Reece City, Alabama
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Gadsden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35954. The Survey maps it on the Gadsden West quadrangle. 615 people lived here at the 2020 count.
Population over time
2 figuresReece City fell from 653 to 615 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 | 653 | |
| 2020 | 615 | -38 (-6%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 22 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.
- 1885 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1888 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Gadsden West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Guntersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
173 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 173 fires within 5 miles of Reece City between 1997 and 2020, burning about 2,465 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 98 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 98 |
| Debris and open burning | 48 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Natural | 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 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 23 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Reece City: 15 past producers, 5 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Sulfur, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Chert | |
| Republic Steel Corp. Plant | Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Attalla Iron Ore Prospect No 1 | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Attalla Iron Ore Prospect No 2 | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Attalla Iron Ore Prospect No 3 | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Crudup Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Hematite | |
| Daisy Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Etowah Iron Ore Prospect N0 2 | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Etowah Iron Ore Prospect No 1 | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Etowah No. 1 Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Reece City in 8 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1998 | Tornado (F1) | Reece City | $30,000 | An F1 tornado began just northwest of Gadsden along US 11. The tornado traveled along US 11 into Reece City. Hundreds of trees were snapped and uprooted along the path, and a few of the trees fell onto homes. |
| December 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reece City | $5,000 | A tree fell onto and damaged a house, near the intersection of I-59 and Noccalula Parkway. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reece City | - | A tree was downed near I-59, resulting in a truck getting stuck. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reece City | - | Multiple trees uprooted in the city of Reece. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reece City | - | Two trees uprooted near the town of Reece City. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reece City | - | Several trees were reported blown down in Reece City and Rainbow City. A downed tree also interrupted cable television service in Rainbow City. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Reece City | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Reece City | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuckahoe Heights | 0.7 miles | 22 | |
| Scenic Heights | 1.2 miles | 22 | |
| Agricola | 1.2 miles | 22 | |
| Morton (historical) | 1.4 miles | 22 | |
| Cave Springs | 1.7 miles | 22 | |
| The Highlands | 1.8 miles | 22 | |
| Crudup | 2.4 miles | 22 | |
| Black Creek Falls (historical) | 2.4 miles | 22 |
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 Reece City | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q66179 | 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 158063. 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.











