Welcome to Atwoodville ...
Atwoodville is located in Tolland County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Atwoodville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
Atwoodville is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Atwoodville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Atwoodville: 860 & 959<3>
Communities near Atwoodville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Atwoodville.
- Manchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester is located in Hartford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,362 people
- Norwich
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
- Norwich is located in New London County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,619 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwich <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Norwich
- From Atwoodville to Norwich
- Norwich
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Vernon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Windham
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Killingly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Ellington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Colchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
- Colchester is located in New London County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,774 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colchester <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Colchester
- From Atwoodville to Colchester
- Plainfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Windham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,084 people
- Tolland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Atwoodville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Atwoodville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Atwoodville. 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 Atwoodville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Atwoodville. See our Newspapers Page for Atwoodville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Atwoodville ...
Looking for more information about Atwoodville? 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 Atwoodville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Atwoodville.
Adding Atwoodville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Atwoodville 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 Atwoodville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Atwoodville post office opened in 1886.
We also found Atwoodville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Atwoodville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Atwoodville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Connecticut's counties, including Tolland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Atwoodville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 860 code has been Overlayed with the 959 area code. New phone numbers in the Atwoodville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 860 or 959. As a result, placing a call in the Atwoodville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |