Dadeville Historic District

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.

From the record

“The Dadeville Historic District is a historic district that comprises the central portion of Dadeville, Alabama. The period of significance extends from 1842, when the district's oldest building was built, to 1970, when commercial development began to move to the outskirts of town.”
Wikipedia article Dadeville Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 9 National Register listings published here for Tallapoosa County · listed in 2013 · category: District.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

Address. Lafayette, East, South, S. Tallassee & West Sts., Dadeville, 36853
When was it listed? July 2013
Category. district
Census division. Dadeville
National Register reference number. 13000471 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

190 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 190 fires within 5 miles of Dadeville Historic District between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,245 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 43 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	85
Arson/incendiarism	43
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	26
Recreation and ceremony	13
Equipment and vehicle use	10
Natural	4
Misuse of fire by a minor	3
Railroad operations and maintenance	3
Smoking	2
Other causes	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 2002	Equipment and vehicle use	2.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
30 September 2016	Debris and open burning	60 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	20160930-2
29 September 2010	Arson/incendiarism	5.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
22 September 2004	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
19 September 2000	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
17 September 1998	Equipment and vehicle use	1.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
14 September 1999	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
13 September 1995	Recreation and ceremony	3.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named

Every fire recorded in Tallapoosa County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Dadeville Historic District: 6 past producers, 3 occurrences, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Mica, Talc-Soapstone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Perry Wise-Sanders Prospect	Talc-Soapstone	Occurrence	Talc
W.B.Railey Asbestos Prospect	Talc-Soapstone	Prospect
Collum Deposit	Mica	Prospect
Collum Mine	Mica	Past Producer
Collum-Taylor Mine	Mica	Past Producer
W W Hicks Mine	Mica	Past Producer
Al King Mine	Gold	Past Producer	Vein
Alabama King Mine	Gold	Past Producer	Vein
Bonner-Terrell Mine	Gold	Past Producer	Gold
Holly Prospect	Gold	Occurrence	1911

Every working recorded in Tallapoosa County

Storms near this property

50 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dadeville, the town this property stands in, in 50 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 31 thunderstorm wind, 17 hail, 1 lightning, 1 tornado. 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.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
April 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	1 hurt	An employee of the Still Waters Resort on Lake Martin was injured when the top of a tree was broken off by strong wind. The broken portion of the tree landed where two or three employees were standing. One employee was struck in the head by the falling tree and required hospitalization. Several other trees in the area were blown down by the wind, but no property damage was reported.
March 1996	Lightning	Dadeville	$75,000	no account filed
May 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	$50,000	Trees were blown down at several locations around Tallapoosa County, at least one of which landed on and badly damaged a house.
April 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	$50,000	One very large building under contruction was destroyed at the Dadeville Industrial Park.
March 2005	Hail	Dadeville	$33,000	The supercell thunderstorm that produced hail across Elmore County strengthened and continued to produce hail all the way across Tallapoosa County. The largest hail reported was 3 inches in diameter. Several vehicles suffered hail damage.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	$30,000	Ten to twenty trees were blown down around the city of Dadeville. At least two of the trees fell onto vehicles, causing significant damage. The falling trees also caused several power poles to snap.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	$22,000	A few trees were blown down and large limbs were snapped off along Gardner Dairy Road just northeast of Dadeville. One mobile home was damaged and a tin roof of an out-building was torn off.
April 2007	Tornado (EF1)	Dadeville	$20,000	A tornado touched down near the intersection of Lafayette Street and Fulton Street, on the northeast side of US Highway 280 in Dadeville. It then tracked east southeast for about 1 mile, and lifted just past the railroad tracks and Woodyard Street. At least three homes were damaged due to numerous uprooted trees. A lumber company had substantial damage to several metal sheds.
March 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	$12,000	A wind gust with a thunderstorm downed or split several trees on the north side of US 280 about 6.2 miles northwest of Dadeville. Two homes lost shingles and another house had one corner of the metal roof lifted and bent. A cement block storage shed behind one mobile home lost about three-fourths of the metal roofing material. The worst damage occurred to a mobile home that served as an office for a used auto parts business. That mobile home was completely de-roofed and the roof was deposited about 25 feet north of the structure. A storm damage survey revealed no evidence of rotation in this event.
November 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	$12,000	Wind with a thunderstorm downed trees and power lines in the city of Dadeville.
April 1998	Hail	Dadeville	$10,000	no account filed
May 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	$8,000	Several trees and power lines were blown down in Dadeville.
March 2005	Hail	Dadeville	$7,000	Penny to golf ball size hail was reported across Tallapoosa County.
November 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds damaged an unspecified structure just south of Dadeville.
March 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	$5,000	Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in and around Dadeville.
January 1997	Hail	Dadeville	$5,000	no account filed
June 1997	Hail	Dadeville	$5,000	no account filed
March 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	$3,000	Several trees were knocked down on the south side of Dadeville.
June 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	$3,000	no account filed
March 1997	Hail	Dadeville	$3,000	no account filed
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	$2,000	Several trees were blown down around Dadeville.
April 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	$2,000	A few trees were blown down just east of Lake Martin.
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	$2,000	Several trees were blown down between Dadeville and Alexander City.
March 2000	Hail	Dadeville	$2,000	Dime to quarter size hail fell in Dadeville.
July 1998	Hail	Dadeville	$2,000	Quarter size hail was reported in Dadeville.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	$1,000	Part of the metal roof of a food store was blown across the road.
April 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	-	Trees were downed across Tallapoosa County.
August 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	-	Multiple trees were blown down around Dadeville.
August 2024	Hail	Dadeville	-	Quarter-size hail was reported in Dadeville.
January 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	-	Several trees uprooted and power lines downed in Dadeville.
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	-	Multiple trees uprooted in Dadeville.
January 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	-	Several trees uprooted in the town of Dadeville.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	-	Several trees uprooted in the city of Dadeville.
July 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	-	A microburst uprooted several large trees and produced significant damage to several boat houses on Wood Duck Point Road, including the capsizing of several boats.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	-	Several trees uprooted in the city of Dadeville.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	-	Several trees uprooted around the city of Dadeville.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	-	Several trees uprooted in the town of Dadeville.
June 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	-	Several trees uprooted on East South Street.
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	-	Several trees uprooted in the city of Dadeville and along Highway 280 between the cities of Jackson's Gap and Camp Hill.
January 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	-	Trees were uprooted across several locations in the city of Dadeville.
January 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	-	Trees were blown down along Dudleyville Rd and Horesebend Rd, northeast of Dadeville.
April 2006	Hail	Dadeville	-	Reported in Buttson.
June 2002	Hail	Dadeville	-	Nickel size hail was reported at the Horseshoe Bend Military Park and around the Dadeville area.
June 2001	Hail	Dadeville	-	Quarter size hail was observed near Dadeville.
February 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Dadeville	-	Wind gusts estimated at 60 miles an hour were reported in Dadeville.
April 1998	Hail	Dadeville	-	Dime size hail was reported between Dadeville and Alexander City along US 280.
June 2011	Hail	Dadeville	-	no account filed
May 2006	Hail	Dadeville	-	no account filed
June 2002	Hail	Dadeville	-	no account filed
April 1998	Hail	Dadeville	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Tallapoosa County

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 13000471 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Tallapoosa County	All 9 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.