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Welcome to Atcoal ...

Atcoal is located in Burke County<1>.

Atcoal is 1,910 feet [582 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Atcoal (for example, toward Westby (MT)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Central Standard Time Zone (CST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Code for Atcoal: 701

Communities near Atcoal ...

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

  • Estevan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Crosby
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Bienfait
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bienfait
  • Lignite
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Roche Percee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • North Portal
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Portal
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Columbus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Noonan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rival ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Rival is located in Burke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rival

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Atcoal ...

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

Adding Atcoal to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Atcoal 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 Atcoal was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Dakotas & Minnesota.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Atcoal.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Burke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Atcoal - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.