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.
Research this city
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
Horseshoe Bend National Military Parklisted 1966- Dadeville Historic Districtlisted 2013
Surveyed buildings and structures 3 records
- Lane House, 311 West Columbus Street, Dadevillefederal building survey, 14 photographs
- United States Hotel, North Broadnax & East Green Streets, Dadevillefederal building survey, 11 photographs
- William A. Gardner House, Lafayette Highway (County Road 75), Dadevillefederal building survey, 10 photographs
Population over time
3 figuresDadeville 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,212 | |
| 2010 | 3,230 | +18 (+1%) |
| 2020 | 3,084 | -146 (-5%) |
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 Dadeville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:100000
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.
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
186 since 1994Regional 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 burning | 81 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 43 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 60 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160930-2 |
| 29 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Wise-Sanders Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | Talc | |
| W.B.Railey Asbestos Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Prospect | ||
| Collum Deposit | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Collum Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| W W Hicks Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Al King Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Alabama King Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Bonner-Terrell Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Holly Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | 1911 | |
| Preacher Gunn Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | Gold |
Storms near this place
50 since 1995Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dadeville | 1 hurt | An 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 1996 | Lightning | Dadeville | $75,000 | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dadeville | $50,000 | Trees were blown down at several locations around Tallapoosa County, at least one of which landed on and badly damaged a house. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dadeville | $50,000 | One very large building under contruction was destroyed at the Dadeville Industrial Park. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Dadeville | $33,000 | The 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 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dadeville | $30,000 | Ten 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 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dadeville | $22,000 | A 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 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Dadeville | $20,000 | A 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 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dadeville | $12,000 | A 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 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dadeville | $12,000 | Wind with a thunderstorm downed trees and power lines in the city of Dadeville. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Dadeville | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dadeville | $8,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down in Dadeville. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Dadeville | $7,000 | Penny to golf ball size hail was reported across Tallapoosa County. |
| November 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dadeville | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged an unspecified structure just south of Dadeville. |
| March 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dadeville | $5,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in and around Dadeville. |
| January 1997 | Hail | Dadeville | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Dadeville | $5,000 | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dadeville | $3,000 | Several trees were knocked down on the south side of Dadeville. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dadeville | $3,000 | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Hail | Dadeville | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dadeville | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down around Dadeville. |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dadeville | $2,000 | A few trees were blown down just east of Lake Martin. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dadeville | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down between Dadeville and Alexander City. |
| March 2000 | Hail | Dadeville | $2,000 | Dime to quarter size hail fell in Dadeville. |
| July 1998 | Hail | Dadeville | $2,000 | Quarter size hail was reported in Dadeville. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dadeville | $1,000 | Part of the metal roof of a food store was blown across the road. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dadeville | - | Trees were downed across Tallapoosa County. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dadeville | - | Multiple trees were blown down around Dadeville. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Dadeville | - | Quarter-size hail was reported in Dadeville. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dadeville | - | Several trees uprooted and power lines downed in Dadeville. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dadeville | - | Multiple trees uprooted in Dadeville. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dadeville | - | Several trees uprooted in the town of Dadeville. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dadeville | - | Several trees uprooted in the city of Dadeville. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dadeville | - | 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 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dadeville | - | Several trees uprooted in the city of Dadeville. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dadeville | - | Several trees uprooted around the city of Dadeville. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dadeville | - | Several trees uprooted in the town of Dadeville. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dadeville | - | Several trees uprooted on East South Street. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dadeville | - | Several trees uprooted in the city of Dadeville and along Highway 280 between the cities of Jackson's Gap and Camp Hill. |
| January 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dadeville | - | Trees were uprooted across several locations in the city of Dadeville. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dadeville | - | Trees were blown down along Dudleyville Rd and Horesebend Rd, northeast of Dadeville. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Dadeville | - | Reported in Buttson. |
| June 2002 | Hail | Dadeville | - | Nickel size hail was reported at the Horseshoe Bend Military Park and around the Dadeville area. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Dadeville | - | Quarter size hail was observed near Dadeville. |
| February 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dadeville | - | Wind gusts estimated at 60 miles an hour were reported in Dadeville. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Dadeville | - | Dime size hail was reported between Dadeville and Alexander City along US 280. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Dadeville | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Dadeville | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Dadeville | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Dadeville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dadeville | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Agricola | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Jacksons Gap | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Slaughters | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Piney Point | 5.2 miles | 12 | |
| Pine Grove | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| Ozella (historical) | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Greenbriar | 5.9 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.
| Wikipedia article on Dadeville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q79248 | 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 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.





