Welcome to Atwood ...

Atwood is located in Keokuk County<1>.

The location of Atwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Atwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Atwood is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Atwood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

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, Colorado, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, 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.

• Oskaloosa
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
  • Oskaloosa is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oskaloosa <4>
• Sigourney
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sigourney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigourney
  • Sigourney is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sigourney <4>
• Montezuma
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montezuma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
  • Montezuma is located in Poweshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <4>
• New Sharon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sharon
  • New Sharon is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,286 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Sharon <4>
• Eddyville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
  • Eddyville is located in Wapello County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eddyville <4>
• Hedrick
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hedrick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
  • Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
• Fremont
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <4>
• What Cheer
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for What Cheer
  • What Cheer is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for What Cheer <4>
• Beacon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
  • Beacon is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
• University Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
  • University Park is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Atwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Atwood.

Adding Atwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Atwood in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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.<5>

From that list, the Atwood post office opened in 1889.

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.

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