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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)
    • Manchester is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,362 people
  • Norwich
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Norwich
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Norwich is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,619 people
  • Vernon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Vernon is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,400 people
  • Windham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Windham is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,463 people
  • Killingly
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Killingly is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
  • Ellington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ellington is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,652 people
  • Colchester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Plainfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Plainfield is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,084 people
  • Tolland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Tolland is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,567 people

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 (so far) for Atwoodville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Atwoodville post office opened in 1886. The Atwoodville post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Atwoodville.

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/