Adville, Alabama

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Locust Fork census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35097. It stands on Little White Creek. The Survey maps it on the Nectar quadrangle.

Adville within Blount County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 21 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

1889 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000
1892 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000
1895 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
1907 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
1961 USGS Nectar quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
1975 USGS Nectar quadrangle1:24000
1984 USGS Birmingham North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings

Fires near this place

120 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 120 fires within 5 miles of Adville between 1994 and 2020, burning about 940 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 16 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Debris and open burning	56
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	20
Recreation and ceremony	17
Arson/incendiarism	16
Equipment and vehicle use	5
Natural	3
Smoking	2
Railroad operations and maintenance	1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
7 September 1995	Recreation and ceremony	under an acre	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
4 September 1998	Debris and open burning	2.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
4 September 1995	Debris and open burning	4.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
30 September 2007	Arson/incendiarism	6.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
3 September 1995	Recreation and ceremony	under an acre	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
28 September 2016	Debris and open burning	3.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	20160928-1
27 September 2016	Debris and open burning	3.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	20160927-15
26 September 1999	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Blount County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Adville: 4 occurrences, 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Quality Rock Pit	Limestone, General	Producer
F & W Co. Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Nectar Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Reuben Little Prospect	Iron	Occurrence
Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Prospect	Iron	Occurrence
Unnamed Prospect	Iron	Occurrence
Unnamed Prospect	Iron	Occurrence
Unnamed Quarry	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer	Quartz

Every working recorded in Blount County

Storms near this place

8 since 2009

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Adville in 8 storm reports between 2009 and 2022: 4 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Adville	$2,000	Trees were blown down along AL-79, between Locust Fork and County Line.
November 2022	Tornado (EF0)	Adville	-	National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in the Locust Fork area of Blount County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum winds near 65 mph. The tornado touched down in a heavily wooded area near the Locust Fork River, just west of Standridge Trail. The first observable damage was in the area of Standridge Trail where minor timber damage occurred. Two barns sustained roof damage and one camper trailer was rolled and destroyed. The tornado continued east toward Deaver Walker and Campbell Roads. The circulation was fairly broad. Most damage consisted of sporadic uprooted trees. A few structures had minor roof damage with at least two structures damaged by uprooted trees. The tornado moved generally east across Tabernacle Road and County Road 13, producing additional sporadic and minor timber damage. The tornado dissipated before crossing Highway 79. Given the weak nature of the circulation, most if not all damage was on the right side with debris facing in a N to NE direction indicating non-divergent damage relative to path. No damage was found on the north side of the damage path.
April 2020	Tornado (EF0)	Adville	-	National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in southern Blount County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum winds near 75 mph.\|\|A tornado touched down near Whites Creek, generally along Center Springs Road. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted before the tornado moved east causing minor roof damage to at least two homes, uprooting trees, and destroying a storage shed. The tornado quickly weakened and lifted as it moved over a heavily wooded area just to the east-northeast where remnant debris lied in the tree line. Aerial photos helped establish a clearly identifiable convergent debris pattern.
April 2020	Tornado (EF1)	Adville	-	National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in Blount County near Locust Fork and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum winds near 95 mph.\|\|A tornado touched down just west of Tawbush Road, generally west-southwest of Locust Fork. After quickly intensifying to peak intensity of 95 mph, a broad corridor of trees were snapped and uprooted near three residences. No damage was observed at these locations outside of fallen limbs and debris. The tornado then tracked east with trees sporadically uprooted and snapped before it crossed a large wooded area just west of Highway 79. The tornado then briefly tracked near Highway 79 snapping and uprooting trees where some fell on at least two homes and one vehicle. Farther east, additional softwood trees were snapped and uprooted along Massey Road. Sporadic, and mostly minor tree damage was also noted along Pine Bluff Road and Spunky Holly Road. The tornado began to weaken as it crossed Highway 15 with mainly large limbs snapped in this area. The eastern-most damage was noted along Hollingsworth Road before the tornado finally dissipated.
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Adville	-	Several trees uprooted and power lines downed along Highway 79 near the town of Locust Fork.
March 2016	Tornado (EF1)	Adville	-	National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in southern Blount County just south of Locust Fork and determined that the damage was consistent with an EF-1 tornado. Maximum winds were estimated to be around 90 mph. The tornado was very briefly on the ground near the intersection of Spunky Hollow Road and Sunrise Lane just south of Locust Fork. A metal storage barn with wood framing was heavily damaged and the intact roof was lofted nearly 50 yards. Additionally, a dozen softwood trees were uprooted and/or snapped in this area of damage. A brick home sustained only minor roof damage. Another home in the path sustained minor roof damage and a small pontoon boat was lofted into the side of the home. On the left edge of the path, a single family home suffered the loss of some roofing materials and windows broken by debris. Another dozen softwoods were uprooted and/or snapped with several hardwoods also uprooted. The tornado lifted just northeast of Sunrise Lane.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Adville	-	A tree was reported down blocking Deaver Walker Road in Locust Fork.
March 2010	Flood	Adville	-	One foot of water was reported flowing over Deaver Walker Road, near the Locust Fork community.

Every storm recorded in Blount County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Cedar Springs	1.5 miles	23
Little Shenandoah	2.0 miles	21
Locust Fork	2.3 miles	21
Dallas	2.5 miles	23
Lehigh	2.9 miles	23
Little Warrior	2.9 miles	21
Wallstown	3.1 miles	21
Selfville	3.9 miles	23

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikidata item Q122589158

The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 112938. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

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.