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Welcome to Atkeison ...

Atkeison is located in Clarke County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Atkeison, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Atkeison is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Atkeison ...

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

  • Thomasville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Grove Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Pine Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
  • Sweet Water
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Fulton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Yellow Bluff
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Ellison ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Ellison is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
  • Vineland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Vineland is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
  • Arlington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Dixon's Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Atkeison ...

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

Adding Atkeison to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Atkeison 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 (so far) for Atkeison was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Atkeison post office opened in 1889. The Atkeison post office closed in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Atkeison.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Clarke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Atkeison - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/