Welcome to Atherton ...

Atherton is located in East Carroll Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Atherton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Atherton is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Atherton lies within the (318) area code.

Communities Also Named Atherton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Atherton - they are located in California, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri (2), Ohio and Ontario.

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

Communities near Atherton ...

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

• Lake Providence
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Providence
  • Lake Providence is located in East Carroll Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Providence <4>
• Oak Grove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Oak Grove is located in West Carroll Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <4>
• Epps
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epps have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epps
  • Epps is located in West Carroll Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epps <4>
• Mayersville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
  • Mayersville is located in Issaquena County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
• Forest
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Forest is located in West Carroll Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <4>
• Cary
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
  • Cary is located in Sharkey County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
• Pioneer
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
  • Pioneer is located in West Carroll Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pioneer <4>
• Sondheimer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sondheimer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondheimer
  • Sondheimer is located in East Carroll Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sondheimer <4>
• Chotard
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chotard
  • Chotard is located in Issaquena County (MS)
• Omega
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omega have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
  • Omega is located in Madison Parish

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Atherton ...

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

Adding Atherton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Atherton 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 Atherton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Atherton post office opened in 1896.

We also found Atherton on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Atherton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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