Welcome to Atwater ...

Atwater is located in Upson County<1>.

The location of Atwater has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Atwater, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Atwater is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Atwater lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Atwater (for example, toward Valley (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Telephone area codes for Atwater: (706) & (762)<4>

Communities Also Named Atwater ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Atwater - they are located in California (2), 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.

• Lawrences Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrences Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrences Mill
  • Lawrences Mill is located in Pike County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 30,834 people
• Carrolls
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrolls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrolls
  • Carrolls is located in Meriwether County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 27,259 people
• Thomaston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
  • Thomaston is located in Upson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomaston <5>
• Barnesville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
  • Barnesville is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnesville <5>
• Manchester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Meriwether County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,918 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <5>
• Lincoln Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
• Zebulon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
  • Zebulon is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zebulon <5>
• Woodbury
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Meriwether County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 898 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <5>
• Milner
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
  • Milner is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milner <5>
• Williamson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
  • Williamson is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamson <5>

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.

Adding Atwater to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Atwater 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 Atwater was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Atwater post office opened in 1901.

We also found Atwater on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Atwater.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/