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Fadette, Alabama

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Slocomb census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36375. It stands on Davis Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Slocomb quadrangle. It stands 253 feet above sea level.

Fadette within Geneva County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 11 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

70 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Fadette between 1994 and 2020, burning about 440 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 19 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/incendiarism19
Debris and open burning17
Missing data/not specified/undetermined17
Equipment and vehicle use9
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Fireworks1
Natural1
Recreation and ceremony1
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 1995Natural1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
26 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined28 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20170926-3
23 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
14 September 2019Debris and open burning8.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20190914-3
14 September 2010Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
14 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
14 September 1999Debris and open burning15 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
7 August 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAlabama Forestry CommissionSER-20140808-002

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Geneva County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Fadette: 1 prospect, 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Clay. 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
Gen 1 Clay ProspectClayProspect
UnnamedIronUnknown
Unnamed DepositIronOccurrence

Every working recorded in Geneva County

Storms near this place

13 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fadette in 13 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 11 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2024Thunderstorm WindFadette$50,000Trees were blown down and impacted some homes.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindFadette$10,000A photo was posted on social media that showed roof and siding damage in the Fadette area.
May 2025Tornado (EF1)Fadette$5,000This is a continuation of the Holmes county tornado. The Geneva county portion of this tornado is rated EF1 while the Holmes county portion is EF2. This tornado began southwest of Bodie Lane and southeast of Tobe Retherford where it uprooted hardwood trees and snapped large limbs. This tornado increased in strength when it reached the intersection of Newberry Lane and Highway 177A as it caused numerous tree trunks to snap along with the tops of softwood trees; this was one of the areas indicative of damage consistent with low end EF-2 wind speeds. The tornado then moved parallel to Flowing Well Road while uprooting several hardwood trees, snapping large limbs, causing three electrical wooden power poles to snap, along with causing minor roof damage to a single-wide manufactured home. The tornado continued to move northeast across Old Ridge Road where several hardwood trees were uprooted and snapped. Once the tornado reached Highway 2 south of Esto, it caused several types of damage ranging from a tipped over Exxon Gas station covering, numerous snapped hardwood and softwood trees, an overturned SUV and trailer, and minor to moderate roof damage to a small business and a one-story home; this was another area indicative of damage consistent of low end EF-2 wind speeds. The Holmes County Sheriffs Office reported one minor injury in the vicinity of the intersection of Highways 2 and 79. As the tornado continued to track northeast to Noma, it continued to snap hardwood tree limbs, uproot trees and promote moderate roof damage of a single-wide manufactured home. The tornado then crossed northeast to the Florida and Alabama state line snapping hardwood limbs. Before it dissipated in Alabama just north of Highway 4, it snapped numerous softwood tree trunks and the tops of trees.
December 2014Flash FloodFadette$5,000Geneva County Road 49 near Fadette was washed out and closed due to flash flooding. A picture of the washout was posted on the WTVY facebook page. Monetary damage was estimated.
February 2025Thunderstorm WindFadette$2,000A fallen tree resulted in a power outage via the Alabama Power outage website.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindFadette$2,000Trees were blown down on Bethesda Road.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindFadette$2,000Trees were blown down around Fadette.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindFadette$250A few downed trees were reported just southeast of Fadette.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindFadette-Numerous trees were blown down behind the Fadette Volunteer Fire Station.
May 2023Thunderstorm WindFadette-Trees were blown down along County Road 4 and New Henson Road near Slocomb.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindFadette-Trees were blown down on Post Oak Road.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindFadette-A tree was blown down across County Road 60.
January 2017Thunderstorm WindFadette-Several trees were blown down near State Highway 103 and County Road 49.

Every storm recorded in Geneva 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
Whitaker (historical)3.5 miles11
Slocomb5.3 miles11
Warwick (historical)5.6 miles11
Malvern6.6 miles11
Dundee8.8 miles11
Highnote8.9 miles14
Hartford9.3 miles11
Millville (historical)9.3 miles11

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 FadetteAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q22058450The 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 118102. 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.