Welcome to Atwood ...

Atwood is located in Antrim County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Atwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

Atwood is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Atwood: (231)

Communities Also Named Atwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Atwood: This one is located in Antrim County and the other is located in Tuscola County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 26 communities that are also named Atwood - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Atwood ...

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

• Boyne City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne City
  • Boyne City is located in Charlevoix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,717 people
  • Former names for Boyne City:
  • Bay Springs
  • Boyne
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne City <4>
• Charlevoix
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlevoix
  • Charlevoix is located in Charlevoix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlevoix <4>
• East Jordan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Jordan
  • East Jordan is located in Charlevoix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Jordan <4>
• Elk Rapids
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Rapids
  • Elk Rapids is located in Antrim County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Rapids <4>
• Bellaire
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
  • Bellaire is located in Antrim County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellaire <4>
• Central Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Lake
  • Central Lake is located in Antrim County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Lake <4>
• Northport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northport
  • Northport is located in Leelanau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northport <4>
• Ellsworth
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
  • Ellsworth is located in Antrim County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsworth <4>
• Eastport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastport
  • Eastport is located in Antrim County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastport <4>
• Ironton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
  • Ironton is located in Charlevoix County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Atwood ...

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

Adding Atwood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Atwood post office opened in 1868.

We also found Atwood in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Atwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Antrim County: www.antrimcounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/