Welcome to Atwater ...

Atwater is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

Atwater was established in 1912.

Atwater is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Atwater lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Atwater ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Atwater: This one is located in Los Angeles County and the other is located in Merced County.

Beyond California, there are 9 communities that are also named Atwater - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Saskatchewan and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Atwater.

Communities near Atwater ...

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

• Los Angeles
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Los Angeles is also located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Angeles
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,970,219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Angeles <3>
• Pasadena
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pasadena is also located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasadena
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pasadena <3>
• El Monte
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • El Monte is also located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Monte
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Monte <3>
• Downey
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Downey is also located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downey <3>
• Inglewood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Inglewood is also located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 107,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inglewood <3>
• West Covina
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • West Covina is also located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covina
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 103,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Covina <3>
• Norwalk
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Norwalk is also located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <3>
• Burbank
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Burbank is also located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burbank <3>
• Compton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Compton is also located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,967 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Compton <3>
• South Gate
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • South Gate is also located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Gate <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Atwater ...

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