Welcome to Atwood ...

The village of Atwood is primarily located in Piatt County<1>. A portion of Atwood extends into Douglas County.

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

The pronunciation of Atwood: AT-wood<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Atwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Atwood has a population of 1,156 people<4> (see below for details).

Atwood is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Atwood (for example, toward Dana (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Atwood is located in the (217) area code.

The ZIP code for Atwood: 61913<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Atwood had an population of 1,156 people. This is a decrease of 5.56% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.39% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Atwood had a population of 1,224 people (or 7.32% of the total population of Piatt County). This makes Atwood the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,224 people, the population of Atwood decreased 5.12% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,290 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Atwood.

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), 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.

• Monticello
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Piatt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <7>
• Sullivan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
  • Sullivan is located in Moultrie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan <7>
• Tuscola
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
  • Tuscola is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscola <7>
• Tolono
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolono have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolono
  • Tolono is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolono <7>
• Arcola
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
  • Arcola is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcola <7>
• Villa Grove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
  • Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
• Arthur
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
  • Arthur is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arthur <7>
• Bement
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bement have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bement
  • Bement is located in Piatt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bement <7>
• Cerro Gordo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
  • Cerro Gordo is located in Piatt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cerro Gordo <7>
• Bethany
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
  • Bethany is located in Moultrie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,210 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <7>

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.<8>

From that list, the Atwood post office opened in 1874.

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 Piatt County: www.piattcounty.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov