A National Historic Landmark. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
One of 7 National Register listings published here for Pickens County · listed in 1983 · category: Structure · a National Historic Landmark.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of MONTGOMERY (snagboat) between 1994 and 2019, burning about 594 acres in total. 2 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 | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2000 | Smoking | 14 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 47 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20150923-002 |
| 20 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20150919-002 |
| 19 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 27 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20150918-003 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pickensville, the town this property stands in, in 18 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 3 tornado, 2 flash flood. The reports record 2 deaths and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2009 | Flash Flood | Pickensville | 2 killed, 1 hurt, $50,000 | Heavy rainfall produced flooding at several locations across Pickens County. At least 5 roads were closed due to high water, and 2 bridges were washed out. Flash flooding caused a bridge to wash out on Antioch Chuch Road, over Buncomb Creek. A mother and child subsequently drove off the washed out roadway, and drowned in the flood waters. A second vehicle following behind also drove into the creek at the same place, but the occupants were successfully rescued. |
| May 2009 | Tornado (EF1) | Pickensville | $50,000 | The tornado touched down along the Tombigbee River basin near the Rogersville Camp area. It then tracked northeastward for about a mile before it lifted. Several trees were snapped off and several tops of trees were taken off along the path. Some of the fallen trees landed on trailers and caused varying degrees of damage. |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Pickensville | $10,000 | Water was flowing over AL-86 in several spots, both west and east of the city of Pickensville. Several roads in the city of Carrollton also had to be closed due to flooding. |
| January 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Pickensville | $10,000 | The tornado briefly touched down on the south side of Pickensville, near Jackson Ferry Road, and was on the ground for less than a minute. One metal storage barn was damaged, and several small trees were blown down. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickensville | $5,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down in the city of Pickensville. AL-14 became temporarily impassable due to fallen trees. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickensville | $5,000 | Trees and power lines were reported down 1 mile from the Mississippi state line on CR26. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Pickensville | $3,000 | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickensville | $2,000 | Trees were knocked down in Pickensville. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickensville | $1,500 | A few trees were knocked down near the Alabama-Mississippi state line. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickensville | $1,000 | Several trees were blown down along the Tombigbee River, near Pickensville. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickensville | - | Trees and power lines were downed in the Pickensville area. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickensville | - | Several trees uprooted near Pickensville Lake. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickensville | - | Several trees uprooted in the Rivermont area. |
| April 2013 | Tornado (EF1) | Pickensville | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the damage in Pickens County and determined that the damage was due to an EF-1 tornado, with winds of 100-110 mph. This tornado was a continuation of the Noxubee County, Mississippi tornado (which had a maximum rating of EF3 in Mississippi). The tornado tracked into Alabama 3.52 miles northwest of Pickensville, near Aliceville Lake. The tornado tracked northeast to near Highway 14, causing relatively minor damage to pine trees along the path. The tornado then took a more north-northeast path, a slight left turn, tracking nearly parallel to Highway 75 for several miles. The tornado strengthened from near Jim Dill Road to Pine Grove Road, destroying several outbuildings and causing significant damage to a well-built two story home, and snapping off and uprooting hundreds of trees. Just northeast of Pine Grove Road, in the Macedonia community, a manufactured home suffered significant damage and several hardwood trees were snapped off. As the tornado approached John Moore Road, it turned right and moved northeast again. Several manufactured homes were destroyed and many trees were also downed near Ethelsville. The tornado crossed County Road 30 just east of downtown Ethelsville and lifted after it crossed a branch of Kincaid Creek. |
| April 2001 | Hail | Pickensville | - | Three quarter inch diameter size hail was observed in Pickensville. |
| April 2001 | Hail | Pickensville | - | Nickel to quarter size hail was reported at the Aliceville Lock and Dam. |
| January 1999 | Hail | Pickensville | - | Dime size hail was reported near Pickensville. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickensville | - | 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.
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 | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parks E. Ball House | 6.1 miles | 1982 | |
| Stewart-Blanton House | 6.2 miles | 1985 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83003521 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Pickens County | All 7 listed properties in this county. |
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