Bay Minette, Alabama

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Bay Minette census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36507. The Survey maps it on the Bay Minette North quadrangle. 8,107 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 269 feet above sea level.

Bay Minette within Baldwin County

On record in Bay Minette

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 2 records

First Baptist Churchlisted 1988
Killcreas Houselisted 1995

Population over time

2 figures

Bay Minette grew from 8,044 to 8,107 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	8,044
2020	8,107	+63 (+1%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 13 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.

1941 USGS Bay Minette quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
1943 USGS Bay Minette quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
1980 USGS Bay Minette North quadrangle1:24000
1981 USGS Bay Minette quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
1986 USGS Bay Minette North quadrangle1:24000

Fires near this place

285 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 285 fires within 5 miles of Bay Minette between 1994 and 2020, burning about 3,510 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 73 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	113
Arson/incendiarism	73
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	41
Railroad operations and maintenance	16
Recreation and ceremony	15
Equipment and vehicle use	15
Smoking	4
Natural	3
Misuse of fire by a minor	2
Fireworks	2
Power generation/transmission/distribution	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
24 September 1999	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
24 September 1997	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
23 September 2014	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Alabama Forestry Commission	SWR-20140924-001
2 September 2014	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Alabama Forestry Commission	SWR-20140902-003
19 September 2011	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Alabama Forestry Commission	BRADY RD & LL OWENS, AL
18 September 2015	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	5.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	SWR-20150918-001
16 September 1997	Equipment and vehicle use	1.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
16 September 1997	Arson/incendiarism	1.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Baldwin County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Bay Minette: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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
	Pinchona Clay Prospect	Clay	Prospect

