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One of 1 National Register listings published here for Geneva County · listed in 2025 · category: District.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Slocomb Commercial District
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2025.
The listing
- Address. Approx. 101-149 Commerce/Dalton Street. 113-180 Slocomb Street. Both sides east of Commerce/Dalton Street and the north side of Slocomb Street. 121-169 Lawrence Harris Highway on either side of Commerce/Dalton Street, Slocomb, 36375
- When was it listed? June 2025
- Category. district
- Census division. Slocomb
- National Register reference number. 100011226 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
46 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Slocomb Commercial District between 1994 and 2020, burning about 422 acres in total. None started naturally. 11 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 | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20140904-001 |
| 26 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 19 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | CO RD 49, AL |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190914-3 |
| 14 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Slocomb Commercial District: 10 unknowns, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this property
44 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Slocomb, the town this property stands in, in 44 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 27 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 4 tornado, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slocomb | $250,000 | Several houses and businesses were damaged in a swath from the Slocomb to Malvern area. There were numerous trees and power lines blown down, including some on houses. Winds were estimated at around 85 mph. Damage cost was estimated. |
| June 1998 | Tornado (F1) | Slocomb | $150,000 | Just east of CR 9 about 3.5 miles north of Slocomb, sheet metal off a hay barn was blown 1/4 mile to the ENE. One neighboring property sustained tree and roof damage, a destroyed shed and a damaged hay barn. One nearby mobile home lost its roof with tree limb damage within a one mile radius. Dime sized hail accompanied the storm. South of Slocomb, damage was more severe. Spotty tree damage began about 2 miles south along CR 85. The most danage occurred 1/4 mile east of the New Teamon Baptist Church. Several large oak trees were uprooted, extensive tree limb damage, a mobile home roof damaged, and a barn sustained roof and door damage. Two structures on CR 91 were damaged by fallen trees. One witness observed the tornado as 100 yards wide, moving from NW to SE. Hail fell prior to the tornado passage. |
| March 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Slocomb | $100,000 | The tornado touched down about 3.5 miles south of Slocomb, AL and proceeded east northeast and impacted multiple single family homes and a few manufactured homes. |Most of the damage was roof damage, but a few manufactured homes were shifted off their anchor points. The most significant damage happened about a half of a mile northwest of the intersection of Mozell Rd and Cotton Box Rd. At this location the tornado passed over a single family home and the 110 mile per hour winds estimated at this location gained entry into the garage and removed the entire garage roof and some parts of the roof over the house. Immediately behind the house and along the path of the tornado a manufactured home was lifted off its anchor points and rotated about 10 to 15 feet from its original location. The damage at these locations was consistent with a high end EF-1 tornado and winds were estimated to be around 110 mph at this point. The tornado continued to move east from its strongest point and eventually crossed the|intersection of Grant Rd. and County Rd 103 where EF-1 damage was found to manufactured homes and single family homes. The tornado then crossed Old Chipley Rd where it impacted a barn with EF-1 damage. Finally the tornado moved just east-southeast and appeared to have lifted just east of County Rd 49 after causing low end EF-1 damage to some larger trees. Damage cost was estimated. |
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slocomb | $50,000 | Multiple trees and power lines were blown down with a report of some trees blown down onto houses. Damage cost was estimated. |
| November 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Slocomb | $40,000 | A brief EF1 tornado touched down along Hundley Road near Slocomb with significant roof damage to a house and carport. The rear window of a Tahoe was also blown out. The tornado moved southeastward through a wooded area with some trees snapped along its path. It then moved across McCollough Road where a pole was bent. The tornado lifted near the intersection of McCollough Road and Green Road. Peak winds were estimated near 95 mph. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slocomb | $25,000 | A barn was destroyed near County Road 91 south of Slocomb. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slocomb | $20,000 | A tree fell on a car along County Road 85. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slocomb | $20,000 | A tree fell on a mobile home west of Slocomb. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slocomb | $10,000 | Roof damage to a home in Slocomb was reported. |
