Atmore’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Atmore. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Atmore was first recorded as a stop called Williams Station on the Mobile and Great Northern Railroad. The town was originally to be named "Carney", in honor of a citizen who owned a sawmill in the town. Mr. Carney's brother had already established a town nearby with the same name, and Mr. Carney was allowed to name the town after his close friend C.P. Atmore, General Passenger Agent of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. Mr. Atmore never visited the town.
In 2008 the city of Atmore annexed Alabama Department of Corrections prison property, including Holman Correctional Facility and Fountain Correctional Facility. The Alabama DOC asked for the city to annex the land.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Atmore’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Atmore’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old view1940 Census Enumeration District …, 1880: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Atmore
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Atmore, decade by decade
1980s
CommonsFEMA - 13844 - Photograph by Mark Wolfe taken on 07-12-2005…2005
CommonsFEMA - 13841 - Photograph by Mark Wolfe taken on 07-12-2005…2005
CommonsFEMA - 13840 - Photograph by Mark Wolfe taken on 07-12-2005…2005
CommonsFEMA - 13839 - Photograph by Mark Wolfe taken on 07-12-2005…2005
CommonsHurricane Ivan Damage in2004
CommonsHurricane Ivan Damage in2004
CommonsFEMA - 11401 - Photograph by Jocelyn Augustino taken on 09-…2004
CommonsFEMA - 11270 - Photograph by Jocelyn Augustino taken on 09-…20041 historic place in Atmore
Atmore has 1 listing on the National Register, and they protect 72 historic buildings, because Atmore Commercial Historic District alone counts 72.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as 1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Alabama - Escambia County - Atmore - ED 27-17, ED 27-18 (1880) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (12). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.