Atlanta, Missouri
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Lyda Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63530. The Survey maps it on the Atlanta quadrangle. 379 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 902 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresAtlanta fell from 385 to 379 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 | 385 | |
| 2020 | 379 | -6 (-2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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.
- 1908 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Macon quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
15 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Atlanta between 2002 and 2020, burning about 59 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.8 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177808-06104-07102018-1806 |
| 10 April 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 21 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176181-06134-03212018-1429 |
| 21 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176190-06134-03212018-1429 |
| 21 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.7 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176185-06134-03212018-1347 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Atlanta: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
22 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Atlanta in 22 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 2 tornado, 2 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1999 | Tornado (F2) | Atlanta | $500,000 | After dissipating just west of Atlanta, a new tornado touched down 1 mile southeast of Atlanta and moved northeast into Knox County. In Macon County, 5 single family residences and 3 mobile homes were destroyed from 2 miles east of Atlanta to 10 miles northeast of Atlanta. Four single family homes were damaged within this area. Several outbuildings were also damaged or destroyed. Some damage south of the tornado track was likely due to the very intense rear flank downdraft, which storm spotters observed to accompany the storm. |
| June 1998 | Tornado (F1) | Atlanta | $10,000 | An F1 tornado briefly touched down in Atlanta. Power lines and trees were downed on the southwest side of Atlanta and there was minor roof damage to two buildings. A hatchback car was overturned as the approaching strong wind caught the opened hatch thereby overturning the vehicle. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Atlanta | $3,000 | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts, caused a three foot diameter tree to be snapped. Power poles were also snapped due to the strong winds. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Atlanta | $1,000 | Power lines down. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Atlanta | - | Several large trees were blown down northwest of Atlanta. |
| November 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Atlanta | - | A Mesonet station recorded a 58 mph wind gust. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Atlanta | - | A trained spotter near Macon reported a 65 mph wind gust. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Atlanta | - | Measured wind gust of 62 mph. No damage occurred. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Atlanta | - | Main Street had up to six inches of water. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Atlanta | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. |
| June 2008 | Flood | Atlanta | - | Highway J was closed near Iowa Street, due to flooded roads. |
| June 2008 | Heavy Rain | Atlanta | - | Heavy rains of 5.90 inches was measured at the DCP gauge. |
| July 2008 | Heavy Rain | Atlanta | - | Total rainfall was measured at 7.10 inches. |
| August 2004 | Flash Flood | Atlanta | - | Route J closed due to water over the roadway. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Atlanta | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Atlanta | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Atlanta | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Atlanta | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Atlanta | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Atlanta | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Atlanta | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Atlanta | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economy | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| Love Lake | 3.9 miles | 10 | |
| Plainview | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Lyda (historical) | 4.6 miles | 10 | |
| Axtell | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Barnesville | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Seney | 6.4 miles | 12 | |
| Kellogg | 7.4 miles | 10 |
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 Atlanta | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q961932 | 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 713468. 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.
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.






