Jacksons Gap, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Dadeville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36861. The Survey maps it on the Jacksons Gap quadrangle. 747 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 640 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresJacksons Gap fell from 828 to 747 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 | 828 | |
| 2020 | 747 | -81 (-10%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1906 USGS Dadeville quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Jacksons Gap quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
201 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 201 fires within 5 miles of Jacksons Gap between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,141 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 48 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 burning | 87 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 48 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Other causes | 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 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190908-7 |
| 8 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190831-2 |
| 28 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 2000 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Jacksons Gap: 4 past producers, 4 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Talc-Soapstone, Mica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W W Hicks Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Perry Wise-Sanders Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | Talc | |
| W.B.Railey Asbestos Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Prospect | ||
| Al King Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Alabama King Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Bonner-Terrell Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Franklin Mine | Gold | Occurrence | Gold | |
| Holly Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | 1911 | |
| Preacher Gunn Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | Gold |
Storms near this place
23 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jacksons Gap in 23 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 17 thunderstorm wind, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1996 | Tornado (F1) | Jacksons Gap | $150,000 | no account filed |
| March 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksons Gap | $10,000 | Several trees were knocked down by wind gusts in Jacksons Gap. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksons Gap | $4,000 | Several trees were blown down across US highway 280 near Jacksons Gap. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksons Gap | $3,000 | Trees were knocked down just to the northwest of Dadeville. |
| March 2003 | Hail | Jacksons Gap | $3,000 | Marble to golf ball size hail fell from near Lake Martin to near Jackson's Gap. |
| November 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksons Gap | $3,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down across central Tallapoosa County. A funnel cloud was reported near Jackson's Gap. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksons Gap | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down and blocked a roadway in the Peckerwood Community. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksons Gap | $1,000 | A few trees were blown down in the Jacksons Gap community. |
| January 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksons Gap | - | A tree was downed on Canadian Drive near Jacksons Gap. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksons Gap | - | Multiple trees were downed on Davis Circle near West Lafayette St and Pear Tree Ln. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksons Gap | - | Multiple trees were downed across Horseshoe Bend Road near Wisel Road. ALDOT reported to clear trees from the scene. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksons Gap | - | Multiple trees were blown down around Jacksons Gap. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Jacksons Gap | - | Golf ball size hail reported in Jackson's Gap. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksons Gap | - | Several trees uprooted in Jackson's Gap. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksons Gap | - | Several trees uprooted north of the town of Dadeville. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksons Gap | - | Several trees uprooted across the town of Jackson's Gap. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksons Gap | - | Several trees uprooted and blocking both lanes of traffic on Horseshoe Bend Road. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksons Gap | - | A few trees uprooted near the town of Jacksons Gap. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksons Gap | - | Several trees were uprooted along Highway 38. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksons Gap | - | Trees were blown down along Main St. |
| December 2005 | Hail | Jacksons Gap | - | Penny to quarter size hail was reported in Jacksons Gap. |
| March 2003 | Hail | Jacksons Gap | - | Nickel size hail was reported near Jackson's Gap. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Jacksons Gap | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sturdivant | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| North Dadeville | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Midway | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| Greenbriar | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Russell Ferry Estates | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Piney Point | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Lake Hill Estates | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| River Bend | 4.0 miles | 12 |
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 Jacksons Gap | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q67541 | 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 120788. 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.





