New Evergreen Commercial Historic District

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

From the record

“The New Evergreen Commercial Historic District is a 12-acre (4.9 ha) historic district in Evergreen, Conecuh County, Alabama, United States. It is bounded by Mill, Cooper, Rural, Court, Liberty, East Front, Cary and Despious streets.”
Wikipedia article New Evergreen Commercial Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 4 National Register listings published here for Conecuh County · listed in 1994 · category: District.

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

The listing

Address. Roughly bounded by Mill, Cooper, Rural, Court, Liberty, E. Front, Cary and Despious Sts., Evergreen, 36401
When was it listed? January 1994
Category. district
Census division. Evergreen
National Register reference number. 93001542 - 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

190 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 190 fires within 5 miles of New Evergreen Commercial Historic District between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,633 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 25 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	78
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	43
Arson/incendiarism	25
Equipment and vehicle use	13
Recreation and ceremony	13
Railroad operations and maintenance	7
Misuse of fire by a minor	3
Smoking	3
Natural	2
Fireworks	1
Power generation/transmission/distribution	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
22 September 1999	Recreation and ceremony	1.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
17 September 1999	Equipment and vehicle use	30 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
15 September 2005	Railroad operations and maintenance	under an acre	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
15 September 2005	Railroad operations and maintenance	under an acre	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
15 September 2005	Railroad operations and maintenance	under an acre	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
12 September 2007	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
12 September 2005	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
10 September 2002	Debris and open burning	2.2 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named

Every fire recorded in Conecuh County

Storms near this property

49 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Evergreen, the town this property stands in, in 49 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 31 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 5 flash flood, 3 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
March 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Evergreen	1 hurt, $1,300,000	A very intense downburst along a line of severe thunderstorms produced extensive and widespread wind damage to trees, structures and some vehicles throughout the Evergreen area. A large wall of the building housing a local clothing store collapsed, temporarily trapping several people in the building, two of whom received minor injuries. A vehicle outside the building was crushed by the collapsed wall. In addition, the extremely strong winds damaged or destroyed at least 28 other buildings and homes . Several eyewitnesses said no "freight train" sound was heard. It just sounded like a "puff" of wind!
May 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Evergreen	$25,000	High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees near Evergreen. A home had minor roof damage when one of the trees fell on it. No one was injured.
April 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Evergreen	$15,000	Winds estimated at 70 mph caused the roof of a covered porch to collapse and numerous tress were blown over and snapped in the area.
October 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Evergreen	$15,000	High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees and power lines in and around Evergreen.
November 2001	Tornado (F0)	Evergreen	$15,000	A weak tornado downed trees and power lines around the community.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Evergreen	$10,000	High winds from a thunderstorm blew down trees and produced small hail in Evergreen.
February 2006	Tornado (F0)	Evergreen	$10,000	A weak tornado briefly touched down just inside the Conecuh county line, just east of Pine Orchard. The tornado blew down several trees and power lines.
October 1995	Tornado (F0)	Evergreen	$10,000	A tornado briefly touched down near Evergreen. Trees and power lines were blown down.
January 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Evergreen	$10,000	no account filed
July 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Evergreen	$8,000	Several trees were blown down by high winds from a thunderstorm.
July 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Evergreen	$8,000	Trees were blown down by high winds from a thunderstorm near Evergreen.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Evergreen	$5,000	Winds estimated at 70 mph downed numerous trees across the county. One residence was also damaged by lightning.
April 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Evergreen	$5,000	Winds estimated at 60 mph downed multiple trees along CR 6 near CR28 and Appleton Road.
April 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Evergreen	$5,000	Winds estimated at 70 mph downed multiple trees on CR6 near Johnsonville.
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Evergreen	$5,000	Winds estimated at 60 mph downed several trees along Interstate 65 just south of Evergreen.
April 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Evergreen	$5,000	Winds estimated at 70 mph downed trees in a one square mile area along with causing damage to a hospital roof.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Evergreen	$5,000	Winds estimated at 65 mph knocked down several trees and limbs.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Evergreen	$5,000	Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees in Evergreen.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Evergreen	$5,000	Winds estimated at 60 mph downed numerous trees around the county causing power outages.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Evergreen	$5,000	High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees near Evergreen.
August 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Evergreen	$5,000	A thunderstorm blew down some trees south of the community.
April 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Evergreen	$5,000	Several trees and power lines were blown down in Evergreen.
May 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Evergreen	$5,000	Trees were downed by thunderstorm winds along Interstate 65 three miles southwest of the Butler-Conecuh County line.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Evergreen	$3,000	Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees on I-65.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Evergreen	$3,000	Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees along Hwy. 29.
May 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Evergreen	$3,000	Trees were blown down by high thunderstorm winds along US Highway 84 just east of Evergreen.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Evergreen	$2,000	High winds downed trees on Old Sparta Road.
July 1999	Flash Flood	Evergreen	$2,000	Heavy rains caused water to rise rapidly over US Hwy 84 east of Evergreen. The water was nearly a foot deep over the road in spots.
July 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Evergreen	$2,000	Trees and power lines were blown down around Burnt Corn and also in the city of Evergreen.
December 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Evergreen	$2,000	no account filed
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Evergreen	-	High winds downed trees and powerlines throughout the county.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Evergreen	-	High winds downed a tree on a house.
July 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Evergreen	-	Several trees down in Evergreen with damage to one home.
December 2009	Flash Flood	Evergreen	-	Alabama State Troopers reported high water on Highway 84 just west of Evergreen.
April 2007	Flash Flood	Evergreen	-	Heavy rains from slow moving thunderstorms dropped 3 to 5 inches of rainfall across the central part of the county. Several secondary roads had to be closed for about an hour due to high water.
July 2003	Flash Flood	Evergreen	-	Heavy rains caused several streets in the Evergreen area to become impassable. Over three inches of rain fell in less than an hour across the area. The flooded streets quickly drained as the thunderstorms moved out of the area.
July 2002	Flash Flood	Evergreen	-	Heavy rains in a short period of time caused part of I-65 near Evergreen to flood. Part of the lanes had to be temporarily closed until the rain stopped and the road drained.
August 2002	Funnel Cloud	Evergreen	-	Several sightings of a funnel cloud were reported near Evergreen. The funnel never touched down, but remained visible for about five minutes. No damage was reported from the storm
May 1998	Hail	Evergreen	-	Dime size hail was reported near Evergreen.
March 1995	Hail	Evergreen	-	Marble-size hail was reported just west of Evergreen.
April 1995	Hail	Evergreen	-	Dime-size hail was reported just west of Evergreen.
June 2023	Hail	Evergreen	-	no account filed
February 2016	Hail	Evergreen	-	no account filed
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Evergreen	-	no account filed
May 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Evergreen	-	no account filed
January 2008	Hail	Evergreen	-	no account filed
December 2007	Hail	Evergreen	-	no account filed
April 2005	Hail	Evergreen	-	no account filed
April 2004	Hail	Evergreen	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Conecuh 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

2 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	Property	Distance	Listed
	Louisville and Nashville Depot	0.2 miles	1975
	Evergreen School	0.3 miles	2016

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 93001542 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Conecuh County	All 4 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.
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.