Montevallo, Alabama
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Montevallo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35115. It stands on Davis Creek. The Survey maps it on the Montevallo quadrangle. 7,229 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 410 feet above sea level.
On record in Montevallo
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 6 records
Downtown Montevallo Historic Districtlisted 2013
Farrington Halllisted 2015
King Houselisted 1972
McKibbon Houselisted 2001
Peterson Halllisted 1978
Peterson-Hall Homelisted 1990
Surveyed buildings and structures 4 records
- Main Hall, Montevallofederal building survey, 1 photograph
- Main Street (Commercial Streetscapes), Montevallofederal building survey, 1 photograph
- Montevallo Male Institute, Highland Street, Montevallofederal building survey, 1 photograph
- The University of Montevallo, 75 College Drive, Montevallofederal building survey, 1 photograph
Population over time
2 figuresMontevallo grew from 6,323 to 7,229 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 | 6,323 | |
| 2020 | 7,229 | +906 (+14%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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.
- 1890 USGS Bessemer quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Bessemer quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1910 USGS Montevallo quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Montevallo SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Montevallo quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Birmingham South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Photographs
3 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
Fires near this place
102 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 102 fires within 5 miles of Montevallo between 1994 and 2019, burning about 949 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 31 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 | 41 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20140927-001 |
| 27 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 22 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 18 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20140919-001 |
| 14 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Montevallo: 11 producers, 2 unknowns, 2 past producers, 2 plants. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Iron, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Marietta Cement Plant | Stone | Plant | ||
| White Chert Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Montevallo Mine | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| No 1 Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Alabama Refractory Clay Co. Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Pit No. 3 | Clay | Producer | ||
| Roberta Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| She 2 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
20 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Montevallo in 20 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 11 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montevallo | $5,000 | A large oak tree was blown down and landed on a home. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Montevallo | $5,000 | Golf ball size hail was reported in Montevallo. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montevallo | $5,000 | Trees were reported down south of Montevallo. |
| December 1996 | Hail | Montevallo | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montevallo | $4,000 | Several trees were blown down along Highway 119 in and near Montevallo. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Montevallo | $3,000 | Quarter to ping pong ball size hail was reported at Montevallo. One and one half inch diameter hail was observed in Calera. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montevallo | $2,000 | Trees were blown down on the University of Montevallo campus. |
| July 2005 | Flash Flood | Montevallo | $2,000 | Main Street in Montevallo was closed due to high water. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montevallo | $1,500 | Power lines knocked down on White Street. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montevallo | $1,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down in Montevallo. |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montevallo | $1,000 | A few trees were knocked down, including one across an intersection. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montevallo | - | Trees were downed in the Montevallo area, some involving power lines. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montevallo | - | Several trees uprooted in the town of Montevallo. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montevallo | - | Numerous trees were uprooted near the intersection of State Highway 155 and County Road 200. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montevallo | - | Strong winds damaged a store front along Main Street. In addition, a tree was blown down onto a house on Nabors Drive. The extent of damage to the store front and home are unknown. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Montevallo | - | Reported near the junction of Highway 119 and CR 22. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Montevallo | - | no account filed |
| February 2007 | Hail | Montevallo | - | no account filed |
| February 2007 | Hail | Montevallo | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Montevallo | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Almont | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| Aldrich | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Wilton | 1.8 miles | 18 | |
| Valley Junction | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| Dry Valley | 3.0 miles | 19 | |
| Roberta | 3.1 miles | 19 | |
| Underwood | 3.4 miles | 19 | |
| Dogwood | 3.5 miles | 19 |
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 Montevallo | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q79549 | 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 158873. 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.








