BlockLowndesboro, Alabama
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Lowndesboro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36752. The Survey maps it on the Lowndesboro quadrangle. 89 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 404 feet above sea level.
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On record in Lowndesboro
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 2 records
Lowndesborolisted 1973- Campsite 3: The Gardner Farmlisted 2023
Surveyed buildings and structures 12 of 13 shown
- Archibald Tyson House, State Highway 97 (County Road 29), Lowndesborofederal building survey, 14 photographs
- Dixon H. Lewis House, State Highway 97 (County Road 29), Lowndesborofederal building survey, 7 photographs
- Francis Lewis House, State Highway 97 (County Road 29), Lowndesborofederal building survey, 3 photographs
- Haygood House, State Highway 97 (County Road 29), Lowndesborofederal building survey, 18 photographs
- Howard House, State Highway 97 (County Road 29), Lowndesborofederal building survey, 2 photographs
- Mary Reese House, State Highway 97 (County Road 29), Lowndesborofederal building survey, 10 photographs
- Old Methodist Church, State Highway 97 (County Road 29), Lowndesborofederal building survey, 4 photographs
- Powell House, State Highway 97 (County Road 29), Lowndesborofederal building survey, 5 photographs
- Presbyterian Church, State Highway 97 (County Road 29), Lowndesborofederal building survey, 4 photographs
- St. Paul's Episcopal Church, State Highway 97 (County Road 29), Lowndesborofederal building survey, 9 photographs
- Turner-Dickson House, State Highway 97 (County Road 29), Lowndesborofederal building survey, 11 photographs
- Williams-Bragg House, State Highway 97 (County Road 29), Lowndesborofederal building survey, 7 photographs
Population over time
3 figuresLowndesboro fell from 140 to 89 between 2000 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 140 | |
| 2010 | 115 | -25 (-18%) |
| 2020 | 89 | -26 (-23%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Autaugaville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Autaugaville SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Lowndesboro quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Photographs
8 of 14 photographs shown, 1939Taken 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.
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. 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
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Every photograph of Lowndes County
Fires near this place
43 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Lowndesboro between 1995 and 2019, burning about 339 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was 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 | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 38 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190907-2 |
| 3 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190926-9 |
| 19 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2000 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 July 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
21 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lowndesboro in 21 storm reports between 1996 and 2022: 10 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 2 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Lowndesboro | $85,000 | The tornado first touched down just west of Caffey Road, near Robinsons Lake, in northeastern Lowndes County. It then moved northeast, crossing US-80 and County Road 37, before lifting. The most concentrated damage occurred at Mt. Olive Church and the Auxiliary Mt. Olive Church, on Frederick Douglass Road. A wing of the auxiliary church had its entire roof blown off, a couple windows blown out, and the steeple was blown 100 yards over a house. The main church building sustained damage to about 20% of its roof. Multiple trees were also blown down in the church area. |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lowndesboro | $20,000 | Several trees were blown down in the St. Clair community north of Lowndesboro. Three vehicles were damaged by the falling trees. |
| April 2003 | Hail | Lowndesboro | $20,000 | Penny to quarter size hail fell along the path of the storm through Lowndes County. Several trees were blown down near the Davenport Community. |
| March 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lowndesboro | $15,000 | no account filed |
| November 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lowndesboro | $14,000 | A few homes suffered minor wind damage near the intersection of CR 9 and US 80, just north of the Petronia Community. |
| November 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lowndesboro | $1,000 | A large tree was snapped along Alabama Highway 97, just south of U.S. Highway 80. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lowndesboro | - | Several trees uprooted along Highway 80 in Lowndesboro. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Lowndesboro | - | Nickel size hail in Lowndesboro. |
| March 2022 | Tornado (EF0) | Lowndesboro | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in northern Lowndes County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum winds near 85 mph. The tornado touched down at Fice Cemetery along Highway 80 on the south side of Lowndesboro, where a couple of trees were snapped. The tornado strengthened as it tracked northward toward the center of town along Broad Street. At Lowndes Academy, one building lost its metal roof. Numerous historic homes sustained minor roof damage, and a couple dozen very large mature trees were uprooted at these homes. Only one home sustained partial roof removal due to uplift along the front porch. The tornado weakened as it moved north of the historic district and eventually dissipated near the intersection of Broad Street and Brown Hill Road. |
| October 2021 | Flash Flood | Lowndesboro | - | Several roads washed in the city of Lowndessboro and Highway 80 impassable in a few locations. |
| June 2017 | Flash Flood | Lowndesboro | - | Several roads flooded in northeast Lowndes County between the cities of Lowndesboro and Hayneville. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lowndesboro | - | Several trees uprooted near Lowndesboro. |
| February 2005 | Hail | Lowndesboro | - | Quarter size hail fell across northern Lowndes County from near White Hall to near the Burkville community. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Lowndesboro | - | Nickel size hail was observed near the Lowndes Wildlife Management Area and CR 40. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Lowndesboro | - | Quarter size hail was reported north of Lowndesboro near the Robinsons and Burkville communities. |
| March 2000 | Funnel Cloud | Lowndesboro | - | A funnel cloud was reported by a pilot 12 miles west of Dannelly Field or in the Lowndesboro area. |
| April 2000 | Hail | Lowndesboro | - | One inch diameter size hail was reported just east-northeast of Lowndesboro just north of US 80. |
| January 2000 | Hail | Lowndesboro | - | Dime to nickel size hail fell around Lowndesboro. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Lowndesboro | - | Dime size hail was reported in White Hall. |
| March 1998 | Hail | Lowndesboro | - | Half dollar size hail was reported in Lowndesboro. |
| March 1998 | Hail | Lowndesboro | - | Hail the size of quarters fell in Lowndesboro. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Clair | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Robinsons | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Burkville | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| White Hall | 6.4 miles | 12 | |
| Manack | 6.5 miles | 13 | |
| Hayneville | 6.5 miles | 9 | |
| Trickem | 7.2 miles | 12 | |
| Mosses | 7.6 miles | 9 |
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 Lowndesboro | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q65653 | 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 163936. 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.
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.