Luverne, Alabama

7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Luverne census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36049. It stands on Sikes Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Luverne quadrangle. 2,765 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 354 feet above sea level.

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Luverne within Crenshaw County

On record in Luverne

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 1 record

Luverne Historic Districtlisted 2005

Surveyed buildings and structures 1 record

Grave Houses, Local Cemetery, Luvernefederal building survey, 2 photographs

Population over time

2 figures

Luverne fell from 2,800 to 2,765 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	2,800
2020	2,765	-35 (-1%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 7 printed sheets

Matched 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 Andalusia quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
1957 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000
1971 USGS Luverne quadrangle1:24000
1986 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings

Photographs

1 photograph,

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.

Grave Houses, Local Cemetery, Luverne, Crenshaw County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Fires near this place

92 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 92 fires within 5 miles of Luverne between 1994 and 2019, burning about 447 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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	54
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	14
Recreation and ceremony	6
Arson/incendiarism	5
Equipment and vehicle use	4
Smoking	3
Power generation/transmission/distribution	2
Railroad operations and maintenance	2
Misuse of fire by a minor	2

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
5 September 2017	Debris and open burning	2.5 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	20170905-1
22 September 2008	Debris and open burning	3.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	HWY 10, AL
17 September 1999	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
14 September 1994	Recreation and ceremony	under an acre	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
12 September 1995	Smoking	under an acre	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
11 September 2002	Debris and open burning	1.8 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
25 August 1998	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
6 July 1998	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Crenshaw County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 26 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Luverne: 13 unknowns, 8 past producers, 3 prospects, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
E W Williams Prospect	Iron	Prospect
E W Williams Prospect	Iron	Prospect
Felix Horn Prospect	Iron	Prospect
Horn Pit	Iron	Past Producer
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown

Every working recorded in Crenshaw County

Storms near this place

46 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Luverne in 46 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 32 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 3 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
April 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Luverne	$1,000,000	Most of the damage in and around the city of Luverne was produced by a corridor of enhanced straight line winds with top winds estimated as high as 90 mph. Significant tree and power line damage was observed in the city with a few homes suffering significant shingle damage. A few homes were also damaged by fallen trees. A few businesses in downtown Luverne suffered major roof loss. The greatest damage occurred on Fourth Street where a single wide mobile home was pushed off its unanchored foundation and destroyed.
April 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Luverne	$60,000	Several trees and power lines were blown down just north of Luverne. One of the trees happened to fall onto a house and caused major damage to the home. A trailer was also turned over.
September 1998	Tornado (F1)	Luverne	$50,000	A tornado briefly touched down just northwest of Luverne. The tornado destroyed a county barn and caused minor damage to several brick homes. Trees and power lines were also blown down.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Luverne	$20,000	Winds estimated at 70 mph downed numerous trees and power lines throughout the county with sporadic roof damage.
October 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Luverne	$15,000	High winds blew down several trees and power lines near Luverne.
January 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Luverne	$10,000	Numerous trees and power lines down in the city of Luverne. One business experienced minor wind damage.
April 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Luverne	$10,000	Trees and power lines were blown down by high winds from a thunderstorm.
July 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Luverne	$10,000	Trees were blown down and a roof was damaged at a local Flea Market by high winds from a thunderstorm near Luverne.
July 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Luverne	$10,000	Trees and power lines were blown down by winds from a thunderstorm near Luverne.
July 2022	Lightning	Luverne	$5,000	Lightning struck a transformer causing a power outage.
February 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Luverne	$5,000	Winds estimated at 60 mph destroyed a horse shed along north Goshen Road.
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Luverne	$5,000	Trees were blown down by high winds near Luverne.
March 2003	Hail	Luverne	$4,000	Large hail from a thunderstorm broke several automobile windshields between Brantley and Luverne. Several trees also had leaves stripped from them as a result of the large hail. The hail lasted for several minutes.
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Luverne	$3,000	Trees and power lines were blown down just south of Luverne.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Luverne	$3,000	Trees and power lines were blown down near Luverne.
April 2017	Tornado (EF0)	Luverne	$2,000	A brief EF-0 tornado developed on East 1st Street just north of Highway 10. The tornado uprooted a few trees and caused some minor shingle damage.
July 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Luverne	$2,000	Winds estimated at 60 mph downed a swath of multiple trees Mulberry Rd./Hwy 106/Moore Rd.
April 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Luverne	$2,000	Several trees and power lines were blown down in and south of Luverne.
December 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Luverne	$1,500	no account filed
June 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Luverne	$1,000	no account filed
August 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Luverne	-	High winds downed multiple power poles.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Luverne	-	Numerous trees down in and around the Luverne and Brantley areas.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Luverne	-	High winds caused widespread tree and power line damage across the county.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Luverne	-	High winds downed a large tree on a house.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Luverne	-	Numerous trees were downed in Luverne, AL.
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Luverne	-	High winds downed trees on Petrey Highway just north of Luverne.
November 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Luverne	-	High winds downed power lines and trees, blocking Glenwood Road.
May 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Luverne	-	High winds downed power lines on Roy Beall Drive.
January 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Luverne	-	Several trees and power lines down near and south of the Luverne.
March 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Luverne	-	High winds downed trees on Bee Creek Road.
March 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Luverne	-	High winds downed trees on Lapine Road.
March 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Luverne	-	High winds downed trees on Rummy Road.
March 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Luverne	-	High winds downed trees on Mt. Ida Road.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Luverne	-	A line of severe thunderstorms downed trees and power line in Luverne and Rutledge.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Luverne	-	Severe thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees across Luverne and Rutledge.
August 2017	Flood	Luverne	-	Heavy rain caused all lanes on US Highway 331 to be closed at MM 49.
December 2012	Tornado (EF0)	Luverne	-	The tornado briefly touched down in a wooded area\|just south of Jeffcoat Street...where two hardwood trees were\|uprooted. As the tornado crossed Jeffcoat Street...it caused roof\|damage to two houses. The tornado continued northeast where it\|crossed Franklin Street...causing significant damage to a third\|home and snapped two pine trees. The tornado rapidly dissipated\|as it moved into an open field.
September 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Luverne	-	Two trees down on U.S. Highway 331 between mile markers 62 and 64.
April 2007	Funnel Cloud	Luverne	-	A funnel cloud was observed just north of Luverne. No damage occurred.
December 2002	Flash Flood	Luverne	-	Heavy rains across the county caused several roads to flood between Luverne and Highland Home. Many side roads had to be closed for an hour to allow the water to drain.
June 2001	Flash Flood	Luverne	-	Several roads in the south part of the town of Luverne became impassable due to standing water resulting from heavy rain. The roads were closed for a couple of hours until the waters receded. The very heavy rainfall occurred as the remnants of Tropical Storm Allison moved east across the area.
March 2000	Hail	Luverne	-	Dime sized hail was reported near Luverne.
November 1997	Hail	Luverne	-	Dime size hail was reported along U S Highway 29 about six miles east of Luverne.
October 1997	Hail	Luverne	-	Dime size hail fell just north of Luverne.
April 2003	Hail	Luverne	-	no account filed
January 1997	Hail	Luverne	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Crenshaw County

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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Rutledge	2.6 miles	7
Vidette	3.8 miles	8
Cherokee Village	4.0 miles	7
Vernledge	4.1 miles	7
Social Town	4.4 miles	8
Patsburg	5.2 miles	7
Shirleys Crossroads	5.2 miles	8
Ivy Creek	5.4 miles	7

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 Luverne	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q79851	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 122110. 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.