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Blountsville, Alabama

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Blountsville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35031. The Survey maps it on the Blountsville quadrangle. 1,826 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 712 feet above sea level.

Blountsville within Blount County

Population over time

2 figures

Blountsville grew from 1,684 to 1,826 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.

YearPeople Change
20101,684
20201,826+142 (+8%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 20 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.

Fires near this place

85 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 85 fires within 5 miles of Blountsville between 1997 and 2019, burning about 468 acres in total. 2 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 burning43
Missing data/not specified/undetermined18
Arson/incendiarism11
Equipment and vehicle use5
Smoking3
Natural2
Recreation and ceremony2
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 1998Debris and open burning6.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
24 September 1999Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20160922-13
20 September 1997Debris and open burning1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 2003Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionBLOSSOM LANE, AL
18 September 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
14 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionNER-20150914-001

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Blount County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Blountsville: 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown

Every working recorded in Blount County

Storms near this place

60 of 62 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Blountsville in 62 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 39 thunderstorm wind, 17 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 lightning. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 1995Thunderstorm WindBlountsville$55,000Numerous trees were down on County Road 55, a mobile home was destroyed, and a mobile home was damaged in the area around Blountsville. A shed was also destroyed.
May 1997Flash FloodBlountsville$35,000Eighteen people had to be evacuated from a mobile home park, some of them by boat, when a small creek flooded causing several feet of water in the park. Several cars were totally submerged and the water reached into a few of the homes.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindBlountsville$20,000no account filed
April 2010Tornado (EF0)Blountsville$15,000The short-lived tornado touched down on the northernmost ball field in Blountsville Park, where it ripped the tin roofing off the dugouts and carried them to a tree line approximately 300 to 400 yards down the path. It then continued to the north-northeast for less than a quater mile and crossed Park Drive, where it damaged a portion of the roof of a house. One large oak tree with a poor root system was also uprooted.
April 2001LightningBlountsville$15,000Lightning started a house fire in Blountsville.
April 1996Thunderstorm WindBlountsville$15,000no account filed
May 2005Thunderstorm WindBlountsville$12,000A large tree was blown down near Blountsville. The tree landed on a house and caused moderate damage.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindBlountsville$10,000Numerous trees were blown down from Blountsville to Cleveland.
October 2004Thunderstorm WindBlountsville$8,000Several trees and power lines were blown down in northern Blount County near Blountsville.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindBlountsville$5,000A tree fell on a residence in the town of Blountsville.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindBlountsville$5,000Trees and power lines were blown, partially down blocking Page Springs Road.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindBlountsville$5,000Trees were blown down in the Fowler Springs area, on south side of Blountsville.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindBlountsville$5,000A few trees were knocked down in Blountsville, in the northern part of the county.
May 2001HailBlountsville$4,000no account filed
June 1999Thunderstorm WindBlountsville$3,000Trees were reported down between Blountsville and Nectar.
April 1997HailBlountsville$3,000Three-quarter inch hail was reported north of Blountsville.
October 2010Thunderstorm WindBlountsville$2,000Several trees down along Highway 231 near Blountsville.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindBlountsville$2,000A few trees were blown down on AL-79, east of Blountsville.
November 2003Thunderstorm WindBlountsville$2,000Trees were blown down between Blountsville and the Blount-Cullman County line. EMA
April 1998HailBlountsville$2,000Hail the size of quarters was reported near Blountsville.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindBlountsville$2,000no account filed
April 2000Thunderstorm WindBlountsville$2,000no account filed
May 2011Thunderstorm WindBlountsville$1,000A few trees were blown down near Blountsville.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindBlountsville$1,000One tree landed on a power line, just west of Blountsville.
April 2009Thunderstorm WindBlountsville$1,000A large tree was blown down and blocked the road, at CR-55 and US-231, near Blountsville.
April 2006Thunderstorm WindBlountsville$1,000Downed trees blocked CR 55.
April 2006Thunderstorm WindBlountsville$1,000Downed trees blocked AL 67.
February 2026HailBlountsville-Up to two-inch hail fell in Blountsville, along with numerous reports of smaller hail completely covering the ground with some drifting in Blountsville and surrounding areas.
February 2026Thunderstorm WindBlountsville-A few trees were downed around Blountsville.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindBlountsville-Several large trees were downed in the Blountsville area. One tree fell on a home on Joy Rd.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindBlountsville-Trees were downed in the Blountsville area.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindBlountsville-A tree was downed on County Highway 47 and power lines were downed on County Highway 26.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindBlountsville-Multiple trees uprooted around the city of Blountsville.
August 2023Flash FloodBlountsville-Numerous streets and roadways in and around Oneonta inundated by floodwater, including Highway 75 and Covered Bridge Circle. Water inside a business on U.S. Highway 231. Hackney Road northeast of Blountsville had 6 inches of water flowing across as well. Approximately 6 to 7 inches of rainfall fell in the Oneonta area during the morning hours of August 4.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindBlountsville-Multiple trees uprooted along Highway 79 east of Blountsville and along Highway 75 in the Susan Moore/Fridays Crossing area near Souls Chapel Road. Both highways were temporarily impassable.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindBlountsville-Several trees uprooted along County Road 55 north of Blountsville.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindBlountsville-Several trees uprooted along County Road 47 west of Blountsville.
December 2021Thunderstorm WindBlountsville-Wind gust of 62 MPH recorded at a home weather station in the city of Blountsville.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindBlountsville-Several trees uprooted in the city of Blountsville.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindBlountsville-A few trees uprooted west of the town of Blountsville.
April 2018Thunderstorm WindBlountsville-Several power lines downed on Briarwood Road in the city of Blountsville.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindBlountsville-Several trees were uprooted in the city of Blountsville.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindBlountsville-Several trees uprooted on Highway 51.
March 2012Heavy RainBlountsville-Minor flood was observed on Water Street, due to poor drainage in an urban area.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindBlountsville-Trees were reported down, blocking roadways in Blountsville.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindBlountsville-Numerous trees were blown down across the county, including in and around Blountsville.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindBlountsville-Several trees were reported down between Blountsville and Oneonta.
October 2010HailBlountsville-Quarter size hail lasted about 5 minutes.
March 2003Funnel CloudBlountsville-A funnel cloud was reported by Alabama State Troopers near Blountsville.
August 2002HailBlountsville-Dime size hail was reported in Blountsville.
August 1999HailBlountsville-Dime size hail was reported in Blountsville.
April 1998HailBlountsville-Hail the size of nickels was reported in Blountsville.
April 1994HailBlountsville-One inch hail was reported in Blountsville in northern Blount County.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindBlountsville-Trees were reported blown down at the intersection of U. S. 278 and Highway 79 about nine miles northeast of Blountsville.
March 2018HailBlountsville-no account filed
March 2017HailBlountsville-no account filed
March 2012HailBlountsville-no account filed
March 2011HailBlountsville-no account filed
April 2009HailBlountsville-no account filed
April 2006HailBlountsville-no account filed

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.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Pine Acres0.4 miles20
Mountain Grove1.5 miles20
Fowler Spring3.3 miles20
Joy3.6 miles20
Blue Springs4.0 miles19
Chamblees Mill4.4 miles19
Liberty4.4 miles20
Gum Springs4.5 miles19

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 BlountsvilleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q67264The 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 114510. 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.