Welcome to Atoy ...

Atoy is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Atoy is located in Cherokee County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Atoy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Atoy is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Atoy ...

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

• Jacksonville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,829 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <4>
• Rusk
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
  • Rusk is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rusk <4>
• Alto
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
  • Alto is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <4>
• New Summerfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Summerfield
  • New Summerfield is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,187 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Summerfield <4>
• Wells
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Wells is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <4>
• Cushing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cushing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
  • Cushing is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cushing <4>
• Gallatin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallatin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
  • Gallatin is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallatin <4>
• Reklaw
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reklaw
  • Reklaw is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reklaw <4>
• Dextra
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dextra. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
  • Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
• New Birmingham ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Birmingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
  • New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Atoy ...

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

Adding Atoy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Atoy 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 Atoy was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Atoy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/