Welcome to Athol ...

Athol is located in Bates County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Athol, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

Athol is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Athol ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Athol: This one is located in Bates County and the other is located in Jackson County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 16 communities that are also named Athol - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Nova Scotia, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Athol ...

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

• Butler
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Butler is located in Bates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <3>
• Adrian
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Adrian is located in Bates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adrian <3>
• Rich Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rich Hill is located in Bates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Hill <3>
• Pleasanton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Pleasanton is located in Linn County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasanton <3>
• Appleton City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Appleton City is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appleton City <3>
• Hume
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hume is located in Bates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
• Prescott
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Prescott is located in Linn County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
• Schell City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Schell City is located in Vernon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schell City <3>
• Amsterdam
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Amsterdam is located in Bates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <3>
• Amoret
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Amoret is located in Bates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 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 Athol. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Athol.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Athol ...

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

Adding Athol to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 Athol was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Athol.