Sardis City, Alabama
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Mountainboro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35956. It stands on McWhorter Branch. The Survey maps it on the Rodentown quadrangle. 1,814 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,083 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresSardis City grew from 1,704 to 1,814 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 | 1,704 | |
| 2020 | 1,814 | +110 (+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
- 1936 USGS Rodentown quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Rodentown quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Guntersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
70 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Sardis City between 1998 and 2019, burning about 326 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 26 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 | 33 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190930-23 |
| 27 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160927-6 |
| 19 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 4.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160916-14 |
| 16 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160916-11 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Sardis City: 2 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leed Gap Area | Iron | Past Producer | Hematite | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect |
Storms near this place
18 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sardis City in 18 storm reports between 1999 and 2023: 12 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 tornado. The reports record 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2013 | Tornado (EF1) | Sardis City | 3 hurt | The tornado initially touched down in Marshall County in Boaz and moved eastward into Etowah County about a half of a mile west of Oak Drive where it snapped and uprooted several pine trees. From there it moved to the east and crossed Broadwell Road and overturned a tractor trailer and a camper. The tornado continued eastward, snapping and uprooting trees along the path. Several barns and small outbuildings sustained roof damage. As the tornado crossed Chumley Road, two mobile homes were overturned while more trees were uprooted. The most extensive damage occurred as the tornado approached Rowen Road. A mobile home was lifted and overturned leaving one person seriously injured and two others with minor injuries. In this same area, two additional mobile homes were destroyed. As the tornado crossed Brow Road, a one story brick home had one third of its roof removed and wind-blown debris was observed on all four sides of the home. The tornado continued further east for approximately 300 yards before dissipating as it approched Sand Valley Road. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sardis City | $20,000 | Several trees were blown down near the intersection of Patterson Street and Alexander Drive, near the Sardis City community. A portion of a garage roof was blown off, and a home sustained damage from a fallen tree. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sardis City | $8,000 | Several trees were uprooted or snapped, causing damage to a shed and barn along Jack Floyd St., Broadwell Rd., and Horton Circle. Winds were estimated at 70-75 mph. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sardis City | $5,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in Sardis City. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sardis City | $4,000 | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sardis City | $3,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down around the Sardis City community. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sardis City | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down in Sardis City. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sardis City | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down in the Sardis City community. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sardis City | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down in the New Union Community. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sardis City | - | Several trees uprooted in the Sardis City area. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sardis City | - | Several trees uprooted and blocking roadways in Sardis City. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sardis City | - | Several trees uprooted and power lined downed in the town of Sardis City. |
| February 2019 | Hail | Sardis City | - | Penny size hail covering the ground. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sardis City | - | Several trees uprooted and blocking Highway 431 near Sand Mountain Pawn. |
| February 2003 | Hail | Sardis City | - | Penny size hail was reported near Sardis City. |
| August 2002 | Hail | Sardis City | - | Dime size hail was reported in Sardis City by the local police department. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Sardis City | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Sardis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midway | 0.5 miles | 22 | |
| Fenton | 1.0 miles | 22 | |
| Rollins (historical) | 1.5 miles | 22 | |
| Mountainboro | 1.9 miles | 23 | |
| Skyhaven Estates | 2.1 miles | 23 | |
| Happy Hill | 2.2 miles | 22 | |
| Pulltight | 2.9 miles | 22 | |
| Whitesboro | 2.9 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 Sardis City | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q65616 | 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 126416. 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.











