Around Atkinson ...
Below is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Atkinson, with the nearest first.
- Otter Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Otter Creek is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Mahtowa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mahtowa is located in Carlton County
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- Sawyer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sawyer is located in Carlton County
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- Carlton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wrenshall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Barnum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cloquet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Scanlon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Scanlon is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scanlon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- Thomson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thomson is located in Carlton County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 158 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Esko
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holyoke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holyoke is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
- Moose Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cromwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gary
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gary is located in Saint Louis County
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- New Duluth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Duluth is located in Saint Louis County
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For more communities neighboring Atkinson, please visit our County-by-County Page for Atkinson.
Carlton County ...
Atkinson is located in Carlton County<2>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Carlton County: Aitkin, Pine, Saint Louis & Douglas (WI).
Curious and Interesting Names Near Atkinson ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Atkinson.
Airports Near Atkinson ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<3> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Atkinson and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Atkinson.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of Minnesota:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Carlton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Atkinson), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |