Welcome to Atkinson ...
So far, we found very little information about Atkinson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Atkinson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Atkinson, please Contact Us.
Atkinson was located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).
Atkinson would have been located within present day Iron County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Atkinson, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Atkinson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
Time Zone: The area where Atkinson was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Atkinson and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
If Atkinson still existed, it would have been in the (906) area code.
Communities Also Named Atkinson ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Atkinson - they are located in Alabama, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Utah and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Atkinson.
Communities near Atkinson ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Atkinson.
- Iron River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron River
- Iron River is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,827 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iron River <5>
- Crystal Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Falls
- Crystal Falls is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Falls <5>
- Stambaugh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Caspian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspian
- Caspian is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caspian <5>
- Gaastra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaastra have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaastra
- Gaastra is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaastra <5>
- Mineral Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hills
- Mineral Hills is located in Iron County
- Alpha
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Alpha is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpha <5>
- Bates Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bates Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Junction
- Bates Junction is located in Iron County
- Amasa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amasa
- Amasa is located in Iron County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amasa <5>
- Chicagon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Atkinson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Atkinson.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Atkinson. 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 Atkinson.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Atkinson. See our Newspapers Page for Atkinson.
Adding Atkinson to Our Gazetteer ...
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Atkinson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Atkinson post office opened in 1892.
We also found Atkinson in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Atkinson.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Iron County: www.iron.org/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Atkinson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Iron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |