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Welcome to Athol ...

Athol is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Athol, you might consider that their post office opened in 1921.

Athol is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Athol: 816 & 975<3>

Communities Also Named Athol ...

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

  • Kansas City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Overland Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Kansas City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Independence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lee's Summit
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Shawnee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Shawnee is located in Johnson County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,298 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <4>
  • Blue Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lenexa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lenexa is located in Johnson County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <4>
  • Leawood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Leawood is located in Johnson County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,669 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leawood <4>
  • Liberty
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Athol post office opened in 1921. The Athol post office closed in 1928.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Athol.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Athol - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 816 code has been Overlayed with the 975 area code. New phone numbers in the Athol area will be assigned with one of these codes: 816 or 975. As a result, placing a call in the Athol area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/