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Atlanta, Texas

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Atlanta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75551. The Survey maps it on the Atlanta South quadrangle. 5,433 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 259 feet above sea level.

Atlanta within Cass County

Population over time

2 figures

Atlanta fell from 5,675 to 5,433 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.

YearPeople Change
20105,675
20205,433-242 (-4%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

283 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 283 fires within 5 miles of Atlanta between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,093 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 15 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 burning170
Missing data/not specified/undetermined52
Arson/incendiarism15
Equipment and vehicle use15
Natural9
Railroad operations and maintenance9
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Recreation and ceremony3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service2011179
5 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service2011177
4 September 2018Debris and open burning5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCASS 15:25
4 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceLINDEN - 537
4 September 2010Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service2010159
4 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
3 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined12 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceLINDEN - 178
29 September 2009Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceRAINEY FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Cass County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Atlanta: 1 past producer, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
AtlantaIronUnknown
Atlanta DepositIronPast ProducerGoethite, Hematite

Every working recorded in Cass County

Storms near this place

60 of 79 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Atlanta in 79 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 35 thunderstorm wind, 34 hail, 4 flash flood, 3 funnel cloud. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 2008Tornado (EF0)Atlanta$75,000An EF0 tornado occurred near Hwy. 77 and moved north approximately 1.5 miles. A storage building was destoyed and a carport was lifted from a home and dropped in a yard along County Road 4798. A large tree fell across a parked vehicle near a residence as well. A utility trailer was picked up and thrown into the side of another parked vehicle. There were no injuries reported. Multiple trees were snapped or downed along the 100 yard wide path.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindAtlanta$50,000A sheet metal roof was blown off a business and into some power lines. There were numerous reports of downed trees and power lines.
January 1999Thunderstorm WindAtlanta$40,000Damage to the roof of the local high school.
March 2002Thunderstorm WindAtlanta$30,000no account filed
March 2013Thunderstorm WindAtlanta$25,000Several trees were downed, including one that fell on a house and another on a car in Atlanta, Texas. There were no reports of injuries.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindAtlanta$15,000Numerous trees were downed in Atlanta, Texas. One tree was down on a home in town. Power lines were downed across town as well.
May 1997LightningAtlanta$5,000Lightning struck a home resulting in a small house fire.
November 1994Thunderstorm WindAtlanta$5,000Trees were blown down by high winds onto Highway 43.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindAtlanta$5,000Several trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. TEXAS, Southern
March 2026Thunderstorm WindAtlanta-A 64 mph wind gust was recorded by a trained spotter in Atlanta.
June 2024Flash FloodAtlanta-Flash flooding reported on Main Street in Atlanta.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindAtlanta-A 61 mph wind gust was recorded at Hall-Miller Municipal Airport in Atlanta.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindAtlanta-A tree was blown down onto Highway 77 east just southeast of Atlanta.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindAtlanta-A tree fell onto a home on East Hiram Street.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindAtlanta-A trained spotter estimated 70 mph wind gusts in Atlanta.
April 2020HailAtlanta-Penny size hail fell in Atlanta.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindAtlanta-Several large tree limbs were downed, an awning was blown off, and portions of a roof was peeled back of a building near the intersection of Main Street and North William Street in Downtown Atlanta.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindAtlanta-Trees were blown down along County Road 4809.
April 2014HailAtlanta-Public sent in a picture of the hail to a local media outlet in Atlanta, Texas.
March 2013Thunderstorm WindAtlanta-Several trees and powerlines were downed throughout the county.
April 2012Thunderstorm WindAtlanta-Numerous trees downed across the county.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindAtlanta-A tree was downed on Elm Street. Other large limbs were downed onto powerlines throughout other portions of the city.
April 2010HailAtlanta-Hail reported in Queen City, Texas.
April 2009Thunderstorm WindAtlanta-Atlanta police department reported trees and powerlines downed in town.
May 2009Flash FloodAtlanta-Excessive heavy rainfall resulted in several streets flooded.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindAtlanta-Trees were downed in Atlanta, Texas reported by the city police department.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindAtlanta-Trees and power lines down in town.
December 2008Funnel CloudAtlanta-Ham radio operator reported a funnel cloud near Atlanta, Texas.
May 2007HailAtlanta-Hail reported along Hwy 59.
January 2006Thunderstorm WindAtlanta-Trees were downed.
May 2006HailAtlanta-Hail fell on Hwy 43 at Cass County Rd 4228.
April 2004HailAtlanta-Golfball sized hail fell just south of Huffins.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindAtlanta-Trees downed.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindAtlanta-Several large trees toppled and power lines down. Minor roof damage was also reported.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindAtlanta-Power outages were reported throughout the city with wind damage on West Main Street. A few large trees and numerous large limbs were felled across various parts of the city.
May 2003HailAtlanta-On the north side of town.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindAtlanta-Several large trees toppled across Highway 96.
February 2001Flash FloodAtlanta-Numerous roads underwater with some roads impassable.
April 2001Thunderstorm WindAtlanta-Numerous trees were blown down across Hwy 251.
May 1998FloodAtlanta-Street flooding occurred in town.
May 1998HailAtlanta-Hail covered the ground along Hwy 259.
May 1998Funnel CloudAtlanta-Funnel cloud reported by ham radio Skywarn Spotter over the Atlanta High School.
April 1997Flash FloodAtlanta-County Road 4659 from Bloomberg to McCloud was flooded and closed.
April 1994HailAtlanta-Trees were blown down by high winds.
April 1994HailAtlanta-Trees were blown down by high winds.
July 2016HailAtlanta-no account filed
March 2014HailAtlanta-no account filed
April 2014HailAtlanta-no account filed
April 2014HailAtlanta-no account filed
April 2009HailAtlanta-no account filed
November 2005HailAtlanta-no account filed
June 2004HailAtlanta-no account filed
March 2003HailAtlanta-no account filed
May 2003HailAtlanta-no account filed
May 2003Funnel CloudAtlanta-no account filed
May 2003HailAtlanta-no account filed
May 2003HailAtlanta-no account filed
May 2003HailAtlanta-no account filed
March 2000HailAtlanta-no account filed
March 1999HailAtlanta-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Cass County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Queen City2.5 miles13
Oak Grove4.1 miles12
Lanark4.8 miles13
Smyrna4.9 miles13
Bethsaida5.5 miles12
Bloomburg5.9 miles12
New Liberty6.3 miles10
Roach6.5 miles11

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 AtlantaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q756137The 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 1372354. 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.