Belgreen, Alabama
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Russellville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35653. It stands on Ezzell Branch. The Survey maps it on the Isbell quadrangle. 170 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 807 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresBelgreen grew from 129 to 170 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 | 129 | |
| 2020 | 170 | +41 (+32%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1936 USGS Isbell quadrangle1:24000
- 1945 USGS Isbell quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Isbell quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Haleyville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
91 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 91 fires within 5 miles of Belgreen between 1997 and 2019, burning about 1,147 acres in total. None started naturally. 69 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 69 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 17 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190906-1 |
| 6 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 149 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 149 workings within 5 miles of Belgreen: 122 unknowns, 21 occurrences, 3 past producers, 2 plants. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Limestone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwood Crushed Stone Plant | Limestone, Dimension | Plant | ||
| Rockwood Mine | Limestone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Auxford | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Blackburn | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Blackburn Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Blacklidge Tract | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Burrows Tract | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Cedar Creek | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Douglas | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Hargett Tract | Iron | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
16 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Belgreen in 16 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 9 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belgreen | $15,000 | Trees were blown down in the central and southeast sections of Franklin County. A number of power outages were also reported. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Belgreen | $10,000 | Golf ball size hail was reported in Belgreen. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belgreen | $2,000 | Trees were reported down in the Belgreen area. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belgreen | $2,000 | Power was knocked out at the 911 center in Belgreen, likely due to trees blown down onto power lines. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belgreen | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down on Highway 524 in the Belgreen community. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belgreen | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down causing a power outage at the intersection of Scout Hollow Road and Wilson Road. Event time estimated by radar when a gust front moved through this area. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belgreen | $1,000 | A tree was blown down onto CR 61. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belgreen | $500 | A tree was downed by thunderstorm winds near highways 524 and 41. The time was estimated by radar. |
| February 2020 | Flood | Belgreen | - | EMA reports flooding in Belgreen, mainly between Cotton Gin Road and Highway 24. Other roads closed include Fletcher Road and near Lake Elliott Road. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belgreen | - | Trees were knocked down on Welch Cemetery Road. |
| March 2018 | Tornado (EF1) | Belgreen | - | A tornado touched down along Jacinto Road in the Belgreen community at EF-0 strength, with winds around 70 mph. A grove of softwood Cedar trees were snapped as the tornado crossed into a wooded area and moved east. The tornado further intensified as it approached Auburn Rd. There, a mobile home was sideswiped by the tornado. The roof and siding of the mobile home was partially damaged and the window was blown out. A very large pine tree was uprooted and a barn was completely destroyed. It was here that the tornado likely reached maximum strength of 90 to 100 mph. The tornado descended a steep bluff and crossed a narrow section of Cedar Creek Lake, snapping and uprooting numerous soft and hardwood trees. The tornado likely reached its greatest width at around 100 yards. On the opposite side of the lake, a covered boat slip was completely destroyed. Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped off. The siding and roof of three single family homes was damaged. The tornado weakened as it crossed Hwy 41. It knocked over another grove of cedars and caused EF-0 damage to the siding of a house. The tornado lifted in a heavily forested area along the far eastern edge of Cedar Creek Lake. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Belgreen | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Belgreen | - | Quarter sized hail was measured at the Franklin County EOC in Belgreen. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Belgreen | - | Hail up to quarter sized was reported. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belgreen | - | few trees down. |
| January 1995 | Hail | Belgreen | - | Quarter-size hail was reported near Russellville. Three-quarter inch hail was reported by an amateur radio operator at Belgreen, about 10 miles southeast of Russellville. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow Corner | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Guinn Cross Roads | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Old Nauvoo | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Dempsey | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Rockwood | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| Isbell | 6.1 miles | 14 | |
| Frankfort | 6.2 miles | 19 | |
| Gravel Hill | 6.6 miles | 14 |
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 Belgreen | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1275175 | 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 154979. 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.







