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One of 189 National Register listings published here for Jefferson County · listed in 2006 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Cahaba Homestead Village Historic District
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
The listing
- Address. Approx. bet I-59 and AL 11, Trussville, 35173
- When was it listed? March 2006
- Category. district
- Census division. Trussville
- National Register reference number. 06000187 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.
Fires near this property
87 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Cahaba Homestead Village Historic District between 1994 and 2019, burning about 918 acres in total. None started naturally. 37 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 | 37 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160917-6 |
| 17 September 2003 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SMITH-SIMS ROAD, AL |
| 17 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 5.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
10 of 24 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Cahaba Homestead Village Historic District: 12 occurrences, 8 past producers, 4 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Pinson Mines | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Goethite | |
| Industrial Sand Co. Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Trussville Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Alfretta Mines | Iron | Past Producer | 1903 | |
| Alfretta No 1 Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Alfretta No. 2 Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Alfretta No. 3 Mine | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Alfretta No. 4 Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| D P Anderson Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| J O Norris Prospect | Iron | Occurrence |
Storms near this property
36 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Trussville, the town this property stands in, in 36 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 19 hail, 16 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trussville | $10,000 | Refurbished tin and truss over an old flat roof was peeled off the top of a business. Sections of roofing were also partially removed from an athletic center. Winds were estimated around 70 mph. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trussville | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused a swath of damage from Clay Road, to the area around the fire department, in the city of Trussville. Numerous tree limbs were broken off, with a few tree trunks snapped and uprooted. At least two houses received roof damage due to fallen trees. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trussville | $10,000 | Dime to golf ball size hail was observed in Trussville. Some locations reported that the hail was covering the ground. Numerous trees and power lines were also knocked down across the area. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Trussville | $5,000 | Golf ball size hail was reported in Trussville. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trussville | $5,000 | Large tree limbs were downed in Trussville and three-quarter inch hail was reported in Leeds and Graysville. |
| January 1997 | Hail | Trussville | $5,000 | no account filed |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trussville | $4,000 | Trees were blown down onto a storage building at Queenstown Road and 2nd Street. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trussville | $4,000 | A few trees were blown down in Trussville. Approximately 12 hours later, during non-severe thunderstorms, a tree weakened from the first storms fell on home in Trussville. A 13 year old girl was killed as she slept on the living room couch. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trussville | $3,000 | Shingles were blown off and a dumpster was moved at a restaurant. |
| June 2000 | Hail | Trussville | $3,000 | Quarter size hail was reported at the intersection of US 11 and Deerfoot Parkway in Trussville. The hail cracked a few car windshields. |
| November 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trussville | $2,000 | A few trees were blown down. |
| November 1997 | Hail | Trussville | $2,000 | Penny sized hail was reported in Trussville. |
| February 2026 | Hail | Trussville | - | Quarter-size hail on Highway 11 near Deerfoot Pkwy. |
| February 2026 | Tornado (EF0) | Trussville | - | The National Weather Service surveyed damage in Trussville and determined that a high-end EF-0 tornado occurred. Damage began along the north end of Mary Taylor Rd, where a construction trailer was flipped. A portion of the Metro Mini Storage had doors blown in and metal roofing lifted/peeled back. Next to this, approximately 13-14 trees in close proximity were uprooted, including 12 cedar trees in a tight row. Winds were estimated at about 80 mph here. The tornado crossed Highway 11, where minor roof damage was done to a car wash and Velmas restaurant. As the tornado moved southeastward along Mary Taylor Rd, large doors were partially blown in and roofing was removed from a warehouse, and a fence was damaged at a dog daycare center. The tornado crossed a railroad and struck Daniel Iron, with a section of a warehouse having large doors blown in and large pieces of metal roofing removed. A few flatbed semi trailers were moved in the lot as well.||The tornado then ascended a small ridge and moved through a subdivision, causing mainly shingle and fence damage at numerous homes, along with a few trees and limbs being downed. At least one home was observed to have had a garage door damaged. Of particular note was the discovery of a large chunk of steel roofing from the Daniel Iron warehouse that landed on a home before sliding off and coming to rest on the side of another home. This caused considerable roof damage to the first home, resulting in water damage from rain. After this, minor tree and shingle damage continued across Hidden Brook Dr, Amber Trace, Yvonne St, and Alabama Dr, with the most notable damage being a few uprooted trees in close proximity along Yvonne St. The last area of discernible damage, very minor in nature, was observed near a lake in a curve along Queenstown Rd. Wind speeds at the peak were estimated at 85 mph at Daniel Iron. The NWS would like to thank Jefferson County EMA for their assistance during this survey. |
| February 2026 | Hail | Trussville | - | Ping-pong to golf ball-sized hail in the Trussville area. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trussville | - | Trees were downed near downtown Trussville, including along Happy Hollow Rd. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trussville | - | Numerous trees were downed in the Trussville area, including the Tutwiler Farm neighborhood and along Trussville-Clay Rd. Some trees fell on homes, other structures, and power lines. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trussville | - | Trees were downed in the Trussville area. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trussville | - | Several trees were downed along Markham Dr, N Lake Dr, and Roper Rd in the Clay and Trussville areas. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trussville | - | Several trees uprooted in the city of Trussville. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trussville | - | Several trees uprooted along Interstate 59 near mile marker 139. |
| March 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trussville | - | A tree was reported down, blocking First Street Northeast. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Trussville | - | Penny size hail was observed in and around Trussville. |
| June 2000 | Hail | Trussville | - | Quarter size hail was reported in Trussville. |
| June 1995 | Hail | Trussville | - | Hail ranging in size from half- to three-quarters of an inch was reported in Trussville by amateur radio storm spotters. |
| April 1995 | Hail | Trussville | - | Nickel-size hail was reported at the Birmingham fairgrounds. |
| March 1994 | Hail | Trussville | - | Thunderstorm wind downed eight-inch diameter trees in Trussville. |
| March 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trussville | - | Thunderstorm wind downed eight-inch diameter trees in Trussville. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Trussville | - | no account filed |
| February 2012 | Hail | Trussville | - | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Hail | Trussville | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Trussville | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Trussville | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Trussville | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Trussville | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Trussville | - | no account filed |
Map coverage status
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Listed places nearby
6 within 8 milesOther National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Reed House | 4.0 miles | 1987 | |
 | Pinson Hills Historic District | 5.8 miles | 2016 |
 | Pinson Main Street Historic District | 6.1 miles | 2016 |
| South Highlands of East Lake Historic District | 6.3 miles | 2003 | |
| Roebuck Springs Historic District | 6.6 miles | 1999 | |
| Jonathan W. Bass House | 6.8 miles | 2008 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 06000187 in Record Group 79. |
| Jefferson County | All 189 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- 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.