Welcome to Ater ...
Ater is located Ater is located in Coryell County<1>. The location of Ater has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Ater, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899. Ater is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Ater lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Ater is within the boundaries of the (254) area code. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ater. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ater. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ater. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ater. 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 Ater. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ater. See our Newspapers Page for Ater. Looking for more information about Ater? 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 Ater, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ater. We originally found mention of Ater 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 Ater was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Ater.
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Communities near Ater ...
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(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ater ...
Adding Ater to Our Gazetteer ...
From that list, the Ater post office opened in 1899.
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Coryell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> 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. <3> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ater - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <4> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <5> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/