Welcome to Hurricane ...

So far, we found very little information about Hurricane. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Hurricane to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hurricane, please Contact Us.

Hurricane would have been located within present day Lauderdale County<2>.

The location of Hurricane has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Hurricane is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Hurricane was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Hurricane once stood is in the (256) & (938)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Hurricane ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Hurricane: This one is located in Lauderdale County and the other is located in Baldwin County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 24 communities that are also named Hurricane - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi (3), Missouri (3), New York, North Carolina (2), Tennessee (3), Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hurricane.

Communities near Hurricane ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hurricane.

• Athens
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Limestone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <6>
• Liberty Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
  • Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
• Loretto
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loretto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
  • Loretto is located in Lawrence County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loretto <6>
• Rogersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
  • Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
  • Former name for Rogersville:
  • Rodgersville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <6>
• Town Creek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
  • Town Creek is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Town Creek <6>
• Killen
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killen
  • Killen is located in Lauderdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killen <6>
• Saint Joseph
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Lawrence County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <6>
• Leighton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leighton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leighton
  • Leighton is located in Colbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leighton <6>
• Lexington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Lauderdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <6>
• North Courtland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Courtland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
  • North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hurricane. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hurricane.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hurricane. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hurricane.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hurricane. See our Newspapers Page for Hurricane.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/