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Photograph of Horton Mill Covered Bridge
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Horton Mill Covered Bridge

Built in 1935. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.

From the record

“The Horton Mill Covered Bridge is a state-owned wooden covered bridge that spans the Calvert Prong of the Little Warrior River in Blount County, Alabama, United States. It is located on a river crossing to Ebell Road and Covered Bridge Circle, off State Route 75 about 5 miles (8.0 km) north of the city of Oneonta.”

Wikipedia article Horton Mill Covered Bridge, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 5 National Register listings published here for Blount County · listed in 1970 · category: Structure · built in 1935.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 structure as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 5 mi. (8 km) N of Oneonta on Rte. 3, Oneonta, 35121
  • When was it listed? December 1970
  • Category. structure
  • Also known as. Blount County Covered Bridges TR
  • Census division. Clarence
  • When was it built? 1935
  • National Register reference number. 70000099 - 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

121 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 121 fires within 5 miles of Horton Mill Covered Bridge between 1994 and 2019, burning about 1,547 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 17 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 burning51
Missing data/not specified/undetermined30
Arson/incendiarism17
Equipment and vehicle use8
Recreation and ceremony6
Smoking4
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Natural1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Fireworks1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
8 September 1995Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 2018Debris and open burning4.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20180907-2
6 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 1998Debris and open burning1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 2010Arson/incendiarism10 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 2003Debris and open burning3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission1535 STARNES CHAPEL RD, AL
19 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Every fire recorded in Blount County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 39 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 39 workings within 5 miles of Horton Mill Covered Bridge: 14 occurrences, 9 unknowns, 8 prospects, 6 past producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Flagstone, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Brown QuarryFlagstonePast Producer
Lamb QuarryFlagstoneProducer
Oneoneta QuarryFlagstoneProducer
Unnamed ProspectManganeseOccurrence
Unnamed ProspectManganeseOccurrence
Unnamed ProspectManganeseOccurrence
Blount CountyIronPast Producer
Iron MountainIronUnknown
No Name, Oneonta AreaIronPast ProducerHematite
Taits Gap MinesIronPast Producer1956, 1968

