Do you know of Athol ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Athol. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Athol.<1>

We found mention of Athol as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Weld County, Colorado.

Communities Also Named Athol ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Athol.

Within Colorado, the name Athol is unique.

Beyond Colorado, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
  - Jones County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Athol [Jones County].
- Idaho
  - Kootenai County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Athol [Kootenai County].
- Illinois
  - Logan County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Athol [Logan County].
- Kansas
  - Smith County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Athol [Smith County].
- Kentucky
  - Lee County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Athol [Lee County].
- Maryland
  - Wicomico County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Athol [Wicomico County].
- Massachusetts
  - Worcester County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Athol [Worcester County].
- Missouri
  - Bates County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Athol [Bates County].
  - Jackson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Athol [Jackson County].
- New York
  - Warren County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Athol [Warren County].
- Nova Scotia
  - Please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Athol.
- Ontario
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Athol.
- Pennsylvania
  - Berks County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Athol [Berks County].
- South Dakota
  - Spink County
  - Please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Athol [Spink County].
- Wyoming
  - Laramie County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Athol [Laramie County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Athol ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Athol:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Athol - Services available: had a Railroad Station, Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

More Orphans in Weld County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Weld County.

Footnotes ...

<1>

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

<2>

If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Athol could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.