Gantt, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Rose Hill-Gantt census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36038. The Survey maps it on the Gantt quadrangle. 196 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 230 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresGantt fell from 222 to 196 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 | 222 | |
| 2020 | 196 | -26 (-12%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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.
- 1953 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Gantt quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
96 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 96 fires within 5 miles of Gantt between 1994 and 2020, burning about 536 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 12 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 | 49 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190923-11 |
| 23 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.2 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Gantt: 15 unknowns, 8 occurrences, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Falls Sand Prospect | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Silica | Producer | Quartz | |
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown |
Storms near this place
18 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gantt in 18 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 11 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 1 tornado. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gantt | 2 hurt | A storm survey identified a one mile area of significant straight line wind damage near the Gantt and Heath areas. Winds were estimated to be between 80 to 90 mph. These winds rolled over a single wide manufactured home, injuring 2 occupants. Numerous trees were downed or snapped and several power lines were downed as well. |
| March 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gantt | $200,000 | The line of intense thunderstorms that had moved through the Red Level and Pigeon Creek areas of Covington county caused more damage along U. S. 29. just northeast of Gantt. The damage was mostly confined to the west side of the lake. The high winds caused damage to several homes and buildings along with blowing down numerous trees. Most of the damage was to light weight structures, such as out buildings and tin roofs on barns. No one was injured. The "Bow Echo" that caused the damage kept weakening as it moved east. |
| May 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Gantt | $40,000 | A weak tornado touched down near a home in the Straughn community. The weak tornado stayed on the ground for about a mile. The tornado damaged a home that had just been repaired from damage that it received during hurricane Ivan. The home suffered roof and siding damage from the tornado. A pump house was also destroyed. Several trees were also blown down. Although someone was in the attic of the home when the tornado damaged the roof, they were not injured. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gantt | $12,000 | no account filed |
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gantt | $10,000 | A tree was blown down onto a garage in the community of Gantt. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gantt | $7,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and also caused minor damage to a mobile home. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gantt | $3,000 | High winds blew trees down at County Road 61 north of the Gantt community. |
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gantt | $3,000 | no account filed |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gantt | - | High winds downed a tree on structure near Haygood Road. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gantt | - | High winds downed 15 to 20 trees and caused structural damage to a barn and a mobile home community. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gantt | - | Winds estimated at 70 mph downed trees and powerlines. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gantt | - | Northwest of the town of Gantt, several areas with trees and power lines blown down by severe thunderstorm winds near 60 mph. |
| December 2000 | Hail | Gantt | - | Dime size hail was reported near Gantt. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Gantt | - | no account filed |
| March 2023 | Hail | Gantt | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Gantt | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Gantt | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Gantt | - | 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.
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 Gantt | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q66663 | 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 118811. 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.



