Loxley, Alabama
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Robertsdale census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36551. The Survey maps it on the Silverhill quadrangle. 3,710 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 171 feet above sea level.
On record in Loxley
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 3 records
St. Patrick's Catholic Churchlisted 1988- Jenkins Farm and House (Additional Documentation)listed 2016
- Jenkins Farm and House (Boundary Increase)listed 2023
Population over time
2 figuresLoxley grew from 1,632 to 3,710 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 | 1,632 | |
| 2020 | 3,710 | +2,078 (+127%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 18 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.
- 1921 USGS Fairhope quadrangle1:62500
- 1940 USGS Silverhill quadrangle1:31680
- 1941 USGS Fairhope quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Silverhill quadrangle1:31680
- 1942 USGS Silverhill quadrangle1:31680
- 1943 USGS Fairhope quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Fairhope quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Silverhill quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Bay Minette quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
175 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 175 fires within 5 miles of Loxley between 1994 and 2018, burning about 1,896 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 41 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 | 69 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20150919-002 |
| 19 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 1994 | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Loxley: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radcliff Materials, Inc. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz |
Storms near this place
41 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Loxley in 41 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 16 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 5 lightning, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1997 | Lightning | Loxley | $90,000 | no account filed |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loxley | $55,000 | A thunderstorm wind gust blew part of the roof off of a house and also destroyed a barn west of Wilcox Road. |
| October 2017 | Flash Flood | Loxley | $30,000 | Multiple areas of County Road 64 west of Highway 59 under water due to heavy rain. |
| April 1996 | Lightning | Loxley | $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loxley | $15,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees and damaged a manufactured home near Loxley. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loxley | $10,000 | Winds estimates at 70 mph caused the roof of the Exxon station on hwy 59 to collapse. |
| March 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loxley | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Loxley | $8,000 | Quarter to golfball size hail fell from a severe thunderstorm and lasted several minutes and damaged some automobiles. |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loxley | $5,000 | Several pecan trees were blown down by high winds. |
| July 1999 | Lightning | Loxley | $5,000 | A barn on US Hwy 59 in Loxley was reported struck by lightning. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loxley | $5,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down near Loxley. |
| September 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Loxley | $3,000 | A tornado briefly touched down just north of I-10 near the Loxley exit. The only damage was to trees and power lines. |
| June 2012 | Funnel Cloud | Loxley | $2,000 | Funnel cloud observed 3 times by fire dept near County Roads 64 and 65. Tree limbs were also down in the area. |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loxley | $500 | Thunderstorm wind destroyed a metal shed and downed some tree limbs at Loxley in central Baldwin County. |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loxley | $500 | no account filed |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loxley | - | Straight line winds resulted in damage to roofs at a nursery. A trailer was also blown over. Time estimated. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loxley | - | Several trees down on Barlow Rd. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loxley | - | High winds downed trees and powerlines on CR66. |
| June 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Loxley | - | A brief EF-0 tornado touched down on the south side of County|Road 64, just west of the County Road 66 intersection. The|tornado moved southeast and stayed to the south of County Road|64. The end point is estimated. Spotty tree damage was noted|along the path, including two large hardwood trees that were|uprooted and facing back toward the west. |
| June 2023 | Flash Flood | Loxley | - | Heavy rain caused flooding on CR 64. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loxley | - | High winds downed tress on CR 68 near Loxley. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loxley | - | A wooded porch was lifted and thrown across the yard. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loxley | - | Measured by the USA Chili mesonet. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loxley | - | USA CHILI mesonet site in Loxley measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 74 mph. |
| March 2009 | Flash Flood | Loxley | - | Heavy rains caused widespread flooding of road ways around Loxley. |
| September 2000 | Hail | Loxley | - | Thunderstorm produced nickel sized hail. |
| August 2000 | Hail | Loxley | - | Dime size hail was reported in Loxley. |
| March 1999 | Lightning | Loxley | - | Lighting struck a radio transmission tower in Loxley. The tower housed three different stations and knocked them all off for two days. Someone at the tower reported that they had sixteen lightning hits in just a few minutes. |
| March 1999 | Lightning | Loxley | - | Lightning hit the broadcast tower of WPMI-TV (Channel 15) in Loxley and knocked their broadcast off the air for several hours. |
| July 1999 | Hail | Loxley | - | Dime size hail was reported along US Highway 90 just west of Loxley. |
| April 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Loxley | - | A tornado briefly touched down between Loxley and Stapleton. No damage was found. The length and width of the tornado were estimated. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loxley | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Loxley | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Loxley | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Loxley | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Loxley | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Loxley | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Loxley | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Loxley | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Loxley | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Loxley | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellisville | 2.2 miles | 18 | |
| Rosinton | 3.2 miles | 16 | |
| Yelling Settlement | 4.4 miles | 18 | |
| Robertsdale | 5.0 miles | 16 | |
| Silverhill | 5.0 miles | 18 | |
| Belforest | 5.4 miles | 18 | |
| Malbis | 5.8 miles | 18 | |
| Steelwood | 6.9 miles | 18 |
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 Loxley | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q67581 | 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 155142. 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.











