Ivalee, Alabama
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Gadsden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35954. It stands on Brown Creek. The Survey maps it on the Howelton quadrangle. 946 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 591 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresIvalee grew from 879 to 946 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 879 | |
| 2020 | 946 | +67 (+8%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 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.
- 1885 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1888 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Howelton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Guntersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
165 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 165 fires within 5 miles of Ivalee between 1994 and 2019, burning about 1,706 acres in total. None started naturally. 96 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 | 96 |
| Debris and open burning | 48 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| 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 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190907-7 |
| 7 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160907-9 |
| 24 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 23 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Ivalee: 7 past producers, 6 occurrences, 6 prospects, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Manganese, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Nickel, Cobalt. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greasy Cove | Manganese, Nickel, Cobalt | Occurrence | ||
| Greasy Cove Prospect | Manganese, Cobalt | Past Producer | Pyrolusite | |
| Carroll Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Chert | |
| Osborn Pit No 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Osborn Pit Number 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Greasy Cove Deposit | Manganese | Past Producer | 1934 | |
| Sewell Deposit | Manganese | Past Producer | 1949 | |
| Attalla Iron Ore Prospect No 1 | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Attalla Iron Ore Prospect No 2 | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Attalla Iron Ore Prospect No 3 | Iron | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
6 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ivalee in 6 storm reports between 2007 and 2020: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ivalee | $5,000 | Powers lines were blown down near the intersection of US-278 and US-431. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ivalee | $2,000 | Trees were blown down near the Ivalee Community School, west of Attalla. |
| April 2020 | Flash Flood | Ivalee | - | Several roads flooded and impassible in the cities of Gadsden and Attalla. |
| April 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Ivalee | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in Etowah County near Attalla and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum winds near 95 mph.||A tornado touched down southwest of the City of Attalla, generally in a wooded area near Lemon Hollow Road. Damage from this tornado mostly involved softwood trees that were snapped or uprooted while crossing Miller Hollow Road a few times until the tornado approached Highway 77. Here, dozens of trees were snapped or uprooted, as well as minor structural damage to a farm building and a power substation north of Gray Creek Drive. The tornado crossed Highway 77 near Clear Creek and Little Sand Valley where further tree damage was observed. It then crossed US Highway 431 and tracked along the ridgetop along Simmons Lane where trees were snapped and uprooted. Farther northeast, a residence sustained minor roof and porch damage as the circulation center passed overhead, which was evident by convergent fallen trees and debris on the property. The tornado continued northeast where additional tree damage was observed and then dissipated near Wesson Gap Road. |
| September 2011 | Flash Flood | Ivalee | - | Due to heavy rainfall from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, several roadways and yards were flooded with several feet of water in the city of Attalla. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Ivalee | - | Reported on US-278, near Mountaintop Flea Market. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benson (historical) | 1.1 miles | 19 | |
| Rhea (historical) | 1.6 miles | 22 | |
| Moragne | 1.8 miles | 22 | |
| Norton | 1.9 miles | 22 | |
| Stanfield (historical) | 1.9 miles | 19 | |
| Littleton | 2.3 miles | 19 | |
| Pleasant Valley | 2.5 miles | 19 | |
| Stowers Hill | 2.5 miles | 22 |
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 Ivalee | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1263381 | 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 120722. 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.










