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Headland, Alabama

7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Headland-Newville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36345. The Survey maps it on the Headland quadrangle. 4,973 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 404 feet above sea level.

Headland within Henry County

On record in Headland

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 2 records

Population over time

2 figures

Headland grew from 4,510 to 4,973 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
20104,510
20204,973+463 (+10%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 7 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

41 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Headland between 1998 and 2020, burning about 220 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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/undetermined17
Debris and open burning13
Equipment and vehicle use7
Arson/incendiarism2
Natural1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
2 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAlabama Forestry CommissionSER-20140902-001
14 September 1999Debris and open burning1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
9 August 2020Debris and open burning20 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20200809-6
26 August 2000Natural14 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
26 July 2020Debris and open burning1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20200726-1
6 June 2007Equipment and vehicle use42 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
5 June 2013Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreAlabama Forestry CommissionSER-20130605-001
5 June 1998Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Henry County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Headland: 6 unknowns, 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Aluminum, Kaolin. 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
Harbison-Walker Refractories PitAluminum, KaolinPast Producer
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
Unnamed DepositIronOccurrence

Every working recorded in Henry County

Storms near this place

36 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Headland in 36 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 22 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 4 hail, 3 tornado. The reports record 8 injuries. 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
December 2002Tornado (F1)Headland8 hurt, $2,000,000A tornado touched down in Headland, north of County Road 99 and U.S.Highway 431. The tornado caused extensive roof damage to several homes, businesses, and a school. It damaged six planes and a hanger at the Headland Airport. The tornado raced east-northeast, and destroyed a few barns and damaged a few mobile homes in the Tumbleton/Camp Springs area. The worst damage occurred in Haleburg where several mobile homes and barns were destroyed, with damage to a local church. Eight persons were injured, with six of them hospitalized. The tornado crossed the Chattahoochee River into Georgia. Reported by the Henry County EMA.
February 2016Tornado (EF1)Headland$50,000This tornado was the fifth tornado to be spawned by the same parent thunderstorm in southeast Alabama, this time in Henry county. The tornado initially developed near CR-83 and the city limits of Headland, where large trees were uprooted. The tornado crossed a wooded area near a creek and then ended near Knowles Road and CR-16 where a house had roof damage, an RV was overturned, a shed was destroyed, and some large trees were uprooted. This tornado was rated EF1 with max winds estimated near 100 mph. Damage cost was estimated.
November 2006Thunderstorm WindHeadland$50,000Straight-line winds downed numerous trees, limbs and power lines throughout the city. Phone lines were out as well. Equipment and building damage was reported at the city's recreation park. Power outages affected much of the city.
November 2015Thunderstorm WindHeadland$20,000Roofing material was blown off Headland High School and into portions of Headland Elementary School. The roofing material caused additional damage on the ground, including damaged power lines, a destroyed breezeway, and broken light poles. The material all blew off to the northeast suggesting straight line winds around 70 mph. No other significant damage was noted around the schools. Damage cost was estimated.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindHeadland$10,000Multiple trees were blown down in the Headland area. A wooden swing set was blown into a fence. Damage was estimated.
June 2003Flash FloodHeadland$5,000Torrential rainfall from thunderstorms flooded numerous streets in Headland. Reported by the Henry County EMA.
September 2018Thunderstorm WindHeadland$3,000Trees and power lines were blown down across Henry county.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindHeadland$3,000Trees and power lines were down on State Highway 134 and throughout the Headland area.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindHeadland$2,000A privacy fence was blown down in the Headland area.
April 2022Thunderstorm WindHeadland$2,000A tree was blown down onto power lines near Headland resulting in power outages.
March 2021Tornado (EF0)Headland$2,000An EF0 tornado touched down in northwestern Houston County near Cedar Creek. Small trees and branches were snapped along Faulkner Rd and Suggs Rd. A carport on Suggs Rd sustained damage. The tornado then tracked northeast into Henry County, snapping some small trees and branches along Burdeshow Rd before lifting just south of Headland. Max winds were estimated around 80 mph.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindHeadland$2,000The public reported that the roof on their porch blew off in Headland. Monetary damage was estimated.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindHeadland$2,000Power lines down on State Road 134. Reported by the Henry County EMA.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindHeadland$2,000Thunderstorm wind downed trees and power lines in Headland according to the Emergency Management Agency. A house was also struck by lightning causing significant damage in a resulting fire.
January 1996Thunderstorm WindHeadland$2,000no account filed
July 2013Thunderstorm WindHeadland$1,000A tree blew down onto Solomon Road.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindHeadland$1,000Several downed trees reported by the Henry County Sheriff.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindHeadland$1,000A few downed power lines reported by the Henry County Sheriff.
April 1996HailHeadland$1,000no account filed
June 2004Thunderstorm WindHeadland$500A few downed trees reported by the Henry County EMA.
January 2026Thunderstorm WindHeadland-A tree was blown down in Headland.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindHeadland-A tree was blown down along Highway 431 near the border of Henry and Houston counties.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindHeadland-A tree was blown down across Holman Dr.
September 2024Flash FloodHeadland-Flash flooding was reported across Headland with road closures and over 9 inches of rain in a 5 hour period.
September 2024Flash FloodHeadland-The public reported that County Road 22 was underwater.
September 2024Flash FloodHeadland-The public reported that Boynton Street was closed due to flooding.
March 2024Flash FloodHeadland-Flooding was reported in a neighborhood in Headland with water surrounding houses.
April 2022Thunderstorm WindHeadland-A tree was blown down onto Solomon Road.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindHeadland-The public estimated wind gusts of 60 mph in Headland.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindHeadland-Two trees were blown down along County Road 55.
May 2012HailHeadland-A picture was posted on facebook of hail estimated at quarter size near Headland.
June 2008Funnel CloudHeadland-A funnel cloud was sighted just west of U.S. Highway 431.
September 2008Thunderstorm WindHeadland-A few trees were blown down in Headland.
December 2005HailHeadland-The Headland Fire Department reported golf ball size hail.
May 2004Funnel CloudHeadland-A funnel cloud was reported by the public.
May 2002HailHeadland-Dime size hail reported by the Henry County Sheriff.

Every storm recorded in Henry 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
Southgate0.9 miles7
Walden Pond Estates1.1 miles7
Blackwood4.3 miles8
Newville4.9 miles8
Kirklands Crossroads5.2 miles8
Tumbleton5.9 miles8
Grandberry Crossroads6.0 miles7
Hebron6.7 miles7

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 HeadlandAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q79858The 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 119910. 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.