Langdale, Alabama
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36854. It stands on Moores Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lanett South quadrangle.
On record in Langdale
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Langdale Historic Districtlisted 1999 · 0.5 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1907 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:125000
- 1909 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Lanett South quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1981 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:100000
Photographs
5 photographs,Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
137 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 137 fires within 5 miles of Langdale between 1992 and 2019, burning about 761 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 37 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 | 60 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 37 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 3.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2015-HARRIS-002 |
| 16 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2016 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-HARRIS-002 |
| 14 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Langdale: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cha 1 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
15 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Langdale in 15 storm reports between 2008 and 2022: 10 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Langdale | $15,000 | Several trees and large tree limbs were blown down around the cities of Valley and Lanett. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Langdale | $3,000 | Power lines were blown down near city hall. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Langdale | $2,000 | Shingles and gutters were blown off of a home in Valley. A pine tree was also blown over. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Langdale | $2,000 | Trees were blown down at several locations around the Valley community. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Langdale | $2,000 | Several large tree limbs were blown down in Valley. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Langdale | $1,000 | Several trees were blown down. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Langdale | - | Several trees uprooted in the town of Valley. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Langdale | - | Several trees uprooted and power lines downed in the city of Valley. |
| February 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Langdale | - | Several trees uprooted throughout the town of Valley. One home damaged by a fallen tree. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Langdale | - | Several trees uprooted in the town of Valley. |
| March 2013 | Hail | Langdale | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Langdale | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Langdale | - | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Hail | Langdale | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Langdale | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley | 0.4 miles | 15 | |
| Eady City | 0.6 miles | 15 | |
| Shawmut | 1.5 miles | 15 | |
| Fairfax | 1.8 miles | 15 | |
| Glass | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Plant City | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| River View | 2.6 miles | 15 | |
| Little Shawmut | 2.7 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.
| Wikidata item Q122547449 | 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 121381. 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.






