Greenville, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Greenville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36037. It stands on Tanyard Branch. The Survey maps it on the Greenville East quadrangle. 7,374 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 440 feet above sea level.
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On record in Greenville
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 12 of 31 shown
W. S. Blackwell Houselisted 1986
Buell-Stallings-Stewart Houselisted 1986
Butler Chapel A.M.E. Zion Churchlisted 1986
Commerce Street Residential Historic Districtlisted 1986
Confederate Parklisted 1986
Dickenson Houselisted 1986
East Commerce Street Historic Districtlisted 1986
Evens-McMullan Houselisted 1986
First Baptist Churchlisted 1986
First Presbyterian Churchlisted 1986
Fort Dale-College Street Historic Districtlisted 1986
Gaston-Perdue Houselisted 1986
Every listing in Butler County
Surveyed buildings and structures 10 records
- Beeland-Stanley House, 218 East Commerce Street, Greenvillefederal building survey, 8 photographs
- Earl Smith House, Commerce & Pine Streets, Greenvillefederal building survey, 9 photographs
- Fort Dale Cemetery, Grave Houses, State Highway 185, Greenvillefederal building survey, 1 photograph
- Grave House, County Road 54, Manninghamfederal building survey, 1 photograph
- Leroy Beeland House, 504 Fort Dale Road, Greenvillefederal building survey, 2 photographs
- Major James Dunklin House, 111 Herbert Street, Greenvillefederal building survey, 2 photographs
- Nolan Crenshaw House, County Road 54, Greenvillefederal building survey, 1 photograph
- Pine Crest Cemetery, Grave House, West Commerce Street, Greenvillefederal building survey, 1 photograph
- Tavern & Stage Inn, County Road 58, Greenvillefederal building survey, 4 photographs
- Will Crenshaw Plantation (House), County Road 54, Greenvillefederal building survey, 13 photographs
Population over time
2 figuresGreenville fell from 8,135 to 7,374 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 | 8,135 | |
| 2020 | 7,374 | -761 (-9%) |
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 Greenville East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Photographs
8 of 15 photographs shown, 1943Taken 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.
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Every photograph of Butler County
Fires near this place
175 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 175 fires within 5 miles of Greenville between 1994 and 2020, burning about 593 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 15 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 | 76 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 16 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | I-65 MM 126, AL |
| 24 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20120924-001 |
| 6 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200806-3 |
| 28 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 59 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 59 workings within 5 miles of Greenville: 27 unknowns, 19 occurrences, 12 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler County Brown Iron Ore Deposit | Iron | Past Producer | 1929 | |
| Joe P Henderson Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| 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
60 of 68 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Greenville in 68 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 48 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 3 flash flood, 2 lightning. The reports record 1 death and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2012 | Lightning | Greenville | 1 killed | A 12 year old boy was killed when the tree he was standing under was struck by lightning. |
| October 2006 | Heavy Rain | Greenville | 1 hurt, $60,000 | Heavy rains caused a roof to collapse on a recently built building near Butler. The roof was not draining properly and the weight of the accumulated rainfall caused to roof to collapse. One person was injured when the roof collapsed. |
| January 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | 1 hurt, $3,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph damaged a small building resulting in 1 minor injury. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | $50,000 | High winds with a thunderstorm raked the Kolb City area of Greenville downing a number of trees. One tree fell on a house causing extensive damage to the roof of one corner. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | $30,000 | Winds estimated at 70 mph downed a 2 foot diameter oak tree onto a single wide mobile home and split it in half. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | $25,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm damaged a radio tower and knocked the station off the air. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | $25,000 | High thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and power lines near Greenville. One of the trees fell on on a house, producing minor roof damage. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | $25,000 | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | $20,000 | High winds, along the leading edge of a squall line, blew down several trees and power lines from Greenville to McKenzie. |
| December 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | $15,000 | Winds estimated at 70 mph caused a modular home porch to be blown off and roof peeled off. Several trees and power lines were also downed in the area. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | $15,000 | The county sheriff's office estimated thunderstorm winds near 80 mph in the community with reports of several trees down and some homes suffered window damage. |
| January 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | $12,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees and power lines near Greenville. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | $12,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees near Greenville. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | $10,000 | High winds downed multiple trees in and around Greenville. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | $10,000 | A porch was blown off of a residence and a tree was blown onto a police car. Many trees were reported down throughout the county. |
