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Harvest, Alabama

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Huntsville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35749. The Survey maps it on the Capshaw quadrangle. 5,893 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 833 feet above sea level.

Harvest within Madison County

Population over time

2 figures

Harvest grew from 5,281 to 5,893 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.

YearPeople Change
20105,281
20205,893+612 (+12%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 21 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

63 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Harvest between 1994 and 2020, burning about 222 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 burning22
Equipment and vehicle use9
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Arson/incendiarism7
Recreation and ceremony7
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Smoking4
Fireworks1

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
7 September 1999Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 2000Equipment and vehicle use10 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
17 September 2000Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
15 September 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
14 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
14 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
12 September 2002Debris and open burning2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Madison County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Harvest: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Vulcan Materials Co. QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Madison County

Storms near this place

51 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harvest in 51 storm reports between 1998 and 2026: 20 thunderstorm wind, 16 hail, 8 flash flood, 3 funnel cloud. 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
February 2005Thunderstorm WindHarvest$200,000Twelve homes along Nick Davis Road received roof damage, mainly from falling trees. Also, numerous trees and power lines were knocked down.
July 2012LightningHarvest$25,000Lightning struck a home in Harvest Alabama and sent bricks through the roof and damaged part of their home.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindHarvest$25,000Damaging straight-line winds damaged several roofs and siding to houses on Benmark Road.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindHarvest$25,000Several trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds from Harvest to Madison, Alabama. A trampoline was blown over a house and landed on a vehicle in Harvest. Power lines were also downed by thunderstorm winds in Monrovia on Knotts Creek and Balch road and a utility pole was downed on Carter road in Harvest, Alabama.
May 2006LightningHarvest$20,000A home was struck by lightning igniting a fire.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindHarvest$15,000Serveral trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds around Pine Grove road and Sam Thomas Road.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindHarvest$15,000Strong thunderstorm winds resulted in widespread tree and power line damage across northwest Madison County.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindHarvest$5,000A large tree limb was knocked into power lines, causing a power outage for about 1400 customers.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindHarvest$5,000A trained spotter reported that several trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindHarvest$5,000Trees were blown down and one landed on a home in Harvest.
June 2016Dust DevilHarvest$2,000A dust devil damaged a truck at a tree service company in Harvest, Alabama.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindHarvest$2,000Trees were blown down in Harvest.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindHarvest$200A tree was knocked down across Carroll Road south of Harvest Road.
February 2026HailHarvest-Quarter sized hail was reported in Harvest.
June 2025Flash FloodHarvest-Water over the road on Harvest and Carroll Road. Report and photo from Social Media.
June 2025Flash FloodHarvest-Water over the road on Sunshine Drive in Harvest. Report and photo from Social Media.
July 2023Funnel CloudHarvest-A funnel cloud associated with a severe thunderstorm was photographed and estimated to be about 3 miles southeast of Harvest.
June 2018Funnel CloudHarvest-A funnel cloud was reported viewing from the corner of Dorning and Wall Triana near Harvest. Time estimated from radar.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindHarvest-A few trees were downed by thunderstorm winds at the Harvest, Alabama Volunteer Fire department, extending to Harvest, Alabama.
June 2015HailHarvest-Quarter sized hail was reported.
April 2015HailHarvest-Quarter sized hail was reported.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindHarvest-Several trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds.
March 2012HailHarvest-Nickel-sized hail was reported.
March 2012HailHarvest-Golf ball sized hail was reported at Ready Section Road and Wall Triana Highway.
September 2012Flash FloodHarvest-Four to six inches of flowing water was reported across Wall Triana highway, along and north of Nick Davis road in Huntsville.
September 2012Heavy RainHarvest-Heavy rain occurred, as 4.25 inches of rain was measured in one hour and fifteen minutes in Huntsville.
September 2012Flash FloodHarvest-A portion of Ford Chapel Hill road, just south of Harvest, was closed due to flash flooding, as several inches of water was over the road.
September 2012Flash FloodHarvest-Flash flooding occurred, as a portion of North Day Hill road, just southeast of Harvest, was closed due to several inches of water over the road.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindHarvest-Two trees were blown down along Wall Triana Highway. Another tree was blown down across the Harvest Road intersection.
May 2006Funnel CloudHarvest-A wall cloud and possible funnel cloud were observed near teh intersection of Jeff Road and Highway 53.
April 2006HailHarvest-Quarter size hail was reported.
May 2006HailHarvest-Nickel sized hail reported.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindHarvest-Trees were blown down at Smith-Basser and Yarborough Roads.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindHarvest-A barn was damaged at Wall Triana and Old Railroad Bed Road. Damage unknown. Multiple trees were blown down along Jeff Road, Highway 53, Blake Bottom Road and Burwell Road.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindHarvest-Trees were blown down along Orville Smith and Douglass Roads.
February 2005Flash FloodHarvest-Water covering Orvil Smith Road.
February 2005HailHarvest-Penny Size hail reported.
February 2005HailHarvest-Quarter size hail reported at Old Railroad Bed Road and Nick Davis Road.
February 2005HailHarvest-Penny size hail reported.
February 2005HailHarvest-Quarter size hail reported.
February 2005HailHarvest-Penny size hail reported along Orvil Smith Road.
February 2005HailHarvest-Penny size hail reported at he intersection of Old Railroad Bed Road and Capshaw Road.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindHarvest-A couple of trees were blown down at Key Road and Carroll Road.
September 2005Flash FloodHarvest-2.5 inches of rain was reported in 75 minutes resulting in several roads being closed due to flooding.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindHarvest-Several trees and power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
February 2003Flash FloodHarvest-Fords chapel road flooded.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindHarvest-a few trees blown down.
February 2000HailHarvest-Dime size hail was reported in the Harvest area.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindHarvest-Trees were blown over in Harvest according to a report through 911.
April 1998HailHarvest-Dime size hail was reported in the Harvest community.
March 1998HailHarvest-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Madison 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
Hoover0.8 miles23
North Daye Hill1.4 miles23
Cluttsville1.7 miles23
Jeff3.0 miles23
Western Hills Estates3.1 miles23
Toney3.1 miles21
Clarkdale3.5 miles21
Madison Crossroads3.8 miles21

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 HarvestAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1261666The 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 119829. 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.