Stevenson, Alabama
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Stevenson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35772. It stands on Bengis Creek. The Survey maps it on the Stevenson quadrangle. 1,955 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 653 feet above sea level.
On record in Stevenson
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 4 records
Gen. William Rosecrans Headquarterslisted 1978- Fort Harkerlisted 1977
- Stevenson Historic Districtlisted 1978
- Stevenson Railroad Depot and Hotellisted 1976
Population over time
3 figuresStevenson grew from 1,770 to 1,955 between 2000 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,770 | |
| 2010 | 2,046 | +276 (+16%) |
| 2020 | 1,955 | -91 (-4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1886 USGS Stevenson quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Stevenson quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Stevenson quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1936 USGS Stevenson quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Stevenson quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Stevenson quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Chickamauga quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
40 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Stevenson between 1994 and 2019, burning about 1,306 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 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 | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190922-15 |
| 18 September 1998 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1998 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1998 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 853 CR 285, AL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Stevenson: 1 past producer, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pace Prospect | Iron, Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Childers Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
20 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stevenson in 20 storm reports between 1994 and 2014: 13 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stevenson | $500,000 | Twenty homes were damaged by what was believed to be thunderstorm winds in the Fackler and Stevenson area. Isolated damage was also reported in other parts of Jackson County including Scottsboro with numerous trees down throughout the county. Damage included shingles off, porches and awnings ripped from buildings, and a mobile home was moved off its foundation. |
| January 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Stevenson | $60,000 | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stevenson | $20,000 | no account filed |
| January 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stevenson | $6,000 | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stevenson | $4,000 | Trees were knocked down along US 72 and also along CR 587 near Stevenson. Several other trees were blown down across the county. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stevenson | $3,000 | home with minor roof damage due to wind damage. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stevenson | $3,000 | Trees were down and nickel-size hail was reported at Dutton in southeast Jackson County and Section. Large trees and power lines were reported down between Stevenson and Bridgeport. Several large trees blocked a road in Stevenson. |
| February 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stevenson | $2,000 | A few trees were blown down around Stevenson. A few trees were also reported down in the rural areas of northern Jackson County. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Stevenson | - | A portion of County Road 171 in the Talley Branch area in Jackson County, Alabama was washed out due to flash flooding. At least a foot of water was flowing across the road. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Stevenson | - | Nickel size hail reported. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Stevenson | - | Quarter size hail was reported. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Stevenson | - | Golf ball size hail was reported. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stevenson | - | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. Several power outages were reported. Time estimated report. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Stevenson | - | Quarter size hail was reported. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stevenson | - | A few trees and power lines were blown down. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stevenson | - | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down due to thunderstorm winds associated with a line of severe thunderstorms moving southeast into the county. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stevenson | - | A few power lines were blown down due to thunderstorm winds. |
| February 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stevenson | - | a few power lines blown down |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stevenson | - | few trees and powerlines reported down. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Stevenson | - | Dime size hail was reported in the Stevenson area. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Card Switch | 0.9 miles | 22 | |
| New Town | 1.2 miles | 22 | |
| Pinder Hill | 1.3 miles | 22 | |
| Haynes Crossing | 1.6 miles | 23 | |
| Harris | 1.7 miles | 23 | |
| Hymer (historical) | 2.7 miles | 22 | |
| Edgefield | 2.9 miles | 23 | |
| Rash | 3.0 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 Stevenson | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q79563 | 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 127370. 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.