Every working recorded in Baldwin County

Storms near this place

55 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bay Minette in 55 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 26 thunderstorm wind, 19 hail, 5 lightning, 2 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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
March 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Bay Minette	1 hurt, $1,500	no account filed
July 1998	Lightning	Bay Minette	$60,000	Lightning struck three homes and a business in the Bay Minette area. The business caught fire and was completely destroyed.
December 1994	Tornado (F0)	Bay Minette	$50,000	A weak tornado touched down on the south side of Bay Minette damaging the roof on one house, the roof on a lumber company, and destroying a mobile home. A number of trees and power lines were also downed. According to information from Emergency Management officials, the small tornado touched down near Faulkner State Community College where power lines were downed. It moved across the southern part of Bay Minette with a narrow path.
August 2002	Lightning	Bay Minette	$30,000	A local sports radio station was knocked off the air by a lightning strike to their tower located in Bay Minette. The station was off the air for several hours and it's signal strength was reduced for several days after the strike. The lightning caused part of the transmitter to catch on fire.
May 2001	Lightning	Bay Minette	$25,000	Lightning struck the transmitter of a local radio station, knocking the station broadcast off the air. The station was off the air for a couple of days while the transmitter was being repaired.
May 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Bay Minette	$20,000	Winds estimated at 60 mph trees and damaged roofs around Bay Minette.
March 1998	Lightning	Bay Minette	$20,000	Lightning struck two different homes in the Bay Minette area. The strikes started fires that were both quickly put out and only minor damage occurred.
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Bay Minette	$12,000	High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees and power lines in the Bay Minette area.
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Bay Minette	$12,000	High winds from a thunderstorm, the second in less than an hour, moved through the Bay Minette area and blew down trees and power lines.
January 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Bay Minette	$10,000	High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees and power lines near Bay Minette.
June 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Bay Minette	$10,000	High winds from a thunderstorm blew down a wall to an abandoned building near Bay Minette. There were also a few trees blown down in the area. The wind apparently struck the building broadside and pushed the wall down.
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Bay Minette	$8,000	Several trees and power lines blown down just west of the community.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Bay Minette	$5,000	Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees and power lines.
November 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Bay Minette	$5,000	High winds downed several trees and fences along highway 59.
April 2003	Hail	Bay Minette	$5,000	Large hail from a severe thunderstorm damaged several vehicles around Bay Minette. Roofs to homes also suffered damage by the golf ball size hail.
May 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Bay Minette	$3,000	Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees across both lanes near Brady Road North and South White Ave.
January 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Bay Minette	$3,000	High winds blew down large limbs in the community.
August 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Bay Minette	$2,500	no account filed
February 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Bay Minette	$2,000	Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees on County Road 39.
February 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Bay Minette	$2,000	Winds estimated at 60mph downed a large tree near Bay Minette.
May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Bay Minette	-	Baldwin Co. SO reported a large tree down in vicinity of Old Brady Rd in Pine Grove. Report via EMA.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Bay Minette	-	Trees and power lines down in Bay Minette.
January 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Bay Minette	-	High winds downed trees and damaged a home.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Bay Minette	-	High winds downed trees and damaged structures.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Bay Minette	-	High winds downed a tree at the intersection of 14th and Hand Avenue.
April 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Bay Minette	-	High winds downed trees and power lines.
May 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Bay Minette	-	High winds caused damage to a roof and also snapped trees in the area.
May 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Bay Minette	-	High winds downed trees across the road in front of Pine Grove Elementary School.
May 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Bay Minette	-	High winds damaged the roof of a restaurant.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Bay Minette	-	High winds downed trees west of Bay Minette along highway 225.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Bay Minette	-	High winds from a thunderstorm downed several trees and power lines in the road along Highway 225 near Bay Minette.
July 2019	Heavy Rain	Bay Minette	-	Total rainfall of 5 inches.
December 2009	Flash Flood	Bay Minette	-	Heavy rain produced flash flooding that covered several portions of Highway 31. The interstate on ramps were also under water.
December 2009	Flash Flood	Bay Minette	-	Heavy rains flooded all exit ramps along Interstate 65 in Baldwin County.
August 2003	Hail	Bay Minette	-	Golfball size hail was reported near Bay Minette. No damage was reported from the large hail.
April 2000	Funnel Cloud	Bay Minette	-	A couple of funnel clouds were reported near Bay Minette and another near Perdido. Neither funnel cloud touched down and both went back into the clouds. No damage was found.
May 1998	Hail	Bay Minette	-	Golfball size hail was reported in the community.
May 1998	Hail	Bay Minette	-	Dime size hail was reported in the community.
May 1998	Hail	Bay Minette	-	Dime size hail fell in the community.
April 1997	Hail	Bay Minette	-	Dime size hail was reported in Bay Minette.
April 1997	Hail	Bay Minette	-	Golfball size hail fell in and around Bay Minette.
March 1995	Hail	Bay Minette	-	Dime-size hail was reported in Bay Minette.
March 1995	Hail	Bay Minette	-	Dime-size hail was reported just south of Bay Minette.
March 1995	Hail	Bay Minette	-	Dime-size hail was reported around Bay Minette. Hail up to five inches deep was reported along Highway 31.
March 1995	Hail	Bay Minette	-	Dime- to nickel-size hail was again reported just southeast of Bay Minette. Four different thunderstorms dumped hail on Baldwin County starting around 1250 CST and ending around 1700 CST.
May 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Bay Minette	-	Trees were reported downed by thunderstorm winds in northern Baldwin County in the Hurricane Community or about seven miles west-southwest of Bay Minette.
December 2008	Hail	Bay Minette	-	no account filed
May 2006	Hail	Bay Minette	-	no account filed
April 2005	Hail	Bay Minette	-	no account filed
April 2005	Hail	Bay Minette	-	no account filed
March 2003	Hail	Bay Minette	-	no account filed
February 1996	Hail	Bay Minette	-	no account filed
May 1996	Hail	Bay Minette	-	no account filed
August 1996	Hail	Bay Minette	-	no account filed
August 1996	Lightning	Bay Minette	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Baldwin 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
Eastwood	1.2 miles	13
Douglasville	1.3 miles	13
D'Olive	1.5 miles	13
Pinchona	3.8 miles	16
Pine Grove	3.8 miles	18
Carney	4.2 miles	16
Carpenter	5.2 miles	13
Whitehouse Forks	5.6 miles	13

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 Bay Minette	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q79775	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 113588. 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.