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.
Population over time
2 figuresFalkville 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,279 | |
| 2020 | 1,197 | -82 (-6%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1888 USGS Cullman quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Cullman quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1927 USGS Falkville quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Falkville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1951 USGS Falkville quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Guntersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
80 since 1994Regional 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 burning | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180906-1 |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falkville Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lacon Quarry No. 2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
42 since 1994Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1997 | Lightning | Falkville | $250,000 | Lightning 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 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falkville | $50,000 | Morgan County Sheriff's Office reported high wind and trees down along Highway 55 about five miles west of Falkville. |
| May 2009 | Lightning | Falkville | $25,000 | Lightning 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 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falkville | $10,000 | A mobile home suffered major damage due to thunderstorm winds. |
| January 1997 | Hail | Falkville | $7,000 | no account filed |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falkville | $6,000 | Power poles reported down at Bumgart Apartments. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falkville | $6,000 | Trees and powerlines were reported down on East Main Street. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falkville | $5,000 | A tree was knocked down onto a house at 97 East Pine Street in Falkville. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falkville | $5,000 | A tree was knocked down onto a vacant house at 268 East Main Street in Falkville. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falkville | $5,000 | Trees were reported knocked down and blocking roads at multiple locations in the Falkville area. |
| September 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falkville | $5,000 | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falkville | $4,000 | no account filed |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falkville | $2,000 | A tree was knocked down into the roadway with multiple power lines down at East Main Street at Douglas Road in Falkville. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falkville | $2,000 | A tree was knocked down and blocking the roadway in front of Falkville Health Care. |
| December 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falkville | $1,000 | A power line was knocked down at this location. |
| March 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falkville | $500 | A tree was knocked down with complete road blockage. Time estimated by radar. |
| December 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falkville | $200 | A large tree branch was blown down and partially blocking the roadway at the 6400 block of Highway 31. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falkville | $200 | A tree was knocked down in the parking lot of the Falkville Post Office. |
| February 2025 | Flash Flood | Falkville | - | Portions of Douglas Road reported underwater due to flash flooding. Depth of water was about 6 to 8 inches in depth. |
| February 2025 | Flash Flood | Falkville | - | Robinson Creek Road was underwater due to flash flooding. Depth of water was between 8-10 inches. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falkville | - | A tree was knocked down onto the southbound lane of I-65 at mile marker 328. Time was estimated from radar data. |
| March 2021 | Flash Flood | Falkville | - | Douglas Road in Falkville closed due to flash flooding. Depth of water unknown at this time. |
| April 2020 | Flash Flood | Falkville | - | 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 2019 | Flash Flood | Falkville | - | Six to eight inches of water over Douglass Road between Piney Grove Street and West Piney Grove Road. |
| February 2016 | Flash Flood | Falkville | - | Three adults and two children were rescued from flood waters along Douglas Road between Piney Grove Street and West Piney Grove Road. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falkville | - | Multiple trees were downed by thunderstorm winds on Nance Ford road in Falkville, Alabama. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falkville | - | 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 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falkville | - | A tree was blown onto a home. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Falkville | - | Quarter sized hail was reported near exit 322 on I-65 in Falkville. |
| March 2009 | Flash Flood | Falkville | - | Flash flooding forced the closure of Douglas road near Falkville. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Falkville | - | Heavy rainfall from strong to severe thunderstorms caused locations between Nat Key Road and East Lacon Road to be covered with water. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Falkville | - | Golf ball size hail was reported. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Falkville | - | Nickel size hail was reported. |
| December 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falkville | - | TREES DOWN. |
| November 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falkville | - | A few trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Falkville | - | nickel size hail reported. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Falkville | - | golf ball size hail reported |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falkville | - | a few trees blown down. |
| April 2000 | Hail | Falkville | - | Nickel size hail was reported just north of the Cullman-Morgan County border along Interstate 65. |
| January 1999 | Tornado (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 1999 | Hail | Falkville | - | Quarter size hail was reported near Falkville. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Falkville | - | Dime size hail was reported in Falkville. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leesdale | 1.5 miles | 19 | |
| Lacon | 2.3 miles | 20 | |
| Lebanon | 3.3 miles | 20 | |
| Bell Springs | 3.5 miles | 20 | |
| Tanner Heights | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| Wilhites | 4.1 miles | 20 | |
| Cole Spring | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| New Hope | 4.4 miles | 17 |
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 Falkville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q66979 | 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 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.









