Moundville, Alabama
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Moundville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35474. It stands on Wiggins Branch. The Survey maps it on the Moundville West quadrangle. 3,024 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 162 feet above sea level.
On record in Moundville
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
MoundvilleNational Historic Landmark · listed 1966
Surveyed buildings and structures 1 record
- J. W. Whatley House, State Route 69, Moundvillefederal building survey, 6 photographs
Population over time
4 figuresMoundville grew from 253 to 3,024 between 1910 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 253 | |
| 2000 | 1,809 | |
| 2010 | 2,427 | +618 (+34%) |
| 2020 | 3,024 | +597 (+25%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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 Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Moundville West quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Demopolis quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Demopolis quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
134 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 134 fires within 5 miles of Moundville between 1994 and 2020, burning about 446 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 23 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 | 59 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | CR 46, AL |
| 28 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 1679 CO RD 64, AL |
| 25 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160925-4 |
| 20 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20170920-1 |
| 2 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.3 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | COUNTY ROAD 72, AL |
| 19 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Moundville: 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Cypress Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz |
Storms near this place
25 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Moundville in 25 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 12 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2011 | Flash Flood | Moundville | $75,000 | As a result of heavy rainfall, 8 homes in the Moundville area were flooded. Three of these homes were on Lock 9 Road and 5 of these homes were in the Old Lock 5 area. |
| April 2003 | Hail | Moundville | $50,000 | The storm then headed into Hale County where it continued producing large hail and damaging winds from near the Black Warrior River to near Payne Lake. In fact, the hail was larger ranging from 3/4 of an inch up to an 1.50 inches. Several trees were also blown down along the path in Hale County. Funnel clouds were reported as the storm moved across the county. The hail may have been larger because a few vehicles were damaged by the large hail. |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Moundville | $25,000 | Numerous roads in the city of Moundville had to be closed due to flooding, and water entered and damaged several homes in the area. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moundville | $10,000 | Several trees were blown down on CR-67, east of Moundville, including 3 that fell onto a house. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moundville | $8,000 | Trees and power lines were knocked down in and around Moundville and Akron. |
| November 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Moundville | $7,000 | A tornado briefly touched down just northeast of Moundville along SR 69. The tornado knocked a few trees down and caused minor damage to a nursery and a mobile home. Beg: 33 00.047/87 37.135 End: 33 00.133/87 37.016 |
| April 2005 | Hail | Moundville | $6,000 | Half dollar to golf ball size hail was reported in and around Moundville. |
| April 2001 | Hail | Moundville | $5,000 | Golf ball size hail was reported 12 miles east of Moundville. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Moundville | $3,000 | Golf ball size hail fell across extreme northeast Hale County, east of Moundville. |
| February 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moundville | $2,000 | A large shed was blown over and destroyed at the Oak Hill Cemetary. Many large tree limbs were also snapped off. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moundville | $2,000 | Trees were reported down at Moundville State Park on the north side of Moundville in Tuscaloosa County and on the west side of Moundville in Hale County. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moundville | - | Trees were downed across various locations of northern Hale County, including in Moundville. Several homes in Moundville sustained shingle loss. Several trees were uprooted along Ann St and to the west a metal building was blown down behind Restore Physical Therapy near Highway 69. Along Paige Blvd, small trees and limbs were downed and a couple signs were blown over. On County Line Rd, a metal carport was mangled and an adjacent single-wide manufactured home received skirting and siding damage. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moundville | - | Several trees and power lines were downed around Moundville, including along County Road 50. Other trees were downed along Highway 69 near Havana and Harper Hill. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moundville | - | Several tree limbs were snapped and power lines were downed in Moundville. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moundville | - | Several trees uprooted and power lines downed in the town of Moundville. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moundville | - | Several trees uprooted around the town of Moundville. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moundville | - | Several trees and powerlines were downed, some blocking roadways. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moundville | - | Multiple trees were reported down across the town of Moundville. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Moundville | - | Penny size hail was reported in far northeastern Hale County in the Talladega National Forest Area.The hail may have been larger but fell mainly in rural areas. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Moundville | - | Penny size hail was reported across extreme northern Hale County along the Tuscaloosa County line. The hail may have been larger but fell mainly in rural locations. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Moundville | - | Quarter size hail was reported between Havana and Moundville. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Moundville | - | Dime size hail was observed in Moundville. |
| March 2000 | Hail | Moundville | - | Penny size hail was observed in the Moundville area. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moundville | - | Trees and power lines were knocked down in the northeast part of the county near the Talladega National Forest. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Moundville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powers | 2.6 miles | 9 | |
| Cypress | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| Havana | 7.1 miles | 11 | |
| Stewart | 7.2 miles | 9 | |
| Phipps | 8.2 miles | 11 | |
| Harper Hill | 9.8 miles | 11 | |
| Oak Village | 9.9 miles | 14 | |
| Ingram | 10.0 miles | 11 |
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 Moundville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q984454 | 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 160145. 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.





