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Hartford, Alabama

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Hartford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36344. The Survey maps it on the Hartford quadrangle. 2,651 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 272 feet above sea level.

Hartford within Geneva County

Population over time

3 figures

Hartford grew from 2,369 to 2,651 between 2000 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.

YearPeople Change
20002,369
20102,624+255 (+11%)
20202,651+27 (+1%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 11 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

33 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Hartford between 1995 and 2020, burning about 285 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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 burning17
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Arson/incendiarism4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Recreation and ceremony2
Natural1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
22 September 2010Debris and open burning5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
15 September 2010Debris and open burning12 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
4 July 1996Recreation and ceremony1.5 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
27 July 2009Natural14 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionCO RD. 16, AL
7 May 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined40 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20180507-6
25 May 2000Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
16 May 2000Debris and open burning1.5 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
12 May 2020Debris and open burning1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20200512-7

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Geneva County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Hartford: 11 unknowns, 1 occurrence. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown

Every working recorded in Geneva County

Storms near this place

34 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hartford in 34 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 25 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 2 hail, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
January 1997Thunderstorm WindHartford$150,000no account filed
April 2015Thunderstorm WindHartford$50,000Several trees were blown down onto homes in Hartford. Damage was estimated.
March 2012Tornado (EF1)Hartford$50,000An NWS storm survey confirmed an EF1 tornado touched down just south of Hartford around 102 pm CST and moved eastward before lifting near the intersection of Cotton Box Road and Davis Mill Road around 114 pm CST. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted along the path with roof damage to at least three homes and a barn destroyed. Max winds were estimated around 95 mph with a path width around 50 yards. Monetary damage was estimated.
February 2013Flash FloodHartford$25,000A driveway was washed out and blocked Slocomb Road at Highway 52 East. Monetary damage was estimated.
March 2009Thunderstorm WindHartford$15,000A barn was destroyed, a few windows were blown out of a nearby house, and a large tree was snapped off at the base.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindHartford$15,000Several trees and power lines down. A trailer was blown over at a shooting range. Reported by the Geneva County Sheriff.
January 2026Thunderstorm WindHartford$10,000Part of the roof of a chicken house was blown off along County Road 105.
February 2017Thunderstorm WindHartford$10,000Multiple power lines were blown down in Hartford.
February 2016Thunderstorm WindHartford$10,000Roof damage was reported in Hartford. Damage cost was estimated.
November 2006Thunderstorm WindHartford$10,000Straight-line winds destroyed a barn and downed numerous trees.
February 2020Thunderstorm WindHartford$5,000Several tree and power lines were blown down in Geneva county.
November 2006Flash FloodHartford$5,000The county sheriff reported several county roads under water and recreation park flooded.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindHartford$3,000Trees were blown down and damage to outbuildings occurred on County Road 105.
January 2020Thunderstorm WindHartford$3,000A broken power pole was reported off the Burch Pond substation in the Hartford area.
March 2003Thunderstorm WindHartford$3,000Downed trees and power lines reported by the Geneva County EMA.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindHartford$2,000A tree was blown down onto a power line in the Highland Park area.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindHartford$2,000Several trees and power lines fell across County Road 67.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindHartford$2,000Downed trees on power lines reported by the Geneva County EMA.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindHartford$1,000A large pecan tree limb fell on a power line and resulted in a power outage.
November 1995Thunderstorm WindHartford$1,000Hartford Police Department reported trees and power lines blown down.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindHartford-Numerous trees were blown down across Hartford.
May 2024Flash FloodHartford-Flooding was reported in the Hartford area.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindHartford-A tree was blown down in the Hartford area.
January 2023Thunderstorm WindHartford-Three trees were blown down in the Hartford area.
March 2023Thunderstorm WindHartford-A tree was blown down onto S County Road 61.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindHartford-Trees and power lines were blown down across Geneva county.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindHartford-Trees were blown down in the Hartford area.
June 2020Flash FloodHartford-Flooding was reported on Highway 52 east of Hartford from heavy rain in a short period of time.
February 2016Thunderstorm WindHartford-Trees were blown down across County Highway 105.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindHartford-A power line was blown down in Hartford.
July 2013Heavy RainHartford-Some minor flooding occurred near the intersection of State Highway 52 and County Road 101.
February 2013Flash FloodHartford-Water affected homes in and around Hartford up to a depth of 1 to 2 feet in spots. This report was obtained via WDHN-TV's facebook photos and comments.
July 2012HailHartford-The public estimated hail up to the size of quarters in Hartford.
April 2006HailHartford-Penny size hail reported by the Geneva County EMA.

Every storm recorded in Geneva County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Dundee1.8 miles11
Kellys Crossroads3.7 miles12
High Bluff4.2 miles12
Oak Grove4.2 miles12
Millville (historical)5.1 miles11
Vanlandingham Mill5.2 miles12
Bald Hill5.3 miles12
Slocomb5.4 miles11

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 HartfordAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q79238The 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 151801. 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.