RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Kansas >> Rawlins County >> North AtwoodIndex...

Welcome to North Atwood ...

North Atwood is located in Rawlins County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for North Atwood: N. Atwood

North Atwood is 2,850 feet [869 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of North Atwood is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from North Atwood, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for North Atwood: 785

Communities near North Atwood ...

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

  • McDonald
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDonald have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
    • McDonald is located in Rawlins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Herndon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
    • Herndon is located in Rawlins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Ludell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludell
    • Ludell is located in Rawlins County
  • Beardsley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardsley
    • Beardsley is located in Rawlins County
  • Traer
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Traer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traer
    • Traer is located in Decatur County
  • Stratton
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
    • Stratton is located in Hitchcock County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratton <4>
  • Trenton
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Trenton is located in Hitchcock County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <4>
  • Bird City
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Oberlin
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oberlin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin
    • Oberlin is located in Decatur County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oberlin <4>
  • Max
    (27 miles [43.5 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 North Atwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Atwood.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Atwood ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Rawlins, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Atwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.