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Thomasville, Alabama

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Thomasville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36784. The Survey maps it on the Thomasville quadrangle. 3,649 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 381 feet above sea level.

Thomasville within Clarke County

On record in Thomasville

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 2 records

Population over time

2 figures

Thomasville fell from 4,209 to 3,649 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.

YearPeople Change
20104,209
20203,649-560 (-13%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 8 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

50 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Thomasville between 1994 and 2018, burning about 491 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 7 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 burning16
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Equipment and vehicle use8
Arson/incendiarism7
Smoking4
Recreation and ceremony3
Natural2
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
28 September 2016Debris and open burning1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20160928-20
26 September 2003Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 1999Smoking5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
17 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
11 September 2002Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
1 September 2000Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
29 August 1998Arson/incendiarism1.5 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
29 August 1998Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clarke County

Storms near this place

60 of 72 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Thomasville in 72 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 49 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 3 lightning, 3 flash flood. 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
March 1996Tornado (F0)Thomasville1 hurt, $75,000no account filed
May 2006HailThomasville$100,000Large hail from a thunderstorm damaged numerous vehicles and several roofs just south of Thomasville. The local EMA director was on the phone with the National Weather Service reporting the hail, when his windshield was busted out by the baseball size hail. The large hail lasted for several minutes and caused widespread damage in the south part of town.
April 1999Tornado (F0)Thomasville$100,000A F0 tornado touched down along County Road 48 at Bashi Hwy or about 3 miles northwest of Thomasville. About 100 trees were blown down. Some trees were snapped off about 40 feet in the air; the branches below were completely stripped off. The tornado then skipped northeast, briefly touching down along U.S. Highway 43 or 3 miles north of Thomasville. Again, trees were blown down along with power lines and telephone wires. An automobile was damaged when it hit a tree across a road. No structural damage to any homes or injuries were reported. The tornado lifted back into the cloud just northeast of U.S. Highway 43. Most of the fallen trees were facing to the northeast.
January 2008Thunderstorm WindThomasville$75,000A thunderstorm produced high winds that damaged the High School sports complex and downed trees.
July 2016LightningThomasville$60,000Lightning struck the Thomasville 911 call center causing 60k in damage.
April 2017LightningThomasville$30,000A lightning strike caused a house fire along Finley Crossing Road.
March 2016Thunderstorm WindThomasville$30,000Winds estimated at 70 mph damaged blew the roof off a house and downed trees on cars.
March 2016Thunderstorm WindThomasville$30,000Winds estimated at 70 mph damaged the awning at the Chevron in Thomasville and caused structural damage at the Clarke County Pole company.
March 2009Thunderstorm WindThomasville$15,000A large oak tree fell on a mobile home causing a hole in the roof and breaking windows in winds estimated at 60 mph.
April 2009Thunderstorm WindThomasville$15,000Winds estimated at 60 mph downed 12 to 15 trees alongs Gates Drive near Highway 5.
January 2001Thunderstorm WindThomasville$15,000Numerous trees and some power lines were blown down, and some minor roof damage also occurred as a line of severe thunderstorms moved across the area. Most of the wind damage occurred just east of Highway 43, along Basset Creek, between Thomasville and Fulton.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindThomasville$15,000Strong thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees in the Thomasville area. Some minor damage to several homes occurred as well, primarily when large limbs and downed trees fell onto rooftops. Some shingle damage was also noted.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindThomasville$12,000no account filed
December 2018Thunderstorm WindThomasville$10,000Numerous trees and a few power lines were downed in and around Thomasville. Windows were blown out of a building on Front Street.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindThomasville$10,000Winds estimated near 60 mph downed trees and power lines in Thomasville.
February 2013Thunderstorm WindThomasville$10,000Winds estimated at 70 mph caused damage to two houses.
February 2013Flash FloodThomasville$10,000Heavy rain caused roads to be washed out in Thomasville.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindThomasville$10,000Winds estimated at 70 mph downed trees and powerlines and blew a roof off a house.
