Welcome to Atwater Center ...

Atwater Center is located in Portage County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Atwater Center: AT-wahtur<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Atwater Center, 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.

A typical abbreviation for Atwater Center: Atwater Ctr. (or less commonly used: Atwater Cen., Atwater Cent. or Atwater Cntr.)

Atwater Center is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Atwater Center: (330) and (234)<5>

Communities near Atwater Center ...

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

• Akron
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 195,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <6>
• Canton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <6>
• Cuyahoga Falls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuyahoga Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyahoga Falls
  • Cuyahoga Falls is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuyahoga Falls <6>
• Stow
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
  • Stow is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stow <6>
• Kent
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Kent is located in Portage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <6>
• Green
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
  • Green is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green <6>
• Alliance
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Alliance is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alliance <6>
• Tallmadge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallmadge
  • Tallmadge is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallmadge <6>
• North Canton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canton
  • North Canton is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Canton <6>
• Streetsboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streetsboro
  • Streetsboro is located in Portage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Streetsboro <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 Atwater Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Atwater Center.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Atwater Center ...

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

Adding Atwater Center to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Atwater Center on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Atwater Center.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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