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Reedtown, Alabama

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Russellville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35653. The Survey maps it on the Spruce Pine quadrangle.

Reedtown within Franklin County

On record in Reedtown

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 within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

128 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 128 fires within 5 miles of Reedtown between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,485 acres in total. None started naturally. 53 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/incendiarism53
Debris and open burning42
Missing data/not specified/undetermined24
Equipment and vehicle use3
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Fireworks2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2010Arson/incendiarism17 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
9 September 1999Arson/incendiarism20 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2019Debris and open burning2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20190906-1
5 September 1999Arson/incendiarism50 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 2000Debris and open burning7.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 2010Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 2010Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
21 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20190921-7

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Franklin County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 153 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 153 workings within 5 miles of Reedtown: 125 unknowns, 17 occurrences, 6 past producers, 3 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Russellville QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Rockwood Crushed Stone PlantLimestone, DimensionPlant
Rockwood MineLimestone, DimensionProducer
AuxfordIronUnknown
BlackburnIronUnknown
Cedar CreekIronUnknown
DebardelebenIronUnknown
DouglasIronUnknown
Ensley-Sloss Number 1IronUnknown
MacyIronUnknown

Every working recorded in Franklin County

Storms near this place

13 since 2012

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Reedtown in 13 storm reports between 2012 and 2026: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 flood, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2025LightningReedtown1 hurtLightning struck a home on Oak Hill Drive in Russellville. A 19 year old female was injured by the strike travelling through a cellular phone connected to a power outlet. The person was hospitalized.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindReedtown$6,000Powerlines were reported down in the Russellville area resulting in power outages. Time estimated based on radar.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindReedtown$1,000A tree was knocked down at 1044 County Road 624.
February 2026HailReedtown-Half dollar sized hail was reported.
March 2023Thunderstorm WindReedtown-Numerous locations reporting trees and power lines down near Russellville.
February 2019FloodReedtown-Washington Avenue closed at Town Branch.
March 2018Thunderstorm WindReedtown-Damage was reported to a warehouse along Jackson Avenue South, just to the west of Walmart on Highway 43.
March 2018Tornado (EF1)Reedtown-The tornado touched down in the Reedtown section of Russellville with EF-0 intensity, containing winds of 65-70 mph. The tornado caused minor roof and siding damage to a few single family homes. The tornado strengthened quickly to low-end EF-1 as it knocked down the chimney of a house and caused more extensive damage to the siding and metal roof of another. The tornado likely reached maximum intensity and width as it crossed Hwy 43 on the south side of Russellville. Here, the tornado was around 200 yards wide, with winds of 90 mph. A Waffle House restaurant had damage to its sign and roof. A warehouse and apartment complex also sustained some minor structural damage. The tornado then moved through a residential section of southeast Russellville, causing significant damage to a grove of pine and cedar trees and completely destroyed a small barn. However, only minor damage occurred at any of the one to two story homes, placing winds in the 80-90 mph range. The tornado then weakened further as it approached Highway 42 east of Russellville and lifted near Sloss Lake Park.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindReedtown-Trees were knocked down behind the Walmart in Russellville.
July 2017FloodReedtown-Brief floodwaters at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Tuscaloosa Street, or Town Branch, caused part of the road to break away. The intersection was closed while repairs were made to the road.
November 2016Flash FloodReedtown-Four to five feet of water reported along the intersection of Tuscaloosa Street and Washington Avenue in Russellville.
May 2015Flash FloodReedtown-Flash flooding occurred near U.S. Highway 43 and Underwood road. High water between a foot and two feet entered the Dollar General store along U.S. Highway 43. There were several cars flooded along U.S. Highway 43, with Hal Kirby park flooded in the Russellville, Alabama area.
July 2013Flash FloodReedtown-Persistent heavy rainfall resulted in flash flooding around Russellville, Alabama, with portions of South Washington Avenue, Coffee and Adams Streets and along Walnut Gate Road having to be barricaded due to flash flooding. Between 12 and 24 inches of water was also reported flowing across these area roads with several homes in the area having nearly 12 inches of water entering them.

Every storm recorded in Franklin County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Gravel Hill0.8 miles14
Russellville1.0 miles20
Woodlawn Heights2.5 miles20
Pleasant Ridge2.9 miles20
Isbell2.9 miles14
Hester Heights3.6 miles20
Rockwood3.7 miles14
Good Springs3.9 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 125519. 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.