Hardaway, Alabama
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Shorter-Hardaway census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36039. It stands on Dicks Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hardaway quadrangle. It stands 253 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Hardaway quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Tuskegee quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
129 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 129 fires within 5 miles of Hardaway between 1994 and 2020, burning about 3,370 acres in total. None started naturally. 28 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 49 |
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20140903-001 |
| 28 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 18 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160928-34 |
| 22 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20120912-001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Hardaway: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac 2 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
5 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hardaway in 5 storm reports between 1999 and 2009: 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 2009 | Tornado (EF1) | Hardaway | $10,000 | After its brief journey across the tip of Bullock County, the Montgomery-Cecil tornado moved back into Macon County, near Bughall Creek. These last several miles of the path caused damage mainly to trees. Along the entire path, 3 buildings were destroyed, and another 20 structures suffered varying degrees of damage. Despite the long path, no injuries were reported. |
| March 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardaway | $5,000 | Trees were knocked down in Hardaway near Old Fedler Road. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardaway | $1,000 | A few trees were blown down at CR-19 and CR-73, near the Hardaway community in Macon County. |
| March 2000 | Hail | Hardaway | - | Dime to quarter size hail was reported in Hardaway. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Hardaway | - | Nickel size hail was reported in southwest Macon County near Hardaway. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downs | 3.7 miles | 9 | |
| Cross Keys | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| Chesson | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| La Place | 6.4 miles | 9 | |
| Liverpool | 6.7 miles | 9 | |
| Calebee | 7.1 miles | 9 | |
| Mount Andrew | 7.2 miles | 8 | |
| Fort Davis | 8.0 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 Hardaway | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14679129 | 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 119711. 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.




