Ladonia, Alabama
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Phenix City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36869. The Survey maps it on the Phenix City quadrangle. 3,074 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 469 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresLadonia fell from 3,142 to 3,074 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 | 3,142 | |
| 2020 | 3,074 | -68 (-2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 22 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.
- 1914 USGS Seale quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1950 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Seale quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Seale quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Tuskegee quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
132 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 132 fires within 5 miles of Ladonia between 1994 and 2018, burning about 624 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 18 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 | 45 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 16 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 11 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160906-1 |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20150905-001 |
| 29 September 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 2406 SANDFORT RD., AL |
| 10 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 58 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20140901-002 |
| 1 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Ladonia: 4 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bussey Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Ditch & Trenching Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Phenix City Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Uchee Mine | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
25 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ladonia in 25 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 13 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 4 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 2 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2009 | Tornado (EF1) | Ladonia | 2 hurt, $120,000 | The tornado touched down near the Phenix City Drag Strip, along CR-28. Most of the damage from the tornado was at a mobile home park, where two minor injuries occurred. A couple dozen trees were snapped and uprooted in the area. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ladonia | $26,000 | Several trees were blown down near Ladonia. Some of the fallen trees landed on a church causing damage. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ladonia | $10,000 | The canopies of a service station and a bank drive-through, on US-80 in Ladonia, were heavily damaged. Several trees and power lines were also blown down in the same area. |
| November 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ladonia | $7,000 | Trees were downed along US 431 in the northern part of the county. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ladonia | $5,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down in Ladonia. |
| March 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Ladonia | $3,000 | The tornado touched down near the Russell-Lee County line, on the northwest side of Phenix City. Damage near the touchdown point in Russell County was very light with only minor tree damage. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ladonia | $2,000 | A tree was blown down and landed on a garage. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ladonia | $2,000 | Trees were reported down along Massey Drive off of U.S. Hwy 80. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ladonia | $2,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down on Faye Drive, near the Ladonia community. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ladonia | $2,000 | Trees were blown down on Pine Ridge Trail, near Phenix City. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Ladonia | $1,000 | Penny to nickel size hail was reported along US 80 from near the Hugley community eastward to PhenixCity. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ladonia | $750 | A large tree was blown down onto CR-208, near US-80. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ladonia | $500 | An awning was blown off a car wash building along US-80 in the Ladonia community. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ladonia | - | Multiple trees were blown down, and multiple homes and a few trees were damaged along U.S. Highway 80. |
| October 2021 | Flash Flood | Ladonia | - | Extensive flooding in Phenix City with several roads flooded and impassable. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ladonia | - | Several trees uprooted and power lines downed in the town of Ladonia. |
| February 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ladonia | - | Several trees uprooted and power lines downed between County Line Road and Opelika Road. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Ladonia | - | Golf ball sized hail and winds estimated near 60 mph in the town of Ladonia. |
| May 2018 | Flash Flood | Ladonia | - | Bridges on Lakewood Drive Road and Bridgewater Drive Road were over-topped with water along Holland Creek due to excessive rainfall upstream. Several roads flooded and impassable in the northern portions of Phenix City. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Ladonia | - | Golf ball size hail on Auburn Road. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Ladonia | - | Several roads flooded in and around the Phenix City area. |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Ladonia | - | Water was flowing over the bridge at Opelika Road and Cutrate Road, in Phenix City. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Ladonia | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Ladonia | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Ladonia | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenbrier | 3.2 miles | 22 | |
| Rolling Hills | 3.3 miles | 22 | |
| Lakewood Heights | 3.4 miles | 22 | |
| Carriage Hill | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| Kaolin | 4.0 miles | 22 | |
| Girard | 4.0 miles | 22 | |
| Phenix City | 4.2 miles | 22 | |
| Fontaine Village | 4.6 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 Ladonia | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q692429 | 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 121309. 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.








