Airmount Grave Shelter

Built in 1853 (Greek Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

From the record

“The Airmount Grave Shelter, also known as the Hope Family Grave Shelter, is a brick grave shelter, or grave house, located in the Airmount Cemetery near Thomasville, Alabama, United States. It is unusual in that it protects six graves instead of the more common one grave.”
Wikipedia article Airmount Grave Shelter, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 21 National Register listings published here for Clarke County · listed in 2000 · category: Structure · built in 1853, Greek Revival architecture.

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

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 structure as contributing to the listing.
Address. N side of AL 5, 0.5 mi. W of Cty Line, Thomasville, 36784
When was it listed? February 2000
Category. structure
Also known as. Clarke County MPS
Census division. Thomasville
When was it built? 1853
Architectural style. Greek Revival architecture
National Register reference number. 00000142 - 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

53 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 53 fires within 5 miles of Airmount Grave Shelter between 1994 and 2020, burning about 338 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 6 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	14
Arson/incendiarism	6
Equipment and vehicle use	5
Recreation and ceremony	4
Natural	3
Smoking	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
23 September 2010	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
11 September 2002	Arson/incendiarism	3.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
30 August 2011	Debris and open burning	5.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	OAK GROVE ST, AL
29 August 2000	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	7.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
27 August 2000	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
24 August 2007	Natural	under an acre	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
24 August 1995	Recreation and ceremony	under an acre	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
4 July 2000	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named

Every fire recorded in Clarke County

Mines and quarries near this property

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Airmount Grave Shelter: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Bromine. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where	Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
	G.W. Morgan Estate Well Number 1	Bromine	Occurrence	1945