Every working recorded in Blount County

Storms near this property

60 of 81 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oneonta, the town this property stands in, in 81 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 44 thunderstorm wind, 20 hail, 8 flash flood, 4 lightning. The reports record 1 death and 22 injuries. 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
July 2002LightningOneonta1 killedA two-year-old boy was struck by lightning and eventually died from the injuries. The injury occurred as the boy was outside helping his family in the garden about 4.5 miles west of Oneonta.
November 2001Tornado (F4)Oneonta22 hurt, $800,000no account filed
January 1997Thunderstorm WindOneonta$80,000no account filed
September 1996LightningOneonta$75,000no account filed
September 1996Thunderstorm WindOneonta$40,000no account filed
January 1999HailOneonta$25,000Golfball size hail was reported just west of Oneonta.
January 1999Thunderstorm WindOneonta$15,000A few homes were damaged and trees downed on Rock Springs Road near Hayden.
April 1998Tornado (F0)Oneonta$15,000An F0 tornado touched down just east of Taits Gap and the Oneonta airport and moved northeast along CR 28. Damage was limited to snapped off and uprooted trees. Some trees fell on houses and several barns were damaged. Farmers reported several cows were killed or injured.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindOneonta$12,000Thunderstorm wind damaged the roof to the Wrangler Building in Oneonta.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindOneonta$10,000A barn had a large portion of its tin roof removed. Several trees were also blown down in Oneonta.
July 2007LightningOneonta$10,000The 911 center in Oneonta was struck by lightning and sustained damage. Several trees in the area were also struck by lightning, and subsequently caught fire.
May 2003Flash FloodOneonta$10,000Several roads in Oneonta were flooded and temporarily impassable.
June 1997Flash FloodOneonta$10,000The Blount County EMA reported a few roads under water, and a Piggly Wiggly store had several inches of water in it as well as two other businesses.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindOneonta$10,000Wind downed several trees in Oneonta. One tree took out a power line and one tree fell on a house.
May 1996Thunderstorm WindOneonta$10,000no account filed
July 2003Thunderstorm WindOneonta$8,000Several trees were blown down near US 231 and Straight Mountain.
April 2000Thunderstorm WindOneonta$8,000A roof was blown off a mobile home on Jones Chapel Loop in southeastern Blount County.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindOneonta$7,500A tree was reported down on a house in Oneonta.
September 2011Flash FloodOneonta$5,000Heavy rainfall from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee caused a grocery store to become flooded in Oneonta.
October 2010Thunderstorm WindOneonta$5,000Trees and power lines reported down in the city resulting in power outages.
April 2001Flash FloodOneonta$5,000Heavy rainfall in Oneonta caused flooding of two businesses. Several roads were temporarily impassible due to high water in Oneonta and Blountsville.
June 1999Flash FloodOneonta$5,000One to two inches of rain occurred in less than one hour causing high water. Many roads and low lying areas were flooded in downtown Oneonta.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindOneonta$5,000A mobile home was damaged and a tree was blown onto a house in northern Blount County around Summit. Trees and power lines were down along Highway 132 between Oneonta and Altoona.
September 1996Thunderstorm WindOneonta$5,000no account filed
September 1996HailOneonta$5,000no account filed
November 2010Thunderstorm WindOneonta$4,000Several antennas were blown down on a radio station tower in Oneonta.
November 2005Thunderstorm WindOneonta$4,000One home sustained minor roof damage on County Road 36 in the Susan Moore Community.
April 1997HailOneonta$4,000Hail the size of quarters was reported by the Sheriff's Office.
October 2010Thunderstorm WindOneonta$3,000Trees were blown down along Champion Road.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindOneonta$3,000Small trees were blown down in scattered locations near the Saint Clair County line.
November 2003Thunderstorm WindOneonta$3,000Trees were knocked down north of Oneonta. EMA
April 1997HailOneonta$3,000Hail the size of dimes was reported in Oneonta.
April 1997HailOneonta$3,000Three-quarter inch hail was reported in Oneonta.
April 2000Thunderstorm WindOneonta$3,000no account filed
June 2009Thunderstorm WindOneonta$2,000Large trees were blown down on Pacota Drive in Oneonta.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindOneonta$2,000Trees and power lines were blown down at the Oneonta Library.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindOneonta$2,000Several trees were blown down around Oneonta.
December 2008Thunderstorm WindOneonta$2,000A few trees were blown down north of Oneonta, and several other locations in the northern part of Blount County.
April 2006HailOneonta$2,000Golf ball sized hail and minor roof damage on 2nd Avenue in Oneonta.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindOneonta$2,000A few trees were blown down in the city of Oneonta. Dime size hail was also reported with this storm.
April 2003LightningOneonta$2,000Lightning struck a tree causing the tree to explode sending debris in a wide cirlce well over 100 feet from where the strike occurred. Debris punctured an apartment wall and heavily damaged the grill of a parked car. A small rock wall over a culvert close to the tree that was struck was also damaged.
May 1998HailOneonta$2,000no account filed
March 2006Thunderstorm WindOneonta$1,000A few trees blown down.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindOneonta$500A tree was blown down on US-231 near Oneonta.
April 2009Thunderstorm WindOneonta$500One tree was blown down and blocked Alabama Avenue.
February 2025Thunderstorm WindOneonta-Trees were downed in various locations across Blount County.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindOneonta-Multiple trees were downed in the Oneonta, Cleveland, and Nectar areas.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindOneonta-Trees were downed in the Oneonta area.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindOneonta-Trees were blown down in the Oneonta area.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindOneonta-Numerous trees were uprooted in the Oneonta area and in eastern parts of Blount County.
January 2020Thunderstorm WindOneonta-Several trees uprooted and power lines downed in the city of Oneonta.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindOneonta-Several trees uprooted in the city of Oneonta.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindOneonta-Several trees uprooted in the city of Oneonta.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindOneonta-Numerous trees uprooted and power lines downed in the city of Oneonta and across the northern portions of Blount County.
January 2017Thunderstorm WindOneonta-A downburst caused considerable damage in the city of Oneonta. The determination was made from the divergent tree and damage pattern. In the immediate downtown area, over 60 structures were damaged or destroyed and approximately 200 trees were either snapped or uprooted. A weather station located at the Oneonta Fire Department measured a wind gust of 77 mph. The width of the damage ranged from 260 yards at the beginning to 770 yards at the end.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindOneonta-Several trees uprooted in the city of Oneonta.
July 2017Flash FloodOneonta-Several streets flooded in downtown Oneonta.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindOneonta-Several trees uprooted in and around the city of Oneonta.
March 2013Thunderstorm WindOneonta-Structural damage occurred to a business in Oneonta.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindOneonta-Powerlines were reported down across State Road in Oneonta.

Every storm recorded in Blount 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.

Listed places nearby

1 within 8 miles

Other 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 PropertyDistance Listed
Easley Covered Bridge5.1 miles1981

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 70000099 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Blount CountyAll 5 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.