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Welcome to Atwell ...

Atwell is located in Miller County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Atwell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Atwell is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Atwell: 573 & 235<3>

Communities Also Named Atwell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Atwell - they are located in Georgia, New York, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Atwell ...

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

  • Saint Robert
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Waynesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Richland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dixon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dixon is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,457 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <4>
  • Crocker
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Iberia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Vienna
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Doolittle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Doolittle is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
  • Newburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Newburg is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
  • Saint Elizabeth
    (15 miles [24.1 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 Atwell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Atwell.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Atwell ...

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

Adding Atwell to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Atwell post office opened in 1894. The Atwell post office closed in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Atwell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Miller, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Atwell - 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 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Atwell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Atwell 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/