Welcome to Atlas ...

Atlas is located in the Idaho Panhandle.

Atlas is located in Kootenai County<1>.

Atlas is 2,160 feet [658 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Atlas is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Atlas and travel east, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Codes for Atlas: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Atlas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Atlas - they are located in Alabama, California, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Atlas ...

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

• Spokane Valley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokane Valley
  • Spokane Valley is located in Spokane County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spokane Valley <4>
• Post Falls
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Falls
  • Post Falls is located in Kootenai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Post Falls <4>
• Hayden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
  • Hayden is located in Kootenai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayden <4>
• Rathdrum
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rathdrum have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathdrum
  • Rathdrum is located in Kootenai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rathdrum <4>
• Liberty Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Lake
  • Liberty Lake is located in Spokane County (WA)
  • Estimated population in 2015: 8,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty Lake <4>
• Spirit Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spirit Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spirit Lake
  • Spirit Lake is located in Kootenai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spirit Lake <4>
• Dalton Gardens
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalton Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Gardens
  • Dalton Gardens is located in Kootenai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton Gardens <4>
• Athol
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
  • Athol is located in Kootenai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athol <4>
• Hauser
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hauser have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauser
  • Hauser is located in Kootenai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hauser <4>
• Hayden Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayden Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Lake
  • Hayden Lake is located in Kootenai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayden Lake <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Atlas ...

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

Adding Atlas to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Atlas 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 Atlas was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Atlas.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kootenai County: www.co.kootenai.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/