31, scale 1:26000
1966-03-31, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-03-31, scale 1:26000
1966-03-31, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-03-31, scale 1:26000
1966-03-31, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-03-31, scale 1:26000
1966-03-31, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-01-29, scale 1:26000
1967-01-29, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-01-29, scale 1:26000
1967-01-29, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-01-29, scale 1:26000
1967-01-29, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-01-29, scale 1:26000
1967-01-29, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-12-01, scale 1:78000
1975-12-01, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-03-12, scale 1:80000
1979-03-12, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-03-12, scale 1:80000
1979-03-12, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1988-07-09, scale 1:64000
1988-07-09, scale 1:64000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1988-07-09, scale 1:64000
1988-07-09, scale 1:64000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1988-07-09, scale 1:64000
1988-07-09, scale 1:64000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1988-07-09, scale 1:64000
1988-07-09, scale 1:64000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

9 stations, 5 gages

The thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that measured the flow of its streams, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.

The 1950 census, district by district

23 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.

  • 67-1Election Precinct 1, Double Springs: Double Springs town
  • 67-2Election Precinct 1, Double Springs - That part east of Mill Creek, outside Double Springs town
  • 67-3Election Precinct 1, Double Springs - That part west of Mill Creek
  • 67-4Election Precinct 2, Haleyville: Haleyville city: Haleyville city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; Double Springs Road, 21st, 15th Avenue, 25th, 11th Avenue, Phil Campbell Road; City limits
  • 67-5Election Precinct 2, Haleyville city - That part Bounded by 25th, 15th Avenue, 21st, Double Springs Road; City limits; City limits, 13th Avenue, 18th; 11th Avenue
  • 67-6Election Precinct 2, Haleyville city - That part Bounded by City limits, Phil Campbell Road; 11th Avenue; 19th, Northern Alabama Railroad, Pickard Avenue; City limits
  • 67-7Election Precinct 2, Haleyville city - That part Bounded by Pickard Avenue, Northern Alabama Railroad, 19th, 11th Avenue, 18th; 13th Avenue, City limits; City limits; City limits
  • 67-8Election Precinct 2, Haleyville - That part north of State Highway 5 and east of Union School Road
  • 67-9Election Precinct 2, Haleyville - That part west of Union School Road and northwest of State Highway 5, outside Haleyville city
  • 67-10Election Precinct 2, Haleyville - That part south of State Highway 5, outside Haleyville city
  • 67-11Election Precinct 3, Lynn: Election Precinct 3, Lynn - That part northeast of Northern Alabama Railroad
  • 67-12Election Precinct 3, Lynn - That part southwest of Northern Alabama Railroad
  • 67-13Election Precinct 4, Motes
  • 67-14Election Precinct 5, Arley: Election Precinct 5, Arley - That part east of Curry School-Eagle Road
  • 67-15Election Precinct 5, Arley - That part west of Curry School-Eagle Road
  • 67-16Election Precinct 6, Houston
  • 67-17Election Precinct 7, Addison - That part east of Eagle-Inmanfield Road, outside Addison town
  • 67-18Election Precinct 7, Addison - that part west of Eagle-Inmanfield Road, outside Addison town
  • 67-19Election Precinct 8, Moreland
  • 67-20Election Precinct 9, Helican and Ne Smith
  • 67-21Election Precinct 10, Delmar
  • 67-22Election Precinct 11, Ashridge
  • 67-23Election Precinct 7, Addison: Addison town

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

999 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 999 of them, burning about 13,920 acres. 21 started naturally and 535 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Arson/incendiarism535
Debris and open burning219
Missing data/not specified/undetermined116
Recreation and ceremony38
Equipment and vehicle use26
Natural21
Smoking19
Power generation/transmission/distribution9
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Other causes3
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Fireworks2

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
20 February 2011Arson/incendiarism919 acresAlabama Forestry Commission6301 US HWY 278W, AL
3 March 1996Debris and open burning575 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
21 February 2011Debris and open burning479 acresNational Forests in AlabamaGREEN TOWER
26 March 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined362 acresNational Forests in AlabamaNIKKA'S HANDBASKET
27 March 2008Arson/incendiarism321 acresNational Forests in AlabamaPINE GROVE
26 January 2014Arson/incendiarism293 acresNational Forests in AlabamaSHOE BARN
4 April 1992Arson/incendiarism291 acresNational Forests in Alabamanot named
18 September 2019Natural250 acresNational Forests in AlabamaCOLLINS CAMP

