Heflin, Alabama
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Heflin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36264. It stands on Rocky Branch. The Survey maps it on the Heflin quadrangle. 3,431 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 961 feet above sea level.
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On record in Heflin
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 3 records
Cleburne County Courthouselisted 1976
John Morgan Houselisted 1993- Cleburne County High Schoollisted 2018
Population over time
14 figuresHeflin grew from 383 to 3,431 between 1890 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 383 | |
| 1900 | 460 | +77 (+20%) |
| 1910 | 839 | +379 (+82%) |
| 1920 | 1,026 | +187 (+22%) |
| 1930 | 1,232 | +206 (+20%) |
| 1940 | 1,684 | +452 (+37%) |
| 1950 | 1,982 | +298 (+18%) |
| 1960 | 2,400 | +418 (+21%) |
| 1970 | 2,872 | +472 (+20%) |
| 1980 | 3,014 | +142 (+5%) |
| 1990 | 2,906 | -108 (-4%) |
| 2000 | 3,002 | +96 (+3%) |
| 2010 | 3,480 | +478 (+16%) |
| 2020 | 3,431 | -49 (-1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1900 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Heflin quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1975 USGS Heflin quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2001 USGS Heflin quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
220 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 220 fires within 5 miles of Heflin between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,606 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 104 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 104 |
| Debris and open burning | 61 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 11 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160908-17 |
| 28 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | National Forests in Alabama | TRAILHEAD |
| 28 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | National Forests in Alabama | not named |
| 26 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160926-5 |
| 26 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Heflin: 6 past producers, 3 unknowns, 1 prospect, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Mica, Gold, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Howe Mine Crutchfield/Valdor | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Henderson Deposit | Manganese | Past Producer | 1953 | |
| Heflin Mill | Mica | Plant | ||
| Pat Ayers No. 5 Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Schefner No. 2 Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Iron City Mines | Iron | Past Producer | Goethite, Magnetite | |
| Pentegrass Or Dunn Beds | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown |
Storms near this place
37 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Heflin in 37 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 18 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 3 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2003 | Flash Flood | Heflin | 1 hurt, $8,000 | Cleburne County Emergency Medical Service personnel along with volunteer firemen from Hollis, Heflin, and Micaville and an Alabama State Trooper worked to rescue an unidentified male after the car he attempted to drive trough floodwaters was washed into a ditch and almost submerged. The man attempted to drive through floodwaters from the Tallapoosa River covering a portion of CR 36 when the swift current pushed the car into a ditch where it caught on some trees. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Heflin | $1,750,000 | The tornado touched down along the Talladega Scenic Drive just south of US Highway 78. It then moved along a slightly curved path until it crossed CR-79, and then tracked almost due east as it produced its most concentrated damage near SR-9. The tornado lifted near the end of Brockford Road in the vicinity of Shadow Lane, on the east side of the city of Heflin. Hundreds of trees were either snapped off or uprooted along the path. Eight homes were destroyed, and more than 40 others received significant damage. |
| March 1994 | Hail | Heflin | $500,000 | Hail slightly larger than golf ball-size was reported at Heflin. A number of trees were downed by wind. Damage in Heflin began on U.S. Highway 78 West and crossed through town. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Heflin | $200,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the northern portion of the county. At least 10 buildings had roof damage due to downed trees, and at least 3 buildings had roofs completely blown off. Several mobile homes in a mobile home park suffered varying degrees of damage to underpinning, roofs, and structure. |
| May 2003 | Lightning | Heflin | $48,000 | Lightning was believed responsible for fires at three houses in and east of Heflin. |
| September 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Heflin | $45,000 | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Heflin | $37,000 | A large interstate light pole fell on a traveling vehicle on the entrance ramp to Interstate 20 Exit 199. The occupants of the vehicle were uninjured. Several trees and one billboard were blown down in the Heflin area. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Heflin | $19,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down south of Heflin along the Tallapoosa River. Several trees fell onto State Highway 9, County Road 12, County Road 36 and in the Beason Mill community. |
| November 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Heflin | $17,000 | One home sustained moderate wind damage in the Abernathy Community near Exit 210 on Interstate 20. |
| March 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Heflin | $14,000 | Several power lines were blown down in the city of Heflin. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Heflin | $10,000 | Golf ball size hail was reported in Heflin. |
| July 2005 | Flash Flood | Heflin | $7,000 | County Road 42 and County Road 43 were flooded and temporarily closed. |
| November 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Heflin | $4,000 | Trees and a power pole were blown down along Bells Mill Road, near Cherokee County High School. |
| November 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Heflin | $3,000 | Several trees were blown down near the intersection of US-78 and AL-281, west of Heflin. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Heflin | $3,000 | Trees and power lines were knocked down in Heflin. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Heflin | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down along Perryman Bridge Rd and Evans Bridge Rd, between Heflin and Interstate 20. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Heflin | $2,000 | Trees were blown down and dime size hail was reported in Heflin. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Heflin | $1,000 | A tree was blown down, and some metal roofing was damaged, in Heflin. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Heflin | $1,000 | Nickel size hail was reported near Heflin. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Heflin | - | Trees were downed in numerous locations around Heflin. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Heflin | - | A couple trees were downed in the Heflin area. |
| November 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Heflin | - | Social media reports and photographs of roofing blown off a small office building in Heflin and of several trees and limbs downed around the area. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Heflin | - | Trees uprooted along County Road 66 and Ross Street in Heflin. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Heflin | - | Several trees uprooted across Heflin. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Heflin | - | Half dollar size hail reported in Heflin. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Heflin | - | Several trees uprooted and a power line downed on Oxford Street in the city of Heflin. |
| January 2013 | Flash Flood | Heflin | - | At least six inches of water had flooded US Highway 78 at Alabama Highway 9. |
| May 2013 | Heavy Rain | Heflin | - | Approximately two inches of rainfall across the area led to water covering portions of U.S. Highway 78 northeast of Heflin. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Heflin | - | Trees were blown down in and around Heflin. |
| February 2005 | Hail | Heflin | - | Quarter size hail was reported near Heflin. |
| May 2000 | Funnel Cloud | Heflin | - | A rotating thunderstorm produced a funnel cloud just southwest of Heflin. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Heflin | - | One inch diameter hail was reported by a pilot about 7 miles northeast of Heflin. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Heflin | - | Dime size hail was reported in Heflin. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Heflin | - | Dime size hail was reported in Hollis Crossroads. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Heflin | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Heflin | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Heflin | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleburne | 2.2 miles | 19 | |
| Belltown | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Gold Hill | 5.3 miles | 17 | |
| Edwardsville | 5.8 miles | 17 | |
| Arbacoochee (historical) | 6.3 miles | 17 | |
| Bell Mills | 6.4 miles | 14 | |
| Five Points | 6.7 miles | 17 | |
| Ai | 7.4 miles | 15 |
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 Heflin | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q79671 | 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 159746. 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.







