Bevelle, Alabama
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Alexander City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35010. The Survey maps it on the Alexander City quadrangle.
On record in Bevelle
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 within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
South Central Historic Districtlisted 2005 · 0.9 miles away
Avondale Historic Districtlisted 2005 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1906 USGS Dadeville quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Alexander City quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
81 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Bevelle between 1994 and 2020, burning about 502 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 18 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 | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190913-9 |
| 12 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 August 1996 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180706-1 |
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 Bevelle: 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | Gold | |
| Rockford Area | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
15 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bevelle in 15 storm reports between 2009 and 2024: 9 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 3 tornado. 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 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bevelle | $25,000 | A large tree fell on two units of a townhouse and 3 vehicles, on Hillabee Street in Alexander City. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bevelle | $3,000 | Numerous trees toppled in and around Alexander City. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bevelle | $2,000 | A building in Alexander City sustained roof damage. Russell Field Airport measured a gust to 49 mph around this time. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bevelle | $2,000 | Trees were blown down at several locations in Alexander City. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bevelle | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down in the southern portion of Alexander City. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bevelle | - | Numerous trees were downed and several buildings were damaged by a microburst in Alexander City. The Alexander City campus of Central Alabama Community College sustained damage. A sporting goods store along Highway 280 and an antique store along Calhoun St both sustained major roof and structural damage. A few homes were damaged, at least one heavily, by falling trees. The nearby Russell Field Airport registered a gust of 50 mph at 6:35 PM CDT. |
| January 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Bevelle | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in western Tallapoosa County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum winds near 90 mph. The tornado touched down near Raintree Drive, where some trees branches were broken. The tornado tracked northeastward, crossing Highway 280, before lifting along the western shore of the Tallapoosa River just south of the County Boat Ramp. Most damage along the path was sporadic tree damage. However, a cement mixing plant near the intersection of Dadeville Road and Highway 280 suffered significant roof damage, leading to the EF1 rating. |
| January 2023 | Hail | Bevelle | - | Quarter size hail reported in Alexander City. |
| March 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Bevelle | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in western Tallapoosa County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum winds near 65 mph. A brief tornado began just north of Highway 280 and moved along an east-northeast path across Flint Hill Place. Several smaller trees uprooted around a cemetery near Flint Hill Methodist Church. The tornado continued across County Road 21 and Dadeville Road. Several pine trees were uprooted on the north side of Dadeville Road before the tornado dissipated. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Bevelle | - | Nickel size hail reported near the intersection of Airport Drive and Dadeville Road. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bevelle | - | Numerous trees uprooted across Tallapoosa County. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bevelle | - | Several trees were blown down on a house and a car on Dean Road just off Highway 280 on the east side of Alexander City. |
| May 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Bevelle | - | A brief tornado, with maximum winds of 85 mph, touched down in west-central Tallapoosa County, approximately 1.6 miles southeast of Alexander City and just south of Highway 280, where a few trees were uprooted. The tornado continued northward across Highway 280 and uprooted nearly two dozen trees in the Fairlane Community. One house in the community sustained damage due to a fallen tree, and one car sustained damage due to a fallen tree. The tornado crossed Dadeville Road and ripped an awning off a church, removed shingles from a house, and uprooted several hardwood trees along Davis Road and Wayside Circle. The tornado crossed Sanders Road causing minor tree damage before ending just south of Jim Pearson Elementary School. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bevelle | - | A tree was uprooted in Alexander City. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Bevelle | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley View | 0.9 miles | 12 | |
| Alexander City | 1.5 miles | 12 | |
| Flint Hill | 1.6 miles | 12 | |
| Elkahatchee Park | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Sherwood Forest | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Parish Hills | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Elkahatchee Heights | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Dobbs | 3.1 miles | 12 |
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 Q122542317 | 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 155741. 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.