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

Storms, 1956 to 2026

60 of 432 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 432 reports for this county, causing 7 deaths, 117 injuries and about $19,536,800 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind226
Hail119
Tornado42
Lightning23
Flash Flood18
Funnel Cloud2
Dust Devil1
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 1974Tornado (F5)not stated5 killed, 22 hurtno account filed
November 2002Tornado (F3)Poplar Spgs1 killed, 15 hurt, $200,000no account filed
May 1987Tornado (F2)not stated1 killed, $25,000no account filed
April 2011Tornado (EF3)Haleyville25 hurt, $11,500,000A tornado initially touched down in southwest Marion County, near the community of Pikeville and tracked northeast where it moved across southern portions of Haleyville and into Winston County, south of AL Route 129. The tornado lifted in the William B. Bankhead National Forest, north of Rabbittown. The tornado moved into western Winston County and caused extensive damage to businesses near the intersection of CR 75 and Dolphin Rd. As the tornado crossed southern portions of Haleyville, many homes were significantly damaged and several were destroyed. This damage was consistent with an EF3 rating and winds of 150 mph. The tornado continued to produce tree damage as it entered the Bankhead National Forest area in northern Winston County, lifting along CR 3434.
April 1995Tornado (F1)Haleyville17 hurt, $450,000A tornado touched down about five miles southwest of Haleyville in Marion County along State Highway 129 and moved on a northeast track that took it into the northern section of Haleyville. The tornado path covered about five miles in Marion County and one mile in Winston County. The most significant damage occurred along State Highway 129 in Marion County and most of the injuries occurred in that area. Most of those injured were in mobile homes at the time the storm hit. Three mobile homes were destroyed along with three businesses. Large hail, around one inch, was also reported in Haleyville with the storm.
November 2001Tornado (F2)Haleyville13 hurt, $800,000no account filed
March 1964Tornado (F3)not stated7 hurt, $250,000no account filed
March 1976Tornado (F2)not stated6 hurt, $250,000no account filed
November 2002Tornado (F3)Arley5 hurt, $300,000no account filed
April 2009Thunderstorm WindHaleyville1 hurt, $60,000Windows were blown out, a ball field dugout, and a baseball batting cage, all sustained damage at Haleyville High School. About 50 students and adults, preparing for the school's prom in the gym, heard about the oncoming storm from a police officer. They took shelter in the basement/locker room area under the gym, and were not injured. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down around the rest of the city of Haleyville. Power lines landed on a vehicle, and briefly trapped its occupants. A tree fell onto a mobile home, slightly injuring one occupant. At least two other homes sustained damage from fallen trees.
March 2006Thunderstorm WindCountywide1 hurt, $60,000The most significant damage was from the Lynn, Double Springs, and Bankhead National Forest areas northward. Numerous trees were blown down in and around Lynn, Double Springs, and Haleyville. In Lynn, one person was injured at a mobile home manufacturing plant, and one mobile home was damaged. In Double Springs, several stores and the County Courthouse suffered roof damage. In Haleyville, the post office lost part of its roof and several signs were destroyed. Wind gusts were estimated at 58 to 70 mph.
April 2009Thunderstorm WindAshbank1 hurt, $10,000Trees were blown down in the Ashbank community. One of the trees landed on a vehicle, and the occupant suffered a compound fracture.
June 2011LightningMeek1 hurt, $5,000An 11 year old male was injured when lightning struck near his home in Arley. In addition, the home sustained minor damage. As a thunderstorm complex was moving out of the area, a bolt of lightning hit the driveway outside the home, moving through part of the porch structure, striking the male.
April 1996LightningArley1 hurt, $2,000no account filed
April 2013Tornado (EF1)Nesmith1 hurtNational Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the damage in Winston County and have determined that the damage was due to an EF-1 tornado, with winds of 100 mph. The brief tornado touched down in a field just southeast of the intersection of County Road 45 and County Road 3734. This location was approximately 3.49 miles east southeast of Addison. The tornado snapped and uprooted several large trees, completely demolished two sheds, and damaged a double wide home where a woman was injured. The woman was injured as she attempted to enter her vehicle and go to a shelter. The tornado continued north northwest where it twisted and rolled an unoccupied mobile home over 50 yards. The tornado snapped several more trees and rolled an unsecured mobile home on Dakota Drive. The tornado lifted just beyond Dakota Drive.
May 2002LightningHaleyville1 hurtA boy was struck by lightning in Haleyville. The extent of the injuries was unknown.
February 1989Tornado (F2)not stated$2,500,000no account filed
June 2003Thunderstorm WindCountywide$250,000Numerous trees were knocked down countywide. One large storage building was destroyed. Southern Homes in Double Springs sustained significant damage to its plant. Many buildings were damaged or destroyed at the plant. One chicken house was damaged and one mobile home was destroyed.
February 1983Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
July 2004Thunderstorm WindHaleyville$150,000no account filed
