Welcome to Atkinson ...

So far, we found very little information about Atkinson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Atkinson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Atkinson, please Contact Us.

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Atkinson was located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Atkinson would have been located within present day Iron County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Atkinson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Time Zone: The area where Atkinson was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Atkinson, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The Area Code where Atkinson was located: 906

Communities Also Named Atkinson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Atkinson - they are located in Alabama, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Utah and Washington.

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

Communities near Atkinson ...

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

• Iron River
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Iron River is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron River
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iron River <3>
• Crystal Falls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Crystal Falls is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Falls <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Crystal Falls
  • From Atkinson to Crystal Falls
• Stambaugh
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Stambaugh is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stambaugh
• Caspian
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Caspian is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspian
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caspian <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Caspian
  • From Atkinson to Caspian
• Gaastra
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Gaastra is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaastra
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaastra <3>
• Mineral Hills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mineral Hills is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hills
• Alpha
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Alpha is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpha <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Alpha
  • From Atkinson to Alpha
• Bates Junction
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bates Junction is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Junction
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bates Junction
  • From Atkinson to Bates Junction
• Amasa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Amasa is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amasa
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amasa <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Amasa
  • From Atkinson to Amasa
• Chicagon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Chicagon is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicagon
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chicagon
  • From Atkinson to Chicagon

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

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

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

Adding Atkinson to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Atkinson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Atkinson post office opened in 1892. The Atkinson post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Atkinson.