Welcome to Atwater ...

Atwater is located in Macoupin County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Atwater: AT-wah-ter<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Atwater, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Atwater is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Atwater lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

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), Georgia, 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.

• Litchfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
  • Litchfield is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <5>
• Hillsboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <5>
• Carlinville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinville
  • Carlinville is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlinville <5>
• Auburn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <5>
• Virden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virden
  • Virden is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virden <5>
• Gillespie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillespie
  • Gillespie is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gillespie <5>
• Pawnee
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
  • Pawnee is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawnee <5>
• Girard
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
  • Girard is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <5>
• Mount Olive
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
  • Mount Olive is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Olive <5>
• Benld
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benld
  • Benld is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benld <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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Atwater, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 1881.

We also found Atwater in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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.

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