November 2003Thunderstorm WindArley$117,000What was believed to be thunderstorm wind totally destroyed one two-story house and caused minor damage to several others. Two floating boat houses were totally destroyed along with numerous downed trees. The damage area was about 4 tenths of a mile wide but only about 400 yards deep immediately on the northern edge of Smith Lake in Winston County. The strong wind was able to destroy the one house due to relatively poor construction including lack of vertical tie-ins between floor, walls, and roof.
March 2011HailHaleyville$100,000Hail the size of golf balls caused widespread damage to vehicles and buildings in the city of Haleyville. Property damage amounts are estimated.
October 2010Tornado (EF1)Delmar$100,000The tornado touched down near the intersection of Winston CR 28 and AL Hwy 13 at approximately 205 am, then traveled northeast across CR 13 towards Macedonia. The tornado reached its maximum strength wind speeds of 100 to 110 mph as it crossed CR 3231. The width of the damage path at this point was approx 600 yards, the widest portion of the damage path. The tornado then crossed CR 3230 where it destroyed a two week old hay barn and a large workshop/storage shed and also caused significant damage to two other structures.||Another outbuilding also sustained damage at the same location and the residence sustained significant roof damage. At this point the damage path took more of an easterly path but remained narrow and well-defined. The tornado struck just north of the Macedonia church where a double-wide home sustained significant roof damage and several outbuildings were damaged. It continued eastward just north of Friendship Rd and then crossed AL Hwy 195 as it continued to snap off large tree limbs and caused damage to additional outbuildings. The last damage found was near the intersection of CR 2 and CR 47, where minor roof damage affected a home and tree damage was present. The tornado then moved off into inaccessible forestry land and dissipated.
January 1999Tornado (F1)Double Spgs$85,000A small tornado began on the south side of US 278 a little more than 3.5 miles west-northwest of Double Springs and moved on a north-northeast track for about a mile and a half. The tornado began in an open field and immediately damaged two buildings and a mobile home at the Mount Carmel Church. The tornado crossed US 278 downing trees and damaging a home on the north side of the highway. The tornado continued across CR 55 damaging two more homes. A large satellite dish was turned inside-out like an umbrella. The tornado continued through a wooded section before ending just after crossing CR 32.
April 2006Tornado (F1)Haleyville$76,000no account filed
January 2005Thunderstorm WindCountywide$70,000A weakening line of thunderstorms produced wind damage mainly across the western half of the county. Several trees and power lines were blown down, several buildings sustained minor structural damage, windows were blown out of a few buildings, a few structures suffered minor roof damage, and several vehicles had window damage in and around Haleyville. Trees and power lines were blown down in and around Double Springs.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindCountywide$70,000Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down across the county. A few chicken houses had significant roof damage. In Arley, the post office had shingles blown off the roof, and several commercial buildings suffered minor roof damage. In Lynn, a mobile home was rolled over and significantly damaged.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindHaleyville$50,000Numerous trees were blown down in and around the city of Haleyville, northward to the Posey Mill area. The highest winds were about 4 to 5 miles north of Haleyville, where at least 5 acres of trees were blown down, and at least one house and one barn sustained damage.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindNathan$50,000Trees and power lines were blown down in Arley. One tree damaged a mobile home, and another damaged a house. Six houses suffered shingle damage. One grain silo top was blown off, and the top of one storage building was blown off.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindDouble Spgs$50,000An area of straight line winds caused a swath of damage about a half mile long and a quarter of a mile wide, near Double Springs. The damage was centered at the Double Springs Elementary School, where numerous trees were blown down and the roof of the school sustained minor damage. Several nearby homes also sustained roof damage both directly from the wind and from fallen trees. Additional sporadic wind damage occurred elsewhere in Winston County.
March 2007Tornado (EF2)Lewis Smith Lake$50,000The tornado touched down near the intersection of County Road 41 and County Road 62, about 2 miles north of Arley. It then tracked northeastward, crossed Smith Lake, crossed County Road 77, before it moved into Cullman County. Several homes and barns were damaged along the path. One chicken house was totally destroyed and two others sustained major damage. Numerous trees were either uprooted or snapped off.
September 2006LightningArley$50,000Lightning struck a mobile home, causing it to burn down.
April 2000Flash FloodCountywide$50,000Numerous roads were flooded across the area. Several of these roads had sections washed out. A few vehicles were pushed off the roads by the high water but no injuries were reported. One to three inches of rain fell in a short period of time on already saturated ground. Three day totals were five to seven inches of rain.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindAddison$50,000Trees fell on three cars destroying one, and a tree fell on a mobile home cutting it in half, in the Helicon community.
