Welcome to Atwood ...

Atwood is located in Logan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Atwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

From Place Names in Colorado,<2> the origin of Atwood is described as "Named by Victor Wilson, who brought a colony to here from Abilene, Kansas."

Atwood is 3,990 feet [1,216 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Atwood is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Atwood lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Atwood is within the boundaries of the (970) area code.

The ZIP code for Atwood: 80722<4>

Communities Also Named Atwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Atwood - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Atwood ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Atwood.

• Sterling
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
  • Sterling is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,078 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <6>
• Merino
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merino
  • Merino is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merino <6>
• Iliff
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iliff
  • Iliff is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iliff <6>
• Willard ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Willard is located in Logan County
• Messex
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messex
  • Messex is located in Washington County
• Padroni
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padroni
  • Padroni is located in Logan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Padroni <6>
• Leroy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leroy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
  • Leroy is located in Logan County
• Buchanan ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buchanan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
  • Buchanan is located in Logan County
• Burdett ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burdett have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
  • Burdett is located in Washington County
• Hillrose
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillrose have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillrose
  • Hillrose is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillrose <6>

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 Atwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Atwood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Atwood. 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 Atwood.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Atwood ...

Looking for more information about Atwood? 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 Atwood, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Atwood.

Adding Atwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Atwood 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 Atwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Atwood post office opened in 1885.

We also found Atwood in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Atwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Atwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Logan County: www.loganco.gov/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/