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Dadeville, Alabama

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Dadeville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36853. The Survey maps it on the Dadeville quadrangle. 3,084 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 728 feet above sea level.

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Dadeville within Tallapoosa County

On record in Dadeville

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

Surveyed buildings and structures 3 records

Population over time

3 figures

Dadeville fell from 3,212 to 3,084 between 2000 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
20003,212
20103,230+18 (+1%)
20203,084-146 (-5%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 12 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.

Photographs

3 photographs,

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

United States Hotel, North Broadnax & East Green Streets, Dadeville, Tallapoosa County, AL
United States Hotel, North Broadnax & East Green Streets, Dadeville, Tallapoosa County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Lane House, 311 West Columbus Street, Dadeville, Tallapoosa County, AL
Lane House, 311 West Columbus Street, Dadeville, Tallapoosa County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
William A. Gardner House, Lafayette Highway (County Road 75), Dadeville, Tallapoosa County, AL
William A. Gardner House, Lafayette Highway (County Road 75), Dadeville, Tallapoosa County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Fires near this place

186 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 186 fires within 5 miles of Dadeville between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,268 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 43 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 burning81
Arson/incendiarism43
Missing data/not specified/undetermined26
Recreation and ceremony14
Equipment and vehicle use10
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Natural3
Smoking2
Other causes1

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
8 September 2002Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2016Debris and open burning60 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20160930-2
29 September 2010Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 2004Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 2000Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
17 September 1998Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
14 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
13 September 1995Recreation and ceremony3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tallapoosa County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Dadeville: 5 past producers, 3 occurrences, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Mica, Talc-Soapstone. 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
Perry Wise-Sanders ProspectTalc-SoapstoneOccurrenceTalc
W.B.Railey Asbestos ProspectTalc-SoapstoneProspect
Collum DepositMicaProspect
Collum MineMicaPast Producer
W W Hicks MineMicaPast Producer
Al King MineGoldPast ProducerVein
Alabama King MineGoldPast ProducerVein
Bonner-Terrell MineGoldPast ProducerGold
Holly ProspectGoldOccurrence1911
Preacher Gunn ProspectGoldOccurrenceGold