May 1994Thunderstorm WindDouble Springs$50,000Winston County Emergency Management reported many trees down, one business damaged, tin roof partially blown off a building, and power lines down in the Arley-Helicon area along County Road 77 in eastern Winston County.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindDouble Springs$50,000High winds with a thunderstorm toppled a house under construction in Double Springs, took the top off a chicken house, and downed a number of trees. Hail the size of quarters was also reported in Double Springs, and hail up to quarter-size covered the road on U.S. Highway 278 east of Double Springs.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindCountywide$45,000Numerous trees and power lines were down across the county.
September 1996Tornado (F1)Addison$45,000no account filed
April 1996Thunderstorm WindDouble Springs$45,000no account filed
July 2004LightningHaleyville$35,000A house was struck by lightning in downtown Haleyville. The home suffered extensive damage.
April 2001LightningDouble Spgs$32,000Lightning struck and damaged three separate homes in the Double Springs and Lynn areas.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindHaleyville$30,000Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across a large portion of Winston County, from Haleyville in the west to Arley in the east. Winds in Haleyville were estimated around 65 mph.
September 2005Tornado (F0)Double Spgs$30,000A weak tornado touched down near the Black Pond community southeast of Double Springs. The tornado started just west of County Road 8 northwest of Black Pond. The tornado moved northward and crossed County Road 8 near the Union Grove Freewill Baptist Church. Several trees and power lines were blown down along the path of the tornado. A trampoline was lifted into a power line that remained standing. The Union Grove Freewill Baptist Church suffered minor roof damage and a flag pole was bend in half at the Williams Cemetery. The brief tornado touched down at 254 PM CDT and lifted at 255 PM CDT. The tornado damage path was 0.75 miles long and 50 yards wide at its widest point. This tornado was produced by the remnants of Hurricane Rita. Begin: 34 03.91/87 22.14 End: 34 04.59/87 22.01
April 1998Thunderstorm WindArley$30,000There were several trees reported down and porches were blown off a few lake homes in the area along Smith Lake southeast of Arley.
January 1998Flash FloodCountywide$30,000no account filed
June 1996LightningHaleyville$30,000no account filed
June 2003Thunderstorm WindArley$27,000One mobile home was destroyed, a few power poles were blown down, and the roof of one home was damaged just south of Arley. Marble size hail was also reported with this storm.
May 2010LightningHaleyville$25,000A lightning strike set fire to a warehouse building in downtown Haleyville, resulting in a total loss of the building.
October 2010Thunderstorm WindPleasant Hill$25,000Several trees were blown down along County Road 2. A mobile home sustained roof damage and a carport was blown over damaging two vehicles.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindNatis$25,000Thirty to forty pine trees were uprooted and fell onto power lines along AL-195.
February 2001Thunderstorm WindCountywide$25,000Winston County reported numerous trees blown down. The most concentrated damage occurred from Lynn to Arley. Dime size hail was also reported with these storms.
November 2001Thunderstorm WindLynn$25,000One home had its roof blown off and numerous trees were knocked down in Lynn.
September 1999Thunderstorm WindDouble Spgs$25,000One mobile home was totally destroyed and several trees were blown down near Rock Creek.
February 1999Thunderstorm WindDouble Spgs$25,000Strong straight line wind damaged a house when about 100 square feet of roof was removed. Additional structural damage was evidenced in the house as well. A number of trees were downed in the area and a mobile home was shifted slightly on it's blocks. Some additional minor wind damage to trees and small sheds also occurred in the area north of Double Springs.
January 1999Flash FloodCountywide$25,000Several roads were flooded in and around Double Springs including US 278.
November 1973Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
June 2005Thunderstorm WindLynn$22,000Emergency Management Officials reported minor roof damage and trees and power lines blown down onCounty Road 25 between Lynn and Double Springs.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindHaleyville$20,000A furniture company building was damaged, and several storage trailers were overturned, south of Haleyville.
July 2006Dust DevilHaleyville$20,000An apparent dust devil caused extensive damage to two chicken houses on a farm on Dime Road, north of Haleyville. Witnesses reported seeing metal from the chicken houses, and other debris, circulating and floating in the air and being carried by the wind. Some of the debris was carried a quarter of a mile away. A power line was also torn from a pole, which resulted in a small fire. There were no thunderstorms in the area at the time. Time of the event is estimated.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindAshridge$20,000Two homes were damage by thunderstorm winds on CR 15 near Ashridge. One home had its front porch removed. The other home had its porch removed, roof torn off, above ground swimming pool destroyed, and a few trees knocked down.

Mines and quarries

1 recorded

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

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unnamed QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz

Every populated place in the county

62

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.

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

Recorded here

Haleyville, Alabama

13 topographic sheets and 3 fire insurance atlases, 1930 to 1939

Provenance

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