April 2005Thunderstorm WindThomasville$10,000Trees and power lines were blown down by high winds from a thunderstorm near Thomasville.
June 2003LightningThomasville$10,000Lightning struck a home near Thomasville. The strike started a fire that damaged the home.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindThomasville$8,000High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees near Thomasville.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindThomasville$7,000Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees and power lines along County Road 44 near Tallahatta Springs. Several power poles were also knocked down in the area.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindThomasville$7,000High thunderstorm winds downed trees near the community.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindThomasville$5,000Winds estimated at 70 mph downed several trees.
October 2014Thunderstorm WindThomasville$5,000Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindThomasville$5,000Winds estimated at 60 mph caused a tree to fall on a mobile home.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindThomasville$5,000Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees in Thomasville.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindThomasville$5,000Several trees were blown down by strong thunderstorm winds.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindThomasville$5,000Trees and power lines were blown down south of the community.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindThomasville$4,000Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees at Hwy 43 and Hwy 5, also Hwy 5 at Firetower Hill north of Thomasville.
February 2016Thunderstorm WindThomasville$3,000Winds estimated at 60 downed trees in Thomasville.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindThomasville$2,000Trees down in Highway 5.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindThomasville$2,000Winds estimated at 60 mph downed a tree on Sand Flat road.
March 1995Thunderstorm WindThomasville$2,000Trees were blown down in the Thomasville area.
January 1996Thunderstorm WindThomasville$2,000no account filed
May 1995Thunderstorm WindThomasville$500Several trees were blown down along State Highway 5 just northeast of Thomasville.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindThomasville-High winds downed trees on powerlines near the Wilcox County line on Highway 5.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindThomasville-High winds downed a tree onto a house on Carolyn Dr.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindThomasville-High winds downed trees across a road.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindThomasville-Emergency management estimated wind gusts of 60 mph.
February 2022Thunderstorm WindThomasville-Wind gusts estimated at 50 to 60 mph by county officials.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindThomasville-High winds downed trees and large limbs in northern Clarke county.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindThomasville-High winds downed multiple trees near the Highway 43 and Alabama highway 5 intersection.
April 2021Thunderstorm WindThomasville-High winds downed several large trees, causing power outages. Some of the trees fell on houses.
April 2021HailThomasville-Quarter size hail reported in Thomasville.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindThomasville-High winds downed trees in the Thomasville area.
March 2021Flash FloodThomasville-Flooding on Butler Drive near the intersection of Highway 43 and Highway 5.
January 2020Thunderstorm WindThomasville-Several trees and power lines down in Thomasville.
January 2020Thunderstorm WindThomasville-Tree down on a home on Peach Road.
January 2020Thunderstorm WindThomasville-Trees and power lines down at Highway 43 and Tanglewood Circle.
March 2020Thunderstorm WindThomasville-Straight line winds caused significant damage to trees and power lines in Thomasville.
March 2020Thunderstorm WindThomasville-Strong winds destroyed a large awning.
March 2020Thunderstorm WindThomasville-Strong winds damaged a tin roof on a business.
April 2015FloodThomasville-Heavy rains that occurred north of Clarke County in Marengo County resulted in the gradual rise of smaller creeks and streams across northern Clarke County. Several roads were closed due to water several inches deep covering the roadway.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindThomasville-Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees south of Thomasville.
July 2013Flash FloodThomasville-Heavy rains caused 5 to 6 inches water to flow across Bashi Road.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindThomasville-Wind gust estimated at 60 mph.
April 2011HailThomasville-Nickel size hail reported.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindThomasville-Trees blown down and large power lines damaged by severe thunderstorm winds near 60 mph.
October 2010HailThomasville-Clarke County EMA reported nickel size hail in Thomasville.

Every storm recorded in Clarke 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
Choctaw Corner1.8 miles8
Roundhill1.9 miles8
Rural3.4 miles7
Midway3.4 miles8
McWer4.2 miles7
Finley Crossing4.3 miles8
Atkeison4.4 miles8
Springfield5.7 miles8

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 ThomasvilleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q79885The 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 153683. 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.