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History · Alamo

Alamo’s post office opened in 1905

Most of Alamo was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1989. Below: 5 old photos and papers and maps from 1969 on.

1905first post office
0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
5old photos & papers
2famous people
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From Alamo’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Alamo began

When was Alamo founded?

1905

The Alamo post office opened in 1905, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 785121 years
Founding year: the first Alamo post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓
The story

How Alamo came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Alamo.

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A post office has been in operation at Alamo since 1905. The community was named in commemoration of the Battle of the Alamo. A large share of the first settlers were Mormons.

Alamo banned alcohol sales due to the religious roots and principles of the settlers. Many of the residents are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and their faith "preaches abstinence from alcohol". In 2022, the town board proposed allowing alcohol sales in gas stations and supermarkets but continue to restrict bars.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Alamo, 1850 to 1972

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1850In the archive1940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions - Nevada - Lincoln County - ED 9-1, ED 9-2,…
  3. 1880In the archive1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Nevada - Lincoln County - ED 9-1, ED 9-2, ED 9-3,…
  4. 20th century
  5. 1905Post officeThe Alamo post office opens
  6. 1914Born hereFloyd Lamb is born here
  7. 1927Born hereRalph Lamb is born here
  8. 1969On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  9. 1972In the archiveOWNER IN FRONT OF HIS GENERAL STORE IN ALAMO. M.K. STEWART IS ONE OF SEVERAL CITIZENS WHO…
By decade

Alamo, decade by decade

3 decades in the archive, from the 1850s to the 1970s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1850s–1880s2 items
1940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions - Nevada - Lincoln County - ED 9-1, ED 9-2, ED 9-318501940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions - Nevad…1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Nevada - Lincoln County - ED 9-1, ED 9-2, ED 9-3, ED 9-4, ED 9-5, ED 9-6, ED 9-…18801940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Nevada - Linc…
1890s–1960snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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1970s3 items
OWNER IN FRONT OF HIS GENERAL STORE IN ALAMO. M.K. STEWART IS ONE OF SEVERAL CITIZENS WHO WEARS A TLD... - NARA - 5490191972OWNER IN FRONT OF HIS GENERAL STORE IN ALAMO. M.K. ST…POST OFFICE AT1972POST OFFICE ATPOST OFFICE AT1972POST OFFICE AT
1980s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today7 recent
DSC 00242013DSC 0024DSC 00222013DSC 0022DSC 00202013DSC 0020DSC 00192013DSC 0019UFO landing pad2008UFO landing padPahranagat sunset, Lincoln Co., NV2008Pahranagat sunset, Lincoln Co., NVAlamoNV.22005AlamoNV.2
On the map

Alamo on the map, 1969 to 1980

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Alamo. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Alamo on the 1969 USGS mapAlamo on the 1980 USGS map1969Alamo sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Alamo.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

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1940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions - Nevada - Lincoln County - ED 9-1, ED 9-2, ED 9-3
Retake this view1940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions - Nevada - Lincoln County - ED 9-1, ED 9-2, ED 9-3, 1850

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Famous people

2 famous people were born in Alamo

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Floyd LambAmerican politician · b. 1914
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Ralph LambPolitician · b. 1927
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Alamo’s post office has been open since 1905.

Gone or out of use
Alamo Schoolbuilding
1cemetery inside Alamo
Alamo

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Help out

Finish Alamo’s story

Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old view1940 Census Enumeration District Descri…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10

Questions about Alamo’s history

What year was Alamo founded?

The Alamo post office opened in 1905, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (12), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.