Ardmore, Alabama
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Athens census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35739. The Survey maps it on the Ardmore quadrangle. 1,321 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 883 feet above sea level.
On record in Ardmore
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Joel Eddins Houselisted 1996
Population over time
2 figuresArdmore grew from 1,194 to 1,321 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,194 | |
| 2020 | 1,321 | +127 (+11%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 22 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1888 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1936 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
69 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Ardmore between 1994 and 2020, burning about 637 acres in total. None started naturally. 11 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 | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | SCHIP LANE |
| 28 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 17 September 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Ardmore: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardmore Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Limestone | |
| Ardmore Quarry | Stone | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
32 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ardmore in 32 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 15 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 3 flash flood. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ardmore | 1 hurt, $50,000 | A person was injured when his mobile home was overturned and destroyed during a thunderstorm. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ardmore | 1 hurt, $8,000 | Numerous trees were reported down along with power lines in Ardmore. A teenage girl was injured when a tree fell on her. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ardmore | $20,000 | A roof was blown off a home 7 miles south of Ardmore. The home was located on SR 251. |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ardmore | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ardmore | $16,000 | Several trees were blown down in and around Ardmore, especially on Main Street. |
| March 1996 | Hail | Ardmore | $10,000 | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Hail | Ardmore | $5,000 | Public report via broadcast media of three inch diameter hail. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ardmore | $5,000 | no account filed |
| February 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ardmore | $5,000 | no account filed |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ardmore | $3,000 | A porch to a home was slightly damaged by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ardmore | $2,000 | Trees and power lines were knocked down in Ardmore dur to outflow gust front winds. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ardmore | $500 | Three inch diameter trees were knocked down. Wind gusts were estimated at 60 to 70 mph. |
| September 2021 | Flash Flood | Ardmore | - | Occupants of a vehicle rescued from a flooded ditch at Park Avenue in Ardmore, AL. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ardmore | - | One inch tree limbs were broken and roof shingles were blown off. Reported via mPING. |
| February 2019 | Hail | Ardmore | - | Numerous reports of pea to penny sized hail was received in Ardmore. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ardmore | - | Several trees and power lines were knocked down in Ardmore and in the Seven Mile Post area. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Ardmore | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported via social media. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ardmore | - | A large tree was knocked down on Cedar Hill Road. |
| October 2014 | Hail | Ardmore | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Ardmore | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported. |
| December 2009 | Flash Flood | Ardmore | - | Three to five inches of rainfall produced caused some roads to be closed across central Limestone county. Some of the roads closed included: Wooley Spring road, Norris Mill road, Line road, and Cowford road. Other roads affected included: Parker, Bethel, Meyers, Seven Mile Post, and Capshaw road. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Ardmore | - | Penny sized hail was reported near Ardmore. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Ardmore | - | Quarter size hail was reported. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Ardmore | - | Quarter size hail was reported. |
| March 2004 | Flash Flood | Ardmore | - | The underpass at highway 53 and Tennessee highway 7 on the state line was reported to be under water with several inches of water over the road. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ardmore | - | A tree and a few power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ardmore | - | numerous trees and power lines down. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Ardmore | - | Nickel size hail was observed just south of Ardmore. One home suffered minor roof damage from the thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Ardmore | - | Dime size hail was reported near the Pisgah community, south of Ardmore on SR 251. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Ardmore | - | Nickel to quarter size hail was reported in and around the city of Ardmore. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Ardmore | - | Dime size hail was reported in Ardmore. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Ardmore | - | Softball-size hail was reported just south of Salem in western Limestone County. Trees were also reported down in Cairo, also in western Limestone County. Golf ball-size hail was reported in northwest Limestone County not far from the Madison/Limestone county line. |
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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Hill | 1.8 miles | 22 | |
| Estaville (historical) | 2.2 miles | 20 | |
| Pine Dale | 2.3 miles | 22 | |
| Holland Gin | 2.9 miles | 20 | |
| Caro (historical) | 4.1 miles | 22 | |
| Bethel | 4.3 miles | 22 | |
| Woodfin Mill | 4.3 miles | 20 | |
| Sand Spring (historical) | 5.0 miles | 22 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Ardmore | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q67910 | 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 113204. 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.








