BlockOrrville, Alabama
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Orrville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36767. The Survey maps it on the Orrville quadrangle. 150 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 190 feet above sea level.
On record in Orrville
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 10 records
- Ben Ellis Dunaway House, State Highway 22, Orrvillefederal building survey, 3 photographs
- Bland House, County Road 11 vicinity, Orrvillefederal building survey, 5 photographs
- Cochran House, County Road 21, Orrvillefederal building survey, 3 photographs
- Craig-Wilson House, County Road 2, Orrvillefederal building survey, 1 photograph
- Kelley-Bland-Ward House, County Road 2 vicinity, Orrvillefederal building survey, 4 photographs
- Lewis McMillan House, County Road 31, Orrvillefederal building survey, 2 photographs
- Mill-Albritton House, State Highway 22, Orrvillefederal building survey, 1 photograph
- Molette Houses, County Roads 33 & 31 vicinity, Orrvillefederal building survey, 2 photographs
- Seal House, County Road 33 vicinity, Orrvillefederal building survey, 3 photographs
- Smith-Sutton House, State Highway 22, Orrvillefederal building survey, 1 photograph
Population over time
2 figuresOrrville fell from 204 to 150 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 | 204 | |
| 2020 | 150 | -54 (-26%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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
- 1958 USGS Selma quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1975 USGS Selma SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Selma quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Orrville quadrangle1:24000
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.
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
87 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Orrville between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,306 acres in total. None started naturally. 14 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 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 17 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190928-2 |
| 28 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190928-1 |
| 25 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 5.3 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160924-11 |
| 21 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 22 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
19 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Orrville in 19 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 11 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 2023 | Tornado (EF2) | Orrville | 2 hurt | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in central Dallas County and determined that it was consistent with an EF2 tornado, with maximum winds near 130 mph. The tornado began just east of Orrville near the intersection of Highway 22 and Cahaba Road. As it tracked northeast, it intensified and the damage path was nearly parallel with Highway 22. The damage consisted of mainly uprooted trees with some trunks that were snapped. There were also several manufactured homes that sustained roof and some foundation damage. As the tornado continued along Highway 22, additional tree damage was observed as it neared the southwestern sections of Selma.|The tornado quickly intensified as it entered the city limits of Selma, nearly parallel to Highway 22 and West Dallas Avenue. The overall length and damage width in the densely populated neighborhoods had devastating impacts to the city. Many hardwood trees were uprooted and softwood trees were snapped, many onto homes. Most of the softwood trees were snapped about halfway up on the trunks. A daycare center on West Dallas Avenue and Cooper Drive sustained heavy roof and exterior wall damage which was consistent with the higher-end EF2 wind speeds. Some debris rowing was also noted in the downstream vicinity. Over seventy children and workers survived without injury by taking shelter in small interior rooms and bathrooms after receiving the warning, while portions of the roof collapsed over large open classrooms and the former sanctuary. The second area of higher-end EF2 damage was noted downstream at the Selma Country Club where several buildings had significant roof and exterior wall damage and there was a complete blow down of extremely large hardwood trees. Additional softwood trees were also snapped in and around adjacent streets. As the tornado continued northeast, it entered the northern sections of downtown Selma. Much of the damage continued to consist of downed trees, some on homes, but several homes near the center of the track had entire roofs removed. Another notable area of damage was where Broad Street crossed the railroad tracks. A strip mall had much of its roof removed, and some of the X-braces in a metal building system failed, which from a structural engineering perspective was one of the more impressive damage indicators. Several older homes collapsed near the intersection of Minter Street and Saint Phillip Street, but they were built on brick pilings with open air underneath them, which kept them in the EF2 range. As the tornado exited downtown, it crossed Highway 14, where structure damage was noted with exterior walls that collapsed.|The tornado caused some significant damage at the Dallas County Jail on Selfield Road, with significant loss of roof material. The tornado weakened as it approached the Brantley community, where a few trees were uprooted. The tornado lifted just east of River Road. |
| March 1996 | Tornado (F1) | Orrville | $120,000 | no account filed |
| March 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orrville | $60,000 | Several trees were reported down between Orrville and Selma. One home in Selma was badly damaged when a tree fell on it. Damage was most concentrated in Orrville where numerous mobile homes were severely damaged or destroyed. The mobile homes were located on CR 95, CR 14, and CR 56. Numerous trees were also knocked down around Orrville. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Orrville | $45,000 | Hail up to golf ball size fell from near Orrville to near Minter. Several trees were also blown down along the path of this storm. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orrville | $20,000 | A tree fell into the living room of a home along Cahaba Road, causing substantial damage. Numerous other trees were blown down around the home. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Orrville | $16,000 | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Orrville | $15,000 | Dime to ping pong ball size hail was reported in and around the city of Orrville. |
| February 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orrville | $15,000 | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Orrville | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Orrville | $5,000 | A severe thunderstorm dropped golf ball size hail from near Orrville to areas west of Minter along the Dallas and Wilcox County line. Most of the hail fell in rural areas. |
| February 2005 | Hail | Orrville | $3,000 | A supercell thunderstorm produced a hail swath across a large part of southern Dallas County.The largest hail reported was the size of golf balls. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Orrville | $2,000 | Golf ball size hail was reported south of Orrville. |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orrville | $2,000 | no account filed |
| October 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orrville | $2,000 | no account filed |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orrville | - | Several trees uprooted in and around the town of Orrville. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Orrville | - | Penny size hail covered the ground in and around Orrville. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Orrville | - | Penny size hail was reported near Orrville. |
| April 2003 | Hail | Orrville | - | Supercell 6 became severe across western Dallas County near Orrville and dropped a swath of hail to near the Dallas and Lowndes County line. Hail up to the size of quarters was reported. The hail may have been much larger, but the storm moved across very rural areas. |
| October 2004 | Hail | Orrville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salem | 3.2 miles | 10 | |
| Hazen | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Martin | 3.2 miles | 10 | |
| Brookwood | 3.9 miles | 10 | |
| Five Points | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Whites Bluff | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| Eleanor | 4.5 miles | 10 | |
| Westbrook | 4.8 miles | 10 |
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 Orrville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q65985 | 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 152821. 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.
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.