Munford, Alabama
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Munford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36268. The Survey maps it on the Munford quadrangle. 1,351 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 640 feet above sea level.
On record in Munford
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
Surveyed buildings and structures 1 record
- Spence House, State Road 21, Munfordfederal building survey, 4 photographs
Population over time
2 figuresMunford grew from 1,292 to 1,351 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 | 1,292 | |
| 2020 | 1,351 | +59 (+5%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 21 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.
- 1900 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1947 USGS Munford quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Munford quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2001 USGS Munford quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
232 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 232 fires within 5 miles of Munford between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,948 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 64 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 | 100 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 64 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160908-5 |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NER-20150908-001 |
| 8 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Munford: 6 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giles Myric Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Glencoe Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Camp Ore Beds | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Jenifer Area | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Jenifer Iron Ore Mines | Iron | Past Producer | 1850, 1943 | |
| John Bruce's | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Uncertain, Ironaton District | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown |
Storms near this place
24 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Munford in 24 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 13 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munford | $15,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in the town of Munford. One mobile home was damaged on Ledbetter Road. Several roadways were temporarily blocked by fallen trees. Pea size hail was reported with this storm. Alabama Power estimated that 1200 customers were temporarily without power following the storm. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Munford | $15,000 | An F1 tornado began just west of SR 21 west-southwest of Munford and traveled on an easterly path taking it across SR 21 just north of Curry. The tornado traveled an additional 3 miles or so ending just inside the Talladega National Forest. The tornado downed numerous trees and power lines. At least one house was destroyed and several were damaged.Beg: 33 30.738/86 01.186 End: 33 30.796/85 56.468 |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munford | $5,000 | Two trees were snapped off, and one tree was uprooted, on AL-21 on the north end of Munford. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munford | $5,000 | A tree was blown down onto a house and car. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munford | $2,000 | Trees were blown down along Garrison Lane and Oak Grove Lane, southwest of Munford. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munford | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down in Munford. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munford | $1,000 | Trees were blown down in Munford. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munford | - | Trees fell across Ledbetter Rd and Priebes Mill Rd. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munford | - | Trees were downed in the Munford area. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munford | - | Multiple trees uprooted in Munford along Cedars Road and Fox Chase Lane. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munford | - | Numerous trees were uprooted in the Lincoln and Munford areas, including along Spring Hill Road, Cole Road, Ledbetter Road, Richeytown Road, and Priebes Mill Road. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munford | - | Several trees uprooted and power lines downed in the city of Munford. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munford | - | Numerous trees uprooted in the Munford community and across the northern part of Talladega County. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Munford | - | Several vehicle windows broken out. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munford | - | The roof was removed off of a residence on McElderry Road. A tree also fell on a house on Mitchell Street. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Munford | - | Quarter size hail fell in and around the city of Munford. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Munford | - | Penny size hail was observed in Munford. |
| April 2001 | Hail | Munford | - | Dime size hail was observed in Munford. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Munford | - | Three-quarter inch hail was reported near Munford. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Munford | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Munford | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Munford | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Munford | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Munford | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Town | 0.8 miles | 21 | |
| Jenifer | 1.5 miles | 21 | |
| Hall Grove | 1.9 miles | 21 | |
| Bethlehem | 1.9 miles | 21 | |
| Richeytown | 2.7 miles | 21 | |
| McElderry | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Hopeful | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Sweet Home | 3.2 miles | 21 |
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 Munford | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q65814 | 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 160206. 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.








