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Welcome to Alamo ...

Alamo is located in the Pahranagat Valley.

Alamo is located in Lincoln County<1>.

Alamo was established in 1900.

Alamo is 3,460 feet [1,055 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Alamo is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Alamo lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Alamo: 775

The ZIP code for Alamo: 89001<3>

Communities Also Named Alamo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Alamo - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia (2), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana, New Mexico (2), North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas (2) and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alamo.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Alamo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alamo.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alamo. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alamo.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alamo. See our Newspapers Page for Alamo.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alamo ...

Looking for more information about Alamo? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Alamo, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Alamo.

Adding Alamo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alamo in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Alamo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Alamo post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alamo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alamo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Alamo). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Alamo or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/