Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
“Christian Church and Parsonage is a historic church and parsonage in Plantersville, Alabama, United States. Both the church and the parsonage were built in 1898.”
Wikipedia article Christian Church and Parsonage, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 35 National Register listings published here for Dallas County · listed in 1987 · 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 59 fires within 5 miles of Christian Church and Parsonage between 1992 and 2019, burning about 740 acres in total. 3 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 | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.8 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 47 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.3 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20140927-002 |
| 6 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.3 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 July 1995 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Plantersville, the town this property stands in, in 8 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. The reports record 2 deaths and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Tornado (EF3) | Plantersville | 2 killed, 2 hurt | The tornado formed and intensified quickly about two miles south|of Plantersville along County Road 63, uprooting swaths of trees|right from the start. The tornado travelled northward into|Plantersville and intensified to its maximum intensity of a|140 MPH EF3 tornado in the south end of town, where trees across|the entire area were uprooted, snapped, and even debarked.|Several homes and businesses were destroyed, which unfortunately|resulted in two fatalities and two injuries. The tornado began a|more northeasterly trajectory as it left Plantersville, but still|remained strong as it crossed into Autauga County. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plantersville | $10,000 | Trees and power lines were down in Plantersville along CR 63. |
| March 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plantersville | $1,000 | Single trees were blown down at two locations near Plantersville, in the northern portion of the county. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plantersville | - | Several trees and tree limbs were downed along Highway 22 and County Road 294 just before a tornado formed to the east of this location. |
| April 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Plantersville | - | The tornado began in a wooded area just east of the Perry/Dallas County line. It quickly reached its peak intensity of 95 mph as it crossed County Road 272 where dozens of trees were snapped or uprooted, blocking the roadway for over a quarter of a mile as it paralleled the road. Additional trees were downed along County Roads 290 and 305, but the tornado weakened as it approached Plantersville. Still, several trees were downed along Dallas County 560 and Highway 22 in Plantersville. The tornado then crossed into Chilton County. |
| November 2003 | Funnel Cloud | Plantersville | - | A large funnel cloud was observed by Emergency Management Officials near Plantersville just off SR 22. EMA |
| May 1998 | Hail | Plantersville | - | Dime size hail was reported in Plantersville. |
| February 2009 | Hail | Plantersville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctor's Office | under 500 feet | 1987 | |
 | Antique Store | 0.2 miles | 1987 |
 | Driskell-Martin House | 0.2 miles | 1987 |
 | Todd House | 0.4 miles | 1987 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 86003664 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Dallas County | All 35 listed properties in this county. |
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