Welcome to Atwaters ...

Atwaters is located in Cayuga County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Atwaters, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Atwaters is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Atwaters lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Atwaters is within the (315) area code.

Websites for Atwaters ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cayugacountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Atwaters, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Atwaters ...

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

• Ithaca
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
  • Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <3>
• Lansing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <3>
• Cayuga Heights
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
  • Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
• Groton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
  • Groton is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <3>
• Trumansburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumansburg
  • Trumansburg is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trumansburg <3>
• Dundee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Dundee is located in Yates County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <3>
• Moravia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
  • Moravia is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moravia <3>
• Union Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Springs
  • Union Springs is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Springs <3>
• Aurora
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Aurora is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <3>
• Ovid
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ovid have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
  • Ovid is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovid <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Atwaters ...

Looking for more information about Atwaters? 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 Atwaters, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Atwaters.

Adding Atwaters to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Atwaters 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 Atwaters was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Atwaters.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cayuga County: www.co.cayuga.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/