| December 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | $10,000 | Winds estimated at 70 mph destroyed a barn. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds blew down trees in Greenville. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | $10,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees and power lines near Greenville. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | $10,000 | High winds blew down several trees east of Greenville. |
| November 2001 | Flash Flood | Greenville | $10,000 | A small earthen dam broke west of Greenville. The dam was located near Highway 10, just to the west of Interstate 65. Some side roads in the area were closed. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines just west of the community along State Highway 10. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | $8,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees near Greenville. An awning over a trailer was damaged from the high wind. |
| February 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | $5,000 | High winds caused roof damage to a barn, blew shingles off a home, and downed trees near Greenville. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | $5,000 | Winds estimated at 70 mph downed numerous trees in the Greenville area. |
| February 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | $5,000 | Winds estimated at 70 mph downed numerous trees along I-65 near Greenville. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | $5,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph downed numerous trees around the county causing power outages. |
| August 2011 | Lightning | Greenville | $5,000 | Lightning struck the Butler County Courthouse and knocked out phone and electric service. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | $5,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph downed several trees and powerlines. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | $5,000 | Several trees were blown down around the community as thunderstorms moved through the area. |
| February 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | $5,000 | Trees were blown down just north of Greenville |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | $5,000 | Trees were blown down by high thunderstorm winds southeast of the community. |
| October 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Greenville | $4,000 | An F0 tornado touched down about five miles northwest of Greenville along State Road 185. The tornado began about a mile west of State Road 185 and moved toward 185 then went back into the cloud near State road 185. The weak tornado skipped along the ground for about one mile and damage was about 150 yards wide along the track. Most of the damage was to trees. A metal garage along Highway 185 was the only structure to suffer major damage. No one was injured. |
| January 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | $3,500 | Trees and power lines were blown down in Greenville. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | $3,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees on Cahaba Road and Wildforks Road. |
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | $3,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down just west of Greenville. |
| November 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | $2,500 | Trees and power lines were blown down in the city of Greenville. |
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | $2,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph downed tree across Mashville Road. |
| December 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | $1,500 | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | $1,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph blew a tree on to power lines. |
| March 2003 | Hail | Greenville | $1,000 | Golfball size hail fell across the northeast part of Butler county. A couple of automobile windshields were cracked by the large hail. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | - | High winds downed numerous trees across Greenville. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | - | A house was damaged from a fallen tree. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | - | Trees were reportedly blocking Manningham Road near Woodvalley Road. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | - | High winds downed trees on south Mount Zion Road. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Greenville | - | Social media report of golf ball size hail. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | - | High winds downed trees across multiple roads in Greenville. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | - | Gusty winds downed trees and small hail was also reported. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | - | Numerous trees and power lines down in and around Greenville. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | - | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed power lines on Highway 10 near Sand Cut Rd. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | - | High wind downed numerous trees just east of Greenville. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | - | High wind downed trees along Burgamy Swamp Road and Highway 97. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenville | - | Strong winds downed trees and branches near Cahaba Road. |
| September 2012 | Flash Flood | Greenville | - | Heavy rains caused flooding on Highway 185. |
| September 2012 | Flash Flood | Greenville | - | Water over highway 50 east of highway 10. |
| February 2000 | Hail | Greenville | - | Dime size hail was reported just north of Greenville. |
| March 1998 | Hail | Greenville | - | Dime size hail was reported just south of Greenville. |
| March 1998 | Hail | Greenville | - | Dime size hail was reported along I-65 near Greenville. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Greenville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Hill | 3.8 miles | 8 | |
| Reddock Springs | 4.0 miles | 8 | |
| Liberty | 4.4 miles | 8 | |
| Mashville | 4.5 miles | 8 | |
| Fort Dale | 4.8 miles | 8 | |
| Wald | 5.6 miles | 8 | |
| Searcy | 6.0 miles | 8 | |
| Glasgow | 6.6 miles | 8 |
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 Greenville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q79362 | 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 119376. 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.