Every working recorded in Clarke County

Storms near this property

60 of 72 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Thomasville, the town this property stands in, in 72 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 49 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 3 lightning, 3 flash flood. 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 1996	Tornado (F0)	Thomasville	1 hurt, $75,000	no account filed
May 2006	Hail	Thomasville	$100,000	Large hail from a thunderstorm damaged numerous vehicles and several roofs just south of Thomasville. The local EMA director was on the phone with the National Weather Service reporting the hail, when his windshield was busted out by the baseball size hail. The large hail lasted for several minutes and caused widespread damage in the south part of town.
April 1999	Tornado (F0)	Thomasville	$100,000	A F0 tornado touched down along County Road 48 at Bashi Hwy or about 3 miles northwest of Thomasville. About 100 trees were blown down. Some trees were snapped off about 40 feet in the air; the branches below were completely stripped off. The tornado then skipped northeast, briefly touching down along U.S. Highway 43 or 3 miles north of Thomasville. Again, trees were blown down along with power lines and telephone wires. An automobile was damaged when it hit a tree across a road. No structural damage to any homes or injuries were reported. The tornado lifted back into the cloud just northeast of U.S. Highway 43. Most of the fallen trees were facing to the northeast.
January 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	$75,000	A thunderstorm produced high winds that damaged the High School sports complex and downed trees.
July 2016	Lightning	Thomasville	$60,000	Lightning struck the Thomasville 911 call center causing 60k in damage.
April 2017	Lightning	Thomasville	$30,000	A lightning strike caused a house fire along Finley Crossing Road.
March 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	$30,000	Winds estimated at 70 mph damaged blew the roof off a house and downed trees on cars.
March 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	$30,000	Winds estimated at 70 mph damaged the awning at the Chevron in Thomasville and caused structural damage at the Clarke County Pole company.
March 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	$15,000	A large oak tree fell on a mobile home causing a hole in the roof and breaking windows in winds estimated at 60 mph.
April 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	$15,000	Winds estimated at 60 mph downed 12 to 15 trees alongs Gates Drive near Highway 5.
January 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	$15,000	Numerous trees and some power lines were blown down, and some minor roof damage also occurred as a line of severe thunderstorms moved across the area. Most of the wind damage occurred just east of Highway 43, along Basset Creek, between Thomasville and Fulton.
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	$15,000	Strong thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees in the Thomasville area. Some minor damage to several homes occurred as well, primarily when large limbs and downed trees fell onto rooftops. Some shingle damage was also noted.
April 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	$12,000	no account filed
December 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	$10,000	Numerous trees and a few power lines were downed in and around Thomasville. Windows were blown out of a building on Front Street.
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	$10,000	Winds estimated near 60 mph downed trees and power lines in Thomasville.
February 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	$10,000	Winds estimated at 70 mph caused damage to two houses.
February 2013	Flash Flood	Thomasville	$10,000	Heavy rain caused roads to be washed out in Thomasville.
May 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	$10,000	Winds estimated at 70 mph downed trees and powerlines and blew a roof off a house.
April 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	$10,000	Trees and power lines were blown down by high winds from a thunderstorm near Thomasville.
June 2003	Lightning	Thomasville	$10,000	Lightning struck a home near Thomasville. The strike started a fire that damaged the home.
July 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	$8,000	High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees near Thomasville.
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	$7,000	Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees and power lines along County Road 44 near Tallahatta Springs. Several power poles were also knocked down in the area.
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	$7,000	High thunderstorm winds downed trees near the community.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	$5,000	Winds estimated at 70 mph downed several trees.
October 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	$5,000	Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees.
June 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	$5,000	Winds estimated at 60 mph caused a tree to fall on a mobile home.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	$5,000	Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees in Thomasville.
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	$5,000	Several trees were blown down by strong thunderstorm winds.
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	$5,000	Trees and power lines were blown down south of the community.
July 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	$4,000	Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees at Hwy 43 and Hwy 5, also Hwy 5 at Firetower Hill north of Thomasville.
February 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	$3,000	Winds estimated at 60 downed trees in Thomasville.
April 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	$2,000	Trees down in Highway 5.
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	$2,000	Winds estimated at 60 mph downed a tree on Sand Flat road.
March 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	$2,000	Trees were blown down in the Thomasville area.
January 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	$2,000	no account filed
May 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	$500	Several trees were blown down along State Highway 5 just northeast of Thomasville.
August 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	-	High winds downed trees on powerlines near the Wilcox County line on Highway 5.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	-	High winds downed a tree onto a house on Carolyn Dr.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	-	High winds downed trees across a road.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	-	Emergency management estimated wind gusts of 60 mph.
February 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	-	Wind gusts estimated at 50 to 60 mph by county officials.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	-	High winds downed trees and large limbs in northern Clarke county.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	-	High winds downed multiple trees near the Highway 43 and Alabama highway 5 intersection.
April 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	-	High winds downed several large trees, causing power outages. Some of the trees fell on houses.
April 2021	Hail	Thomasville	-	Quarter size hail reported in Thomasville.
May 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	-	High winds downed trees in the Thomasville area.
March 2021	Flash Flood	Thomasville	-	Flooding on Butler Drive near the intersection of Highway 43 and Highway 5.
January 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	-	Several trees and power lines down in Thomasville.
January 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	-	Tree down on a home on Peach Road.
January 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	-	Trees and power lines down at Highway 43 and Tanglewood Circle.
March 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	-	Straight line winds caused significant damage to trees and power lines in Thomasville.
March 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	-	Strong winds destroyed a large awning.
March 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	-	Strong winds damaged a tin roof on a business.
April 2015	Flood	Thomasville	-	Heavy rains that occurred north of Clarke County in Marengo County resulted in the gradual rise of smaller creeks and streams across northern Clarke County. Several roads were closed due to water several inches deep covering the roadway.
May 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	-	Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees south of Thomasville.
July 2013	Flash Flood	Thomasville	-	Heavy rains caused 5 to 6 inches water to flow across Bashi Road.
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	-	Wind gust estimated at 60 mph.
April 2011	Hail	Thomasville	-	Nickel size hail reported.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Thomasville	-	Trees blown down and large power lines damaged by severe thunderstorm winds near 60 mph.
October 2010	Hail	Thomasville	-	Clarke County EMA reported nickel size hail in Thomasville.

Every storm recorded in Clarke 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

1 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
	Thomasville Historic District	5.4 miles	1999

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 00000142 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Clarke County	All 21 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.