Every working recorded in Tallapoosa County

Storms near this place

50 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dadeville in 50 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 31 thunderstorm wind, 17 hail, 1 lightning, 1 tornado. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 1995Thunderstorm WindDadeville1 hurtAn employee of the Still Waters Resort on Lake Martin was injured when the top of a tree was broken off by strong wind. The broken portion of the tree landed where two or three employees were standing. One employee was struck in the head by the falling tree and required hospitalization. Several other trees in the area were blown down by the wind, but no property damage was reported.
March 1996LightningDadeville$75,000no account filed
May 2009Thunderstorm WindDadeville$50,000Trees were blown down at several locations around Tallapoosa County, at least one of which landed on and badly damaged a house.
April 2007Thunderstorm WindDadeville$50,000One very large building under contruction was destroyed at the Dadeville Industrial Park.
March 2005HailDadeville$33,000The supercell thunderstorm that produced hail across Elmore County strengthened and continued to produce hail all the way across Tallapoosa County. The largest hail reported was 3 inches in diameter. Several vehicles suffered hail damage.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindDadeville$30,000Ten to twenty trees were blown down around the city of Dadeville. At least two of the trees fell onto vehicles, causing significant damage. The falling trees also caused several power poles to snap.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindDadeville$22,000A few trees were blown down and large limbs were snapped off along Gardner Dairy Road just northeast of Dadeville. One mobile home was damaged and a tin roof of an out-building was torn off.
April 2007Tornado (EF1)Dadeville$20,000A tornado touched down near the intersection of Lafayette Street and Fulton Street, on the northeast side of US Highway 280 in Dadeville. It then tracked east southeast for about 1 mile, and lifted just past the railroad tracks and Woodyard Street. At least three homes were damaged due to numerous uprooted trees. A lumber company had substantial damage to several metal sheds.
March 2003Thunderstorm WindDadeville$12,000A wind gust with a thunderstorm downed or split several trees on the north side of US 280 about 6.2 miles northwest of Dadeville. Two homes lost shingles and another house had one corner of the metal roof lifted and bent. A cement block storage shed behind one mobile home lost about three-fourths of the metal roofing material. The worst damage occurred to a mobile home that served as an office for a used auto parts business. That mobile home was completely de-roofed and the roof was deposited about 25 feet north of the structure. A storm damage survey revealed no evidence of rotation in this event.
November 1995Thunderstorm WindDadeville$12,000Wind with a thunderstorm downed trees and power lines in the city of Dadeville.
April 1998HailDadeville$10,000no account filed
May 2003Thunderstorm WindDadeville$8,000Several trees and power lines were blown down in Dadeville.
March 2005HailDadeville$7,000Penny to golf ball size hail was reported across Tallapoosa County.
November 2006Thunderstorm WindDadeville$5,000Thunderstorm winds damaged an unspecified structure just south of Dadeville.
March 2002Thunderstorm WindDadeville$5,000Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in and around Dadeville.
January 1997HailDadeville$5,000no account filed
June 1997HailDadeville$5,000no account filed
March 2003Thunderstorm WindDadeville$3,000Several trees were knocked down on the south side of Dadeville.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindDadeville$3,000no account filed
March 1997HailDadeville$3,000no account filed
June 2009Thunderstorm WindDadeville$2,000Several trees were blown down around Dadeville.
April 2005Thunderstorm WindDadeville$2,000A few trees were blown down just east of Lake Martin.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindDadeville$2,000Several trees were blown down between Dadeville and Alexander City.
March 2000HailDadeville$2,000Dime to quarter size hail fell in Dadeville.
July 1998HailDadeville$2,000Quarter size hail was reported in Dadeville.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindDadeville$1,000Part of the metal roof of a food store was blown across the road.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindDadeville-Trees were downed across Tallapoosa County.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindDadeville-Multiple trees were blown down around Dadeville.
August 2024HailDadeville-Quarter-size hail was reported in Dadeville.
January 2023Thunderstorm WindDadeville-Several trees uprooted and power lines downed in Dadeville.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindDadeville-Multiple trees uprooted in Dadeville.
January 2020Thunderstorm WindDadeville-Several trees uprooted in the town of Dadeville.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindDadeville-Several trees uprooted in the city of Dadeville.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindDadeville-A microburst uprooted several large trees and produced significant damage to several boat houses on Wood Duck Point Road, including the capsizing of several boats.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindDadeville-Several trees uprooted in the city of Dadeville.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindDadeville-Several trees uprooted around the city of Dadeville.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindDadeville-Several trees uprooted in the town of Dadeville.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindDadeville-Several trees uprooted on East South Street.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindDadeville-Several trees uprooted in the city of Dadeville and along Highway 280 between the cities of Jackson's Gap and Camp Hill.
January 2014Thunderstorm WindDadeville-Trees were uprooted across several locations in the city of Dadeville.
January 2013Thunderstorm WindDadeville-Trees were blown down along Dudleyville Rd and Horesebend Rd, northeast of Dadeville.
April 2006HailDadeville-Reported in Buttson.
June 2002HailDadeville-Nickel size hail was reported at the Horseshoe Bend Military Park and around the Dadeville area.
June 2001HailDadeville-Quarter size hail was observed near Dadeville.
February 1999Thunderstorm WindDadeville-Wind gusts estimated at 60 miles an hour were reported in Dadeville.
April 1998HailDadeville-Dime size hail was reported between Dadeville and Alexander City along US 280.
June 2011HailDadeville-no account filed
May 2006HailDadeville-no account filed
June 2002HailDadeville-no account filed
April 1998HailDadeville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Tallapoosa 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
North Dadeville1.9 miles12
Agricola4.5 miles11
Jacksons Gap4.6 miles11
Slaughters4.8 miles11
Piney Point5.2 miles12
Pine Grove5.3 miles11
Ozella (historical)5.5 miles12
Greenbriar5.9 miles12

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 DadevilleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q79248The 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 117010. 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.