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Welcome to South Athol ...

South Athol is located in Worcester County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Athol, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.

A typical abbreviation for South Athol: S. Athol

South Athol is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named South Athol ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named South Athol - it's located in Nova Scotia.

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

Communities near South Athol ...

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

  • Amherst
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Amherst is located in Hampshire County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
  • Gardner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Gardner is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people
  • Greenfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Greenfield is located in Franklin County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people
  • Belchertown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
  • Athol
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Athol is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
  • Winchendon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Winchendon is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
  • Ware
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Ware is located in Hampshire County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
  • Rutland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Rutland is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,024 people
  • Montague
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Montague is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,203 people
  • Templeton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Templeton is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,134 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Athol ...

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

Adding South Athol to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Athol 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 (so far) for South Athol was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the South Athol post office opened in 1872. The South Athol post office closed in 1975.

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Athol.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Worcester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Athol - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/