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Falkville, Alabama

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Falkville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35622. It stands on Robinson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Falkville quadrangle. 1,197 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 602 feet above sea level.

Falkville within Morgan County

Population over time

2 figures

Falkville fell from 1,279 to 1,197 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
20101,279
20201,197-82 (-6%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 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

80 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Falkville between 1994 and 2019, burning about 702 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 13 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 burning26
Missing data/not specified/undetermined17
Arson/incendiarism13
Equipment and vehicle use8
Smoking5
Recreation and ceremony4
Natural3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Fireworks1

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
7 September 1999Smokingunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2018Equipment and vehicle use6.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20180906-1
6 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2010Equipment and vehicle use1.5 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
2 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 1999Naturalunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Morgan 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 Falkville: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Falkville QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Lacon Quarry No. 2Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Morgan County

Storms near this place

42 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Falkville in 42 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 22 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 8 flash flood, 2 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
October 1997LightningFalkville$250,000Lightning struck an electric meter box at the Roundtop Community Church in Falkville, in the southern part of the county. This started a fire and as a result the entire church was destroyed.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindFalkville$50,000Morgan County Sheriff's Office reported high wind and trees down along Highway 55 about five miles west of Falkville.
May 2009LightningFalkville$25,000Lightning sparked a fire in the roof and attic of First Faith Church in Falkville. The fire caused damage to the roof and bell tower. Smoke and water damage was reported inside the building as a result. Volunteer firefighters responded to the blaze around 8 am. One of the responding firefighters suffered an ankle injury after falling from a ladder while working the blaze. Based on the response time and radar data, an estimated time of occurrence is reported here.
November 2003Thunderstorm WindFalkville$10,000A mobile home suffered major damage due to thunderstorm winds.
January 1997HailFalkville$7,000no account filed
April 2025Thunderstorm WindFalkville$6,000Power poles reported down at Bumgart Apartments.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindFalkville$6,000Trees and powerlines were reported down on East Main Street.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindFalkville$5,000A tree was knocked down onto a house at 97 East Pine Street in Falkville.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindFalkville$5,000A tree was knocked down onto a vacant house at 268 East Main Street in Falkville.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindFalkville$5,000Trees were reported knocked down and blocking roads at multiple locations in the Falkville area.
September 1996Thunderstorm WindFalkville$5,000no account filed
March 1997Thunderstorm WindFalkville$4,000no account filed
April 2025Thunderstorm WindFalkville$2,000A tree was knocked down into the roadway with multiple power lines down at East Main Street at Douglas Road in Falkville.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindFalkville$2,000A tree was knocked down and blocking the roadway in front of Falkville Health Care.
December 2024Thunderstorm WindFalkville$1,000A power line was knocked down at this location.
March 2024Thunderstorm WindFalkville$500A tree was knocked down with complete road blockage. Time estimated by radar.
December 2023Thunderstorm WindFalkville$200A large tree branch was blown down and partially blocking the roadway at the 6400 block of Highway 31. Time estimated by radar.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindFalkville$200A tree was knocked down in the parking lot of the Falkville Post Office.
February 2025Flash FloodFalkville-Portions of Douglas Road reported underwater due to flash flooding. Depth of water was about 6 to 8 inches in depth.
February 2025Flash FloodFalkville-Robinson Creek Road was underwater due to flash flooding. Depth of water was between 8-10 inches.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindFalkville-A tree was knocked down onto the southbound lane of I-65 at mile marker 328. Time was estimated from radar data.
March 2021Flash FloodFalkville-Douglas Road in Falkville closed due to flash flooding. Depth of water unknown at this time.
April 2020Flash FloodFalkville-Significant flash flooding occurred along Jones Branch and Flint Creek. A water rescue occurred at the intersection of Appleton Road and Robinson Creek Road. The vehicle was recovered the next morning. Photos and report relayed via social media.
February 2019Flash FloodFalkville-Six to eight inches of water over Douglass Road between Piney Grove Street and West Piney Grove Road.
February 2016Flash FloodFalkville-Three adults and two children were rescued from flood waters along Douglas Road between Piney Grove Street and West Piney Grove Road.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindFalkville-Multiple trees were downed by thunderstorm winds on Nance Ford road in Falkville, Alabama.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindFalkville-Thunderstorm winds produced roof damage to an RV with a couple of two-by-fours protruding through the roof into the RV. The rear part of a nearby barn roof was blown off with a partial collapse of the roof on the front portion of the barn, occurring along Highway 31 near Falkville, Alabama. There was also a tree downed and some tin pulled off a shed roof near Falkville, Alabama in the vicinity of Mile marker 322 on Interstate 65.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindFalkville-A tree was blown onto a home.
May 2010HailFalkville-Quarter sized hail was reported near exit 322 on I-65 in Falkville.
March 2009Flash FloodFalkville-Flash flooding forced the closure of Douglas road near Falkville.
May 2009Flash FloodFalkville-Heavy rainfall from strong to severe thunderstorms caused locations between Nat Key Road and East Lacon Road to be covered with water.
April 2006HailFalkville-Golf ball size hail was reported.
April 2006HailFalkville-Nickel size hail was reported.
December 2005Thunderstorm WindFalkville-TREES DOWN.
November 2003Thunderstorm WindFalkville-A few trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
May 2003HailFalkville-nickel size hail reported.
May 2003HailFalkville-golf ball size hail reported
July 2003Thunderstorm WindFalkville-a few trees blown down.
April 2000HailFalkville-Nickel size hail was reported just north of the Cullman-Morgan County border along Interstate 65.
January 1999Tornado (F0)Falkville-A weak tornado briefly touched down in a rural area southeast of the Danville-Neel Recreation Area in southwest Morgan County. No damage or injuries were reported.
January 1999HailFalkville-Quarter size hail was reported near Falkville.
May 1998HailFalkville-Dime size hail was reported in Falkville.

Every storm recorded in Morgan 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
Leesdale1.5 miles19
Lacon2.3 miles20
Lebanon3.3 miles20
Bell Springs3.5 miles20
Tanner Heights3.9 miles19
Wilhites4.1 miles20
Cole Spring4.1 miles17
New Hope4.4 miles17

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 FalkvilleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q66979The 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 118175. 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.