Florala

History

In 1818, Andrew Jackson stopped at the lake with his soldiers, and thus Lake Jackson is named after him. Since 1870, Florala has served as the home of the world's oldest consecutive annual Masonic Day celebration, through Florala's Fidelity Masonic Lodge #685 (beginning with Chapel Hill and Lake City Lodge #377), and Chapter #441 of the Order of the Eastern Star. The celebration is in honor of St. John's Day, June 24, 1717, when the first Grand Masonic Lodge in England was established. The celebration is held each year on the Friday before June 24 and concluding on the Saturday after the 24th.

Geography

Florala is located along the Alabama–Florida state line. It is bordered by the town of Lockhart to the west and the town of Paxton, Florida, to the south. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 4.07%, is water. Lake Jackson lies on the state line, half in Florala. Florala City Park occupies all of the lake's shoreline in Alabama. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild winters. According to the Köppen climate classification, the town of Florala has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). As of 2023, the USDA hardiness zone for Florala is Zone 9A.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,342
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  1,275
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,218
• Northern Mockingbird

  Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,215
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  1,187
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,160
• Eastern Bluebird

  Sialia sialis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,101
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1,063

Most recent

• M 3.8 — 2020-09-03
  1 km W of Pollard, Alabama
• M 2.6 — 2019-04-12
  13 km NW of Flomaton, Alabama
• M 3.1 — 2019-04-11
  6 km NNW of Pollard, Alabama
• M 2.5 — 2019-04-11
  8 km NW of Pollard, Alabama
• M 2.7 — 2019-03-24
  2 km ESE of Century, Florida
• M 3.1 — 2019-03-11
  4 km N of Flomaton, Alabama