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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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
    • Grove Hill is located in Clarke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove Hill <3>
  • Pine Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
    • Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
  • Sweet Water
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
    • Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
  • Fulton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Fulton is located in Clarke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
  • Yellow Bluff
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
    • Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Ellison ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellison have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
    • Ellison is located in Marengo County
  • Vineland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vineland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
    • Vineland is located in Marengo County
  • Arlington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Arlington is located in Wilcox County
  • Dixon's Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon's Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
    • Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo 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 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 for Atkeison was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

We also found Atkeison in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Atkeison.

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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