Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
“The old Coosa County Jail is a former jail in Rockford, Alabama, United States. It is the oldest extant stone jail in Alabama.”
Wikipedia article Coosa County Jail, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 2 National Register listings published here for Coosa County · listed in 1974 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 98 fires within 5 miles of Coosa County Jail between 1995 and 2020, burning about 1,345 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 28 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 | 43 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 98 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190930-25 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 43 workings within 5 miles of Coosa County Jail: 16 past producers, 16 occurrences, 10 prospects, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Tin, Gold, Mica, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coosa Gibbsite Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | 1960 | |
| Number One Mine | Feldspar, Graphite, Tin, Mica | Past Producer | 1941 | |
| Number Seven Mine | Feldspar, Mica, Tin | Past Producer | 1941 | |
| Number Two Mine | Feldspar, Graphite, Mica, Tin | Past Producer | 1941 | |
| Old Will Bentley Land Prospect | Tantalum | Occurrence | ||
| Prospect Number Five | Tantalum, Feldspar, Mica, Tin | Prospect | ||
| Prospect Number Twenty-Eight | Feldspar, Mica, Tin, Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Prospect Number Twenty-Six | Mica, Tin | Occurrence | ||
| USGS MR-60 Alabama No.5 Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Unknown | ||
| Rockford Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Gold, Silver |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rockford, the town this property stands in, in 24 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 11 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado. The reports record 3 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockford | 3 hurt, $40,000 | Trees and power lines were down in the Richland community. Three people received minor injuries when a tree fell on their car as they were driving along SR 22. |
| November 2004 | Tornado (F2) | Rockford | $100,000 | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockford | $8,000 | Several trees were blown down across southwestern Coosa County. This damage was produced by the forward flank downdraft associated with the supercell. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockford | $8,000 | There were widespread power outages across the county due to downed power lines. |
| January 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockford | $7,000 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Rockford | $5,000 | Dime to golfball size hail fell in south central Coosa County all around the city of Rockford. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockford | $4,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockford | $3,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down across central Coosa County around Rockford. |
| January 1997 | Hail | Rockford | $3,000 | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockford | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down in Rockford. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockford | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down along US-231, in the Pentonville Community. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockford | $1,000 | A few trees were blown down along County Road 37 near the Kellys Crossroads Community. |
| April 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Rockford | - | A brief tornado touched down northwest of Rockford near Kings Bridge Rd causing minor timber damage. Satellite imagery depicted a swath of heavier vegetation/timber damage between Kings Bridge Rd and County Road 47 to suggest low-end EF1 intensity of 90 mph. The tornado continued northeast causing additional timber damage near County Road 47 and US Highway 231, dissipating shortly thereafter. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Rockford | - | Quarter size hail reported in Rockford. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Rockford | - | Ping Pong ball size hail reported in Rockford. |
| February 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Rockford | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in eastern Coosa County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 95 mph.||The tornado touched down initially in a grove of pine trees just east of County Road 40 in Coosa County, uprooting about a half dozen mature trees. It then traveled east-northeastward to Nixburg Road, where several pines were uprooted, and a quarter of the metal roofing was peeled off a home. The tornado continued across a wooded area in the Little Sam Jack Creek basin and then crossed County Road 30 and County Road 101. Numerous pines were uprooted or snapped in this area, and a few hardwoods were uprooted. The tornado path then crossed Alabama Highway 22, where several pines and a hardwood were uprooted. One of the pines caused major damage to the corner of a manufactured home, and one uprooted hardwood grazed the front of another home causing minor damage. The tornado dissipated in the woods somewhere between Alabama Highway 22 and Alabama Highway 9. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Rockford | - | Sheriff's Office reports golf ball size hail is covering the ground in and around Rockford. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Rockford | - | Reported on Highway 22. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockford | - | A few trees were knocked over in and near the city of Rockford. |
| March 1998 | Hail | Rockford | - | Hail the size of quarters was reported in Weogufka in the northern part of the county. |
| March 2013 | Hail | Rockford | - | no account filed |
| March 2013 | Hail | Rockford | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Rockford | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Rockford | - | no account filed |
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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 74000407 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Coosa County | All 2 listed properties in this county. |
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