Hackneyville, Alabama
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Alexander City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35010. The Survey maps it on the Hackneyville quadrangle. 349 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 702 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresHackneyville grew from 347 to 349 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 | 347 | |
| 2020 | 349 | +2 (+1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1891 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Hackneyville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS La Grange quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
158 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 158 fires within 5 miles of Hackneyville between 1994 and 2019, burning about 1,597 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 53 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 | 64 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 53 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190904-1 |
| 20 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190919-21 |
| 19 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20140919-001 |
| 19 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20140912-001 |
| 7 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190807-4 |
| 5 August 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 16 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20150805-002 |
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 Hackneyville: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillabee Plant and Pit Number 1 | Clay | Producer | ||
| Hog Mountain Mine | Gold | Past Producer | 1839 |
Storms near this place
15 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hackneyville in 15 storm reports between 2003 and 2026: 6 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 3 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Hackneyville | $10,000 | The tornado touched down near Pearson Chapel Road, north of Barnett Road. It then traveled northeastward and ended just north of Hackneyville before it crossed County Road 5. A few homes suffered minor roof damage and a few trees were either snapped off or lost some limbs. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hackneyville | $7,000 | Several trees were blown down in Hackneyville. |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Hackneyville | $5,000 | Martin Road, and Red Barn Road, both had to closed due to water running over the roads. |
| February 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Hackneyville | $5,000 | The tornado that touched in Coosa County moved into the northeastern portion of Tallapoosa County, between Goodwater and Hackneyville. It then continued to move northeast, crossing AL-63, before lifting just before the Tallapoosa and Clay County line. In Tallapoosa County, most of the damage was limited to broken limbs and snapped softwood trees. |
| November 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Hackneyville | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hackneyville | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down in Hackneyville. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hackneyville | - | Trees were downed along Dillard Rd and Pearson Chapel Rd. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Hackneyville | - | Quarter-size hail fell in the Hackneyville area. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hackneyville | - | A few trees were blown down around Hackneyville. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hackneyville | - | Several trees uprooted and blocking traffic on Highway 63. |
| March 2023 | Flash Flood | Hackneyville | - | Widespread rainfall amounts of 4-6 inches across northern Tallapoosa County. Town Creek Road flooded and impassable. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Hackneyville | - | Ping pong size hail reported in the Hackneyville community. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hackneyville | - | Multiple trees were knocked down on Tankersly Road, Dejarnette Road, Red Barn Road, Highway 63, and Four Deer Hollow Road. |
| February 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Hackneyville | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in northwest Tallapoosa County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum winds near 90 mph. The tornado began northeast of Alexander City along Campground Road where some tree damage was initially observed. The tornado tracked eastward where it increased in intensity and width. The worst damage occurred along Town Creek Road where the road bends northward along Hillabee Creek. In that area, many trees were snapped or uprooted. There were just a few structures within the path of the tornado. One home had minor shingle loss and failure of a window frame, along with damage to outbuildings. One home had damage to a window from flying debris. One home had a bit more in the way of shingle loss and shifting of the ridge vent, shifting of porch columns (likely due to uplift of the porch overhang), and a window blown out of a truck. Due to the number of uprooted trees (the most notable damage indicator in this case), this tornado was assigned a low-end EF1 intensity. The tornado then crossed Hillabee Creek in a weakening state and dissipated. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Hackneyville | - | One inch hail covered the ground. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillabi (historical) | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Old Providence | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Liberty | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| New Providence | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Sunny Level | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Pearson Chapel | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Indian Hills | 5.9 miles | 12 | |
| Cowpens | 6.1 miles | 11 |
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 Hackneyville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1561419 | 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 119533. 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.