| March 2012 | Tornado (EF1) | Slocomb | $5,000 | A second EF1 tornado touched down briefly near the intersection of Highway 103 and Tindil Creek Road to the south of the first tornado around 114 pm CST. This tornado traveled east-northeastward around one-third of a mile across Tindil Creek Road before lifting around 115 pm CST. Numerous hardwood and softwood trees were snapped and uprooted along its path. The path width was estimated around 30 yards with maximum winds around 95 mph. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slocomb | $3,000 | Power outages due to trees down occurred via the Wiregrass Electric Coop. The location was approximated to the area of the largest outage. |
| July 2025 | Lightning | Slocomb | $3,000 | Power outages due to lightning occurred via the Wiregrass Electric Coop. The location was approximated to the area of the largest outage. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slocomb | $3,000 | A tree fell on a power line in the Slocomb area. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slocomb | $2,000 | A tree was blown down and resulted in a power outage along Davis Mill Road. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slocomb | $2,000 | Power lines were blown down north of Slocomb. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slocomb | $2,000 | Power lines were blown down on Cotton Box Road. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slocomb | $1,000 | Trees were blown down on Mozell Road. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slocomb | $1,000 | Trees were blown down on County Road 28. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slocomb | $1,000 | Several trees and utility poles were down. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slocomb | - | Trees were blown down on S County Road 9. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slocomb | - | Trees were blown down on County Road 91. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slocomb | - | Trees were blown down along Highway 133 near Slocomb causing roadway blockages. |
| February 2024 | Flash Flood | Slocomb | - | South County Road 9 was flooded south of Slocomb. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slocomb | - | Numerous trees were blown down in Slocomb. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Slocomb | - | Flooding was reported in the Slocomb area. |
| March 2024 | Flash Flood | Slocomb | - | One road washout was reported in the Slocomb area. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slocomb | - | A tree was blown down on County Road 30. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slocomb | - | A tree was blown down in Slocomb. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slocomb | - | Trees were blown down along County Road 91. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slocomb | - | Trees were blown down in the Slocomb area. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slocomb | - | Trees were blown down in the Slocomb area. |
| November 2018 | Flash Flood | Slocomb | - | Water entered the first floor of a residence at ground level along Arrington Street in Slocomb. |
| January 2017 | Flood | Slocomb | - | Whiteoak road at the bridge was closed due to flooding. A local creek intersects this area and likely overflowed due to a long duration of moderate to heavy rainfall. |
| January 2017 | Flood | Slocomb | - | Mitchell Road at County Road 16 was closed due to flooding from a long duration of moderate to heavy rainfall. |
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slocomb | - | Trees were blown down in the Slocomb area. |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slocomb | - | A tree was blown down onto State Highway 52 in Slocomb. |
| April 2016 | Flash Flood | Slocomb | - | Flooding occurred in Slocomb with a social media picture showing the roadway completely covered with water in town. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slocomb | - | A large tree was snapped in Slocomb. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slocomb | - | Large limbs were blown down at Highway 52 and Airport Road. |
| April 2014 | Flash Flood | Slocomb | - | Heavy rain in a short amount of time caused water to cover portions of Highway 52 east near Slocomb. |
| February 2013 | Flash Flood | Slocomb | - | Water was running over roads around Slocomb up to the depth of car bumpers. This was reported by WDHN-TV via facebook. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Slocomb | - | The public estimated hail up to the size of golf balls in Slocomb. The report was obtained via Facebook. |
| January 2012 | Heavy Rain | Slocomb | - | Law enforcement reported significant ponding of water on roads around Slocomb, but roads remained passable and no road closures occurred. Radar showed an area of training thunderstorms with rainfall estimates of 3 to 5 inches occurring in and around Slocomb in just a few hours. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Slocomb | - | The Geneva County EMA reported quarter size hail. |
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.
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100011226 in Record Group 79. |
| Geneva County | All 1 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.