Aleman, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Hamilton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76531. The Survey maps it on the Hamilton East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1888 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Brownwood quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Hamilton East quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Comanche quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
41 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Aleman between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,336 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 273 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 24 September 2006 | Smoking | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 15 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 932 GRASS FIRE |
| 9 August 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BARN CHURCH |
| 2 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 2 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 19 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 1 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Aleman in 4 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 3 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aleman | $15,000 | A barn was blown down, a hay feeder weighing about 500 pounds was blown 1/2 mile, a pickup tool box was blown 1/2 mile, a large propane tank was moved, large trees were uprooted, and the tin roof of a building was rolled up. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aleman | $2,000 | Emergency manager reported downed trees on CR 420 and FM 932 just southeast of Hamilton. |
| March 2021 | Tornado (EFU) | Aleman | - | A tornado was reported by multiple chasers. No damage was reported. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aleman | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiteway | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Parsley Crossing | 5.8 miles | 14 | |
| Hamilton | 6.6 miles | 13 | |
| Ohio | 6.8 miles | 14 | |
| Ballard Crossing | 6.8 miles | 14 | |
| Schoolerville | 7.5 miles | 13 | |
| Slab Crossing | 7.6 miles | 14 | |
| Lanham | 9.6 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1329344. 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.





