Guin, Alabama
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Guin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35563. It stands on Little Creek. The Survey maps it on the Guin quadrangle. 2,195 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 449 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresGuin fell from 2,376 to 2,195 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 | 2,376 | |
| 2020 | 2,195 | -181 (-8%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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 Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Guin quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
72 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 72 fires within 5 miles of Guin between 1994 and 2018, burning about 697 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 22 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/incendiarism | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160915-6 |
| 14 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180826-1 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
35 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Guin in 35 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 18 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 4 tornado, 2 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF3) | Guin | $5,500,000 | A tornado initially touched down in southwest Marion County, near the community of Pikeville and tracked northeast. The tornado moved across southern portions of Haleyville and into Winston County, south of AL Route 129. The tornado lifted in the William B. Bankhead National Forest, north of Rabbittown. The tornado touched down along US Hwy 43, south of CR 2 where it downed hundreds of trees. The tornado moved northeast and crossed Corridor X/Future Interstate 22 east of CR 37. Here it caused tree damage consistent with an EF1 tornado and winds of 105 mph. The tornado strengthened north of Pea Ridge to an EF3 rating with winds of 150 mph. Along CR 45, west of AL Route 253, at least two mobile homes were completely destroyed and six well built homes sustained major damage or were completely destroyed. As the tornado approached US Hwy 278 near Whitehouse, several outbuildings were destroyed and a well built home was destroyed with the foundation swept clean. Several injuries were noted in this area. The tornado continued northeastward and caused mostly tree damage as it neared the Winston County line. |
| February 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Guin | $20,000 | The tornado that touched down in Lamar County moved into southern Marion County, near CR-16 northwest of Guin. It continued to move northeastward for about another mile and a half, and lifted just before it reached US-43 north of Guin. In Marion County, the tornado blew down several trees, at least one of which landed on and destroyed a barn. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guin | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guin | $5,000 | Trees were down near Guin in the southwest part of the county, in the southern part of the county, reported by the EMA. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guin | $5,000 | Trees were down in Guin, in the southwest part of the county. |
| June 1996 | Hail | Guin | $5,000 | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Hail | Guin | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guin | $4,000 | Trees were knocked down along US 43 in Guin. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guin | $2,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down around the city of Guin. |
| November 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guin | $2,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down between SR 107 and CR 69 just outside Guin. EMA |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guin | $2,000 | A few trees were blown down in Guin. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guin | $1,000 | Numerous tree limbs were blown down in Guin. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guin | - | Trees were downed in several locations around Guin. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Guin | - | Quarter to half dollar-size hail fell in Guin. |
| December 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guin | - | Multiple power lines and power poles were downed around County Highway 58 in Guin. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guin | - | Significant damage occurred to structures and at the Blue Moon Drive-In Theater in Gu-Win. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guin | - | Multiple trees uprooted in Guin. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guin | - | Several trees uprooted in Guin. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guin | - | A few trees uprooted in the town of Guin. |
| March 2021 | Flash Flood | Guin | - | Several roads under water in the city of Guin with portions of 15th Street washed away. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guin | - | Several trees uprooted and power lines downed in the town of Guin. |
| December 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | Guin | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in southwest Marion County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum winds near 110 mph. The tornado crossed into Marion County from Lamar County near Reese Road and produced mostly uprooted softwood trees as it tracked eastward near the Marion/Fayette County line. The tornado began a slight shift to the northwest and rapidly intensified as it approached the city of Winfield. The tornado produced EF1 damage in the downtown sections of Winfield. Several businesses sustained roof and structural damage with windows being blown out of others. A strip mall lost a large section of its roof structure. The tornado narrowed fairly rapidly as it exited downtown and began to weaken as it moved through more residential areas east of downtown. Damage east of downtown consisted of mostly uprooted softwood trees, but a few homes sustained minor roof damage near the intersection of Bankhead Highway and Dove Street. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guin | - | Several trees uprooted in the town of Guin. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guin | - | Several trees uprooted on County Road 27 south of Highway 43. |
| November 2016 | Tornado (EF1) | Guin | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in southern Marion County and determined that the damage was consistent with an EF-1 tornado, with maximum winds estimated near 90 mph.||The same storm that produced the Lamar County Airport Tornado continued to move northeast, and eventually caused a tornado in Marion County. This tornado touched down about a mile south of the city of Guin on County Road 69. From there, the tornado quickly widened as it moved to the northeast. As the tornado crossed US Highway 43, it caused significant damage to the roof of a restaurant, and snapped and uprooted several large trees. The tornado then crossed County Roads 27 and 164, and Alabama Highway 253, causing damage to numerous trees and several outbuildings. As the tornado approached and crossed Interstate 22, the damage path narrowed and the damage was barely discernible. The damage path slowly widened again as passed to the northwest of the Brilliant Community, damaging many more trees. A wooden barn structure was significantly damaged on County Road 36 northwest of Brilliant. From there, the path continued northeast over mostly rural farmland, producing more tree damage on Alabama Highway 129, County Roads 46, 171, and 70, and Alabama Highway 233. From there, the tornado began to narrow once again, and it finally lifted near Crooked Creek Road, just south of US Highway 278. |
| May 2012 | Flash Flood | Guin | - | Heavy rainfall caused extensive flooding in downtown Guin. Numerous roads were under water and closed. Water across U.S. Highway 43 was 3 feet deep. In addition, water flowed into several homes and businesses. |
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guin | - | Trees and powerlines where reported down on a house on 3rd Avenue in Guin. |
| March 1998 | Hail | Guin | - | Penny size hail was reported in Guin. |
| April 1995 | Hail | Guin | - | Dime-size hail was reported by the Guin Police Department. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Guin | - | Golf ball-size hail was reported in Guin. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Guin | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Guin | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Guin | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Guin | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Guin | - | 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 Guin | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q79684 | 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 154458. 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.
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.




