BlockAlamo, Georgia
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Alamo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30411. The Survey maps it on the Alamo quadrangle. 771 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 230 feet above sea level.
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On record in Alamo
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Wheeler County Courthouselisted 1980
Population over time
2 figuresAlamo fell from 2,797 to 771 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,797 | |
| 2020 | 771 | -2,026 (-72%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1957 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Alamo quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Vidalia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
448 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 448 fires within 5 miles of Alamo between 1992 and 2020, burning about 938 acres in total. 25 started naturally. 38 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 | 259 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 75 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 38 |
| Natural | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Smoking | 8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1997 | Smoking | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2014-WHEELER-003 |
| 3 September 1993 | Natural | 2.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 2.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | 7.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
26 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Alamo in 26 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 21 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1993 | Tornado (F1) | Alamo | $5,000,000 | A small tornado developed at Alamo and moved east-northeast across Wheeler County. Several homes, businesses, and other properties were damaged; 2 mobile homes were destroyed. Several county maintenance and storage buildings were heavily damaged. A school complex had extensive damages, including considerable roof damage to one section. Heavy rain fell through the open roof and damaged the carpets, desks, and other properties. Numerous trees, limbs, and power lines were downed by the tornado. Scattered outages resulted. Residential damage costs were estimated at over $500,000. By 0410EST, the tornado had dissipated and the parent storm moved into Montgomery County. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alamo | $25,000 | The Wheeler County 911 Center reported that dozens of trees and power lines were blown down across the northern and central part of the county, including Alamo and Erik. At least eight roads were blocked and closed from downed trees. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alamo | $12,000 | The Wheeler County 911 center reported multiple trees blown down across the county. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alamo | $8,000 | The Wheeler County Emergency Manager reported 15 to 20 trees and several power lines down mainly in a two-square-mile area. One tree fell on a small shelter with minor damage. |
| November 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alamo | $6,000 | The Wheeler County 911 Center reported trees blown down across the county. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alamo | $5,000 | The Wheeler county 911 center reported a traffic light was blown down at the intersection of U.S.Highway 280 and Georgia Highway 126. Also several large limbs were blown down on power lines. |
| October 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alamo | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew out windows in a few homes and downed several large trees. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alamo | $4,000 | The Wheeler County Emergency Management Director reported that thunderstorm downburst winds blew down well over a dozen trees across the northern part of the county. More than 12 trees were down four miles north of Alamo on Snow Hill Road and more than six trees were down in the north part of Alamo. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alamo | $3,000 | The Wheeler County Emergency Management Director reported that several trees were down across the county, but especially along Georgia Highway 19 just north of Jordan. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alamo | $3,000 | The Little Ocmulgee Electric Membership Cooperative (EMC) reported that several trees were blown down. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alamo | $2,000 | Tree reported down near the intersection of Hill Farm Road and Hwy 126. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alamo | $2,000 | The postal service for the Alamo area reported that several trees were blown down across the northern portion of the county, generally north of a line from Little Ocmulgee State Park to Glenwood. A large tree was down across Georgia Highway 46 in the far northern part of the county and several other trees were down in the area. A few trees were also down within Little Ocmulgee State Park. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alamo | $2,000 | The Wheeler County Emergency Management Director reported that from eight to ten trees were blown down across the northern portion of the county. Trees were down on both Georgia Highway 126 and Georgia Highway 19 near the Laurens county line. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alamo | $2,000 | Several trees were knocked down, mainly east of Alamo. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alamo | $1,000 | The Wheeler County 911 Center reported that a few trees were down near the western border of the county, especially in the Spring Hill area. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alamo | $1,000 | The Wheeler County 911 Center reported that three trees were down on U.S. Highway 441 near and south of Little Ocmulgee State Park in the far western part of the county, near the Telfair county line. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alamo | $500 | The Wheeler County 911 Center reported that a tree was blown down on a power line. |
| March 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alamo | $500 | A few large trees were uprooted and toppled over power lines by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alamo | $500 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alamo | $400 | The Wheeler county 911 center reported a few trees down. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alamo | - | Emergency manager reported that a portion of metal roofing was taken off of mobile home in Alamo, GA. Damage to vehicles from wooden roof debris. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Alamo | - | The Wheeler County 911 Center reported hail of unknown size across the county. However, quarter-sized hail was supported by WSR-88D radar data in conjunction with reports from adjacent counties. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Alamo | - | The public reported quarter-sized hail in extreme northwest Wheeler county near the Telfair/Dodge county line north of Little Ocmulgee State Park. Another report from the public indicated that nickel-sized hail had fallen in this same area, just north of McRae. The Wheeler County 911 Center reported that nickel-sized hail had fallen in eastern Wheeler county around Glenwood. The Macon Telegraph reported that nickel-sized hail was reported in the area. |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alamo | - | The Alamo Police Department reported that several power lines were down because of large limbs that fell on them. A tree was blown down in Glenwood. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Alamo | - | The Alamo Police Department reported dime size hail. |
| March 1995 | Hail | Alamo | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Alamo | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1027763 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331